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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Kolkata Rista |
| Street 1: | 2/H/9 Ghore Bibi Lane |
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| City: | kolkata |
| Province: | West Bengal |
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| Country: | India |
| Phone: | +91 9163969930 |
| Organization Email: | kolkatarista@yahoo.co.in |
| Web Site: | http:// www.kolkatarista.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Communities |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Community-Based Organization (CBO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| Our mission- Energize, involve and enable the community to realize their potential of practicing safe sexual behaviour and lead better lives. Main focus of our work- The main focus of our work includes strengthening the TG/Hijra/MSM community and working for LGBTQHIA rights. We have worked towards inclusion of the community and involving them and inspiring them to stand for themselves. We are working to stop the epidemic of HIV in the community and trying to bring them to safer sex practices to reduce their vulnerability to HIV We also try to provide a economical income generation options for the community and provide necessary skills and trainings for it Why are we interested in TB- We are working on a targeted intervention project where we are providing HIV prevention healthcare and counseling serviuces to our registered HRG's of 545 clients. Those who are vulnerable to HIV are highly vulnerable to TB hence depending on high risk of the client we refer them for TB/DOTS We also refer the PLHIV for TB/DOTS because as soon as you become HIV positive and your immunity systeam weakens you are extremely vulnerable to TB outbreak |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Civil Society and Community Engagement Delivery of health services and care Engaging political leaders and ensuring inclusive leadership Technical Assistance Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Internet search |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: | |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Information on developments within the TB world |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| Working on HIV intervention project we are referring our clients of high risk behavior to the TB/DOTS center. We are counseling them to prevent them from the harms of TB and constantly educating them how vulnerability to HIV makes them equally vulnerable to the TB | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | India |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
India |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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TB Care Delivery: he main focus of our work includes strengthening the TG/Hijra/MSM community and working for LGBTrights. We have worked towards inclusion of the community and involving them and inspiring them to stand for themselves. TB-HIV: We are working to stop the epidemic of HIV in the community and trying to bring them to safer sex practices to reduce their vulnerability to HIV We also try to provide a economical income generation options for the community and provide necessary skills and training for it Why are we interested in TB- We are working on a targeted intervention project where we are providing HIV prevention healthcare and counseling services to our registered HRG's of 545 clients. Those who are vulnerable to HIV are highly vulnerable to TB hence depending on high risk of the client we refer them for TB/DOTS We also refer the PLHIV for TB/DOTS because as soon as you become HIV positive and your immunity system weakens you are extremely vulnerable to TB outbreak |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Last updated: | May 30, 2017 |