iVolunteer-Asha Awareness Strategy

The target groups for creating awareness about HIV / AIDS will be:

1. STUDENTS (Age Group between 15years to 21 years)

2. DOMESTIC WORKERS (Like Auto drivers, Coolies, House maids etc)

3. WOMEN
i. Single Women
ii. Employed and Unemployed Women
iii. House Wife’s

4. PROFESSIONALS

The Modes of Awareness among all these Target Groups will be:

STUDENTS:
Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness sessions(Interactive games) at various schools and colleges (1 hour)
Display posters and Banners at various schools and colleges
Note: Student awareness programs will conducted only between July - January.

DOMESTIC WORKERS:
Approaching various unions for arranging awareness sessions(street plays) in factories and industries.

WOMEN:
Approach residential co-operative societies or women development cells for conducting awareness sessions.
Spread the awareness among the female employees in offices though email or through CSR depts or through Women Empowerment Cells.

PROFESSIONALS:
Conduct corporate workshops in BPOs, Call Centers, IT Companies etc (1 Hour)
Awareness through EMAILS, SMS, YAHOOGROUPS, ONLINE COMMUNITES etc.

To conduct the various awareness sessions to all the target groups we require lot of volunteers and also need to do lot of networking. If you are a visitor to this blog and you wish to contribute for this noble cause then either join us as a volunteer or help us to meet the right people in your organization/association/union/factory/schools/colleges for conducting these awareness sessions.

You can email us at bangalore@ivolunteer.org.in or vijayanand.nagaraj@gmail.com or

call us at ASHA Foundation - 23543333, iVolunteer - 41466568, Vijayanand - 9845354568

Introduction to Ivolunteer-Asha

iVolunteer is an initiative of MITRA that is working to create a volunteering movement in India.

volunteering to us means contributing back to the society in term of giving time and sharing skills with those who are in need.
iVolunteer is working through its Volunteer Centers and Non-profit partners to create a volunteering infrastructure that will reduce the time and cost of recruiting volunteers and there by making it easier for volunteers to make a difference in their local community.

At present the iVolunteer offices are located at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Pune. Volunteer centers in these cities will guide you in finding just the RIGHT organization to volunteer for!! (www.ivolunteer.org.in). One such organization is ASHA Foundation.

ASHA spells Action, Service and Hope for AIDS is a charitable, voluntary trust helping HIV/AIDS infected patients, families and society. The ASHA Foundation was established in 1998 by Dr. Glory Alexander and a few like-minded people to take the message of hope to the silent sufferers of HIV/AIDS.

ASHA's mission is to FIGHT AIDS, NOT PEOPLE. We believe that we need to prepare our present in order to enjoy a holistic tomorrow. Awareness is the first step towards cutting short the HIV virus in its devastating tracks. Therefore, ASHA primary aim is to INFORM, COUNSEL, TREAT and CARE.

ASHA Services
Asha has many services and projects (www.ashaf.org) with regard to HIV/AIDS. However, the most important service is:

HIV/AIDS help line and telephone counseling service.

• Toll free No. 1097 (From anywhere in India)
• Tel. Counseling (080)-23543333 (From anywhere in Karnataka)

Volunteers Involvement in ASHA
ASHA foundation has numerous projects in the pipeline. The reach and success of these endeavors depends heavily on the benevolence of organizations and individuals committed to the cause of AIDS victims.
One such endeavor is the need for consistent publicity of the ASHA HIV/AIDS helpline and telephone counseling so that people are aware of the services available. This need led to the formation of iVolunteer-Asha in association with iVolunteer.

iVolunteer-Asha consisting of students and professionals, from different backgrounds, share a common desire to create awareness about HIV/AIDS by publicizing the Helpline and Counseling Services of ASHA Foundation.