NMCT TAI project was started in the year of April, 2004. The project focuses on empowering vulnerable male sex workers towards a better tomorrow. The project addresses male sex workers in Coimbatore district. The male sex workers include aravani penngal and kothis and Double-deckers. The project funded by Bill & Melinda Gates foundation through Voluntary health services.

OBJECTIVES:

• NMCT focuses on behaviour change among sex workers.
• NMCT workers to reduce the burden on STD's among sex workers.
• NMCT works to reduce the issues related to their vulnerability.
• NMCT promotes dialogue based communication for behaviour change.
• NMCT has promoted community collectivization and CBO formation.

ACTIVITEIS IN NMCT TAI PROJECT

• Identification of MSWs
• Creating awareness
• Promoting safer sex method
• Demand creation for early treatment
• Building the capacity
• Improve the quality of life
• SHG Formation
• Transition of the project

SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY

OUTREACH

• INTERPERSONEL COMMUNICATION
• GROUP MEETING
• STANDARDISED MESSAGE
• PEER PROMOTION
• CONDOM DISTRIBUTION

COUNSELING

• PREVENTIVE COUNSELING
• CRISIS COUNSELING
• EMOTIONAL COUNSELING/PSYCHOLOGICAL
• IDENTIFYING PSYCHIATRIC REFERRALS

SESA CLINIC

• Functioning As Hub of Services
• Using Standardized NACO Treatment Protocol
• Clinic Operation Guide Lines Standards being Followed
• Doctors & Nurses Trained on Providing Clinical Services and also Behaviour Attitude on Communication
• Practicing Nurses
• Strong Referral Network in Place

BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COMMUNICATION

• Interpersonel Communication
• Dialouge based Communication
• Counselling – different types
• IPC and styling
• IPC padai

NATPUKOODAM ACTIVITIES(DROP IN CENTRE)

• IPC DEMONSTRATION
• AKSHAYAPATHIRAM – FOOD BANK
• VASTHRADHANAM – CLOTH BANK
• SHARING TIME
• PRAYER TIME
• IPC AND STYLING (BEAUTICIAN)
• SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY

VULNERABILITY REDUCTION BY CREATING ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

* SELF HELP GROUP FORMATION
* SKILL TRAININGS
* CBO’S FORMATION
* COUNSELING
* 24 HOURS RESPONSE SYSTEM (TAI ARAICHIMANI)
* ADVOCACY WITH POLICE
* POWER STRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND SENSITIZATION
* COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENT
* NETWORKING AND LINKAGES

TOWARDS A HEALTHY SOCIETY

• ARAVANIS DAY
• LARGE SCALE TREE PLANTING
• BLOOD DONATIONS
• EYE DONATIONS
• PRAYER FOR THE CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS
• INTERVENTION IN THE RELIGIOUS SPOT (KOOVAGAM)
• AWARENES THROUGH TAI KAVIYA
• GENERATING PUBLIC AWARENESS USING ANGANWADI WORKERS AND
• HAMPLET DISTRIBUTION

TECHNICAL SUPPORT- REVIEW AND MONITORING

• FREQUENT REVIEW BY TAI AND NGO
• PERFORMANCE REIVEW THROUGH DASHBOARD INDICATORS
• CONDOM GAP ANALYSIS ON REGULAR BASIS
• MONITORING/FEEDBACK BY COMMUNITY STRUCTURES
• MTR/CMTR/CMIS- INDIVIDUAL TRACK UP
• COMMUNITY LED STRUCTURAL INTERVENTION TOOL ANALYSIS

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PROJECT

1. MSW registered - 2180.
2. Skill training - 156
3. Ration card issued - 36
4. Housing patta issued - 21
5. SHG formed - 12
6. ID card issued - 130
7. SHG loan received from bank - Rs. 1,50,000/-

Eye donation during Aravani's day

Tree plantation during Aravani's


Aravanis day program


Capacity building training to our target communities



Skill training to our target communities
















Sensitization program for police officers