Funded by :  NACO through TSACS

Total amount of Grant received / spent during the year :  Rs.37,20,950 / Rs.36,95,917

OBJECTIVES:

• Continue to work for 90%-90%-90% (90% HRGS to be facilitated ICTC testing, 90% of the positives to be facilitated for ART testing and 90% of ART persons are on regular medication)
• Achieve 0-0-0 (0 new cases, 0 deaths and 0 stigma) for the HRGs

COVERAGE:

Both Bhupalapalli and Warangal Tis together have been working in 5 newly formed districts- Jayashankar Bhupalapalli, Mulugu, Warangal Urban, Warangal Rural and Jangaon districts, in 9 mandals and towns – Bhupalapalli, Parkal, Mulugu, Narsampet, Mallampalli, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Raghunathapalli and Jangaon. Both together are catering for 1910 FSWs, 1750 MSMs and 132 Transgenders.

STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY

MARI formed community based groups in Bhupalapalli TI project and motivated them to work on self-help and together strive maintain their health. Totally MARI formed 34 FSW CBGs (12 in Parkal, 14 in Bhupalapalli, 6 in Narsampet and 2 in Mulugu). Totally there are 1422 members (398 in Parkal, 526 in Bhupalapalli, 210 in Narsampet and 145 in Mulugu). MARI is happy to report that 90% of FSWs are in the CBGs formed.