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BRIDGING THE GAP - SAVE PREVENTION TOOLKIT ITS APPLICABILITY TO VARIETY OF SETTINGS INLCUDING MSM AND HIV

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SAVE PREVENTION TOOLKIT

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WHO DEVELOPED IT ?

• 2003 ANERELA+ AFRICAN NETWORK OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS LIVING WITH OR PERSONALLY AFFECTED BY HIV DEVELOPED SAVE AS MORE INCLUSIVE APPROACH

• 2005 ‘CHRISTIAN AID’ ADOPTED SAVE APPROACH AS ITS ORGNISATIONAL APPROACH TO HIV PREVENTION RX CARE & SUPPORT

• AFTER WHICH IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY MANY ORGANISATIONS AND COUNTRIES

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Rev. Phumzile MabizelaExecutive Director,INERELA +

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Global launch The Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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ASIA PACIFIC LAUNCH IN 2011 AT ICAAP KOREA BY UNAIDS

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ABC FOCUS

ABC APPROACH HAS BEEN USED AS THE FOUNDATION OF COMPREHENSICE HIV PREVENTION POGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD

A ABSTINENCE FROM SEX B BEHAVIORAL CHANGE TOWARDS SEX C CONDOM

ABC’S SOLE FOCUS IS ON SEXUAL TRANMISSION A FOCUS THAT FAILS TO ADDRESS OTHER MODES OF HIV TRANSMISSION THAT ARE NON SEXUAL YET EQUALLY IMPORTANT ON PREVENTION BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE TESTING CARE AND TREATMENT/ EMPOWERMENT OF CHILDREN YOUTH WOMEN MEN FAMILIES COMMUNITES AND NATIONS

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ABC SUGGESTS

• OVERCOME INACCURATE CONNECTION INFERRED BY ABC APPROACH – IMMORALITY AND HIV WHICH CREATES STIGMA

• ABC APPRAOCH IMPLIES THAT HIV POSITIVE HAVE FAILED AT ABSTINENCE AND BEING FAITH FUL

• PEOPLE SHOULD ABSTAIN AND CODOMS ARE LAST RESORT

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WHAT IS SAVE PREVENTION TOOLKIT?

HOLISTIC AND NON JUDGEMENTAL APPROACH TO HIV

BY INCORPORATING THE PRINCIPLES OF ABC WHILST

ADDRESSING ITS GAPS BY CONFRONTING ALL

STRUCURAL DRIVES OF THE EPIDEMIC

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WHO IS THIS GUIDE FOR ?

• FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN USING SAVE APPROACH AS PROGRAM FRAMEWORK FOR HIV AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK• CHIRSITAN AID, OTHER NGOS CBOS FBOS• AINA – ASIAN INTERFAITH NETWORK ON HIV AND AIDS TOO HAS

ADOPTED IT • APCOM TOO CAN ADOPT AND USE IT ACROSS • OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATION

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What is SAVE?

• Safer PracticesS• Access to TreatmentA• Voluntary Counseling and TestingV• EmpowermentE

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How do we Empower

• Empowerment through education • Economic empowerment • Gender empowerment • Meaningful involvement and inclusion of PLHIV and affected

communities • Promoting inclusion and social transformation

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Language Game

• Familiarization with works relating to human sexuality which are used or not found in local languages • This exercise is done through group discussion and facilitated report

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Exploring sexual identify and gender roles in society Sex is biological and Gender is cultural How does society perceive manhood and the role of men today What makes a man a man in today’s society How does society perceive feminity and the role of women today What makes a woman a woman in today’s society

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SSDDIMStigma

Shame

Denial Discrimination

Inaction

Misaction

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SSDDIM Circle

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Discrimination

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A safari to the youth

• Take you on the journey back into their youth through story telling exercise where participants close their eyes and relieve a day in the life of their youth

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HIV in prison

• Prisoners whether male or female are at high risk for HIV infection

• We need to be proactive in keeping prisoners safe both in and out of prison

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SAVE WORKSHOP PICTURES

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SAVE WORKSHOPS ACROSS INDIA-Bringing about Attitudinal change amongst the religious leaders of the country.

SAVE Workshop, AssamParmath Niketan Ashram,Rishikesh

Jamia Milia University, New Delhi SAVE Workshop , Mumbai

Prof. Akhtarul Wasey, Head of Dept. of Islamic Studies Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies, Jamia Milia Islamia University

Prof. Wasey was of the opinion that not only is SAVE very informative but very precise and clear. The close resemblance of the Indian situation to the African scenario could be very essential in India’s learning curve. He emphasized on the need to take SAVE to other Muslim institutions in India. He plans to expand this programme to Aligarh Muslim University And The Darul Uloom Deoband

A very touching and startling statement was made by Prof. Wasey “ zindo ka ilaj hota hai , murdo ka toh post mortem hota hai”(The Living who are sick are the ones who should be cared for, post mortem of life is done on the dead, not the living)

Sadhvi Nandiniji, Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh

Sadhvi Nandinji attended SAVE workshop at July 2011 in Mumbai. She was inspired with SAVE that she actually organized SAVE workshop at Parmarth Ashram in March 2012

“I was so impressed with SAVE that I thought the SAVE workshop need to be conducted in Parmarth Ashram as well.”

Maksood Al-Hasan, Imam, New Delhi

Prior to attending the SAVE Workshop, he believed that HIV would happen only to “Poor People” and once inflicted they should be totally boycotted.

He has till date attended at least 4 sessions on SAVE and his views has changed drastically post this workshops.He believes that religion is there to give solace to people in distress. Since HIV is only a disease it should be given the same love and compassion as other diseases

“Main har jhumme par HIV par sermon deta hoon aur logo ka response achcha hai”(Every Friday I give a sermon on HIV and peoples’ response to it is good)

Fr. Isaac Gandam Balaswamy, Catholic Priest

He considers the SAVE module a lot more holistic and exhaustive module as compared to ABC.

SAVE provides a much needed humanistic approach in a time when all other modules have adopted a very medical approach

“Everything cannot be considered from a moral point of view, SSSDDIM is more if we view everything from a moral stand”

Babita Das, Art of Living“I was completely ignorant on HIV now I am

more aware. After SAVE I am a lot aware and would want to share the experience

with others.”

“SAVE was a learning experience I want to share.”

Future

INERELA+Asia Pacific has been invited to conduct Asia SAVE Workshops by

• UNAIDS(Asia Pacific) in Thailand• Myanmar Faith leaders• Thailand Faith Leaders• AINA• Indonesia Faith Leaders• Cambodia Faith Leaders• Philippines Faith Leaders• India Faith Leaders• Key Affected Population of Asia Pacific-7 Sisters

FUTURE OF SAVE …..

• Aligarh Muslim University • The Darul Uloom Deoband• Parmath Niketan Ashram At Rishikesh• Golden Temple Amritsar• Art Of Living • NCCI• Key affected Population

Requests from India to conduct SAVE workshops

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Dialogue of the Faith Leaders with KP & PLHIV

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Faith against Homophobia May 2014

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FROM INERELA+ & AINA