| AAA is the 12th linking organization of International HIV/AIDS Alliance and, currently is working in 14 districts of A.P. Alliance for AIDS Action is supporting 37 iNGOS, covering 140 sites of these 14 districts to engage with the Key Population groups such as Female Sex Workers, Men who have sex with men (MSM), People living with HIV/AIDS and Injecting Drug Users. The programme in Andhra Pradesh has achieved significant success in community response and coverage because of a close integration between primary prevention and community based support. The projects have consciously encouraged the community to articulate its priorities, be assertive and lead in programme design and management - embodying the community centered right based approach. The communities are being empowered to negotiate with different bodies of control. Spaces have been created within the institutional structures (through committees), in order to bring community perspective into the policy and decision making. |