The Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health & Family Welfare Trust

(An Autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India, New Delhi)

+91 451 2999923

girhfwtdgl@rediffmail.com

Dindigul

Tamil Nadu

The Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health & Family Welfare Trust

An autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India, New Delhi

+91 451 2999923

girhfwtdgl@rediffmail.com

Dindigul

Tamil Nadu

The Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health & Family Welfare Trust

An autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India, New Delhi

Kshamta Kendra - Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
(Competence Centre)

Kshamta Kendra, four envisioned as a collaborative effort of NACO, SACS, SAATHII - PR, SR/SUs and training centers.

SAATHII, as part of its support to NACO through phase – III of the GFATM program, aims to establish institutional mechanisms for the training of TI service providers based on the previous experiences of NACO through establishing 19 Kshamta Kendra (Targeted Intervention training centre across the states). While adapting to the ongoing needs of the targeted intervention, Kshamta Kendra aims to train the TI staff of NGOs and CBOs who work among core groups such as Female Sex Workers (FSW), Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), Hijra/Transgender, People Who Inject Drugs (PWID, and the staff of the Link Workers Scheme. The locations of these 19 Kshamta Kendra are decided based on the number of TI projects and geographic spread

Purpose:

  • The purpose of Kshamta Kendra is to provide adequate and appropriate capacity-building support to Targeted Interventions projects in their respective states/region.
  • Kshamta Kendra will work on the objective to improve the knowledge and skill of Targeted Intervention (TI) service providers in an innovative and sustainable manner across the country over 2021-24.
  • The 19 Kshamta Kendra are expected to train the Targeted Intervention and Link Workers Scheme (LWS) staff of the NGOs and CBOs based on the various training modules developed by NACO and the Blended Training (BT) programme.

Objective:

To provide adequate and appropriate capacity-building support to the staff of Link Workers Scheme (LWS) and the TI staff of NGOs and CBOs, who work among core groups (FSW, MSM, Hijra/Transgender, and PWID) through training.

The core functions of the Kshamta Kendra are:

  • Identification of Master trainers and creating and maintaining resource pool at state
  • Plan, organize and conduct training programmes using prescribed modules and various methods for the TI staff in the state
  • Build capacities of TI project functionaries to ensure qualitative improvement in their functioning to achieve the objective of prevention of new HIV infections among core groups and the target groups that LWS caters to.
  • Collect data on the qualities of the training on a continuous basis, analyze and improve the effectiveness of the training
  • Ensure field visits, learn the impact of the training on TI and LWS staff through observing their quality of work, document the best practices or proven practices in Targeted Interventions from the state and, collect as well the training needs of the TI and LWS staff.
  • Liaison with various stakeholders such as NACO, SACS, DAPCU, TI NGO, and CBOs, SAATHII, and Sub Recipients/Sub Units to SAATHII-PR, Master Trainers and development agencies in the respective states/region.

Working to achieve: National AIDS and STD Control Programme Phase – V (2021-26)

Goals:

  • Reduce Annual New HIV Infections By 80%
  • Reduce AIDS – Related Mortalities by 80%
  • Promote Universal Access to Quality STI/ RTI Services
  • Eliminate Vertical Transmission of HIV and Syphilis
  • Eliminate AIDS – related Stigma and Discrimination

HIV/ AIDS Prevention and Control

Objectives:

  • 95% of HIV positive know their status
  • 95% of those who know their status are on treatment
  • 95% of those who are on treatment have suppressed viral load
  • 95% of people who are most at risk of acquiring HIV infection use comprehensive prevention
  • Eliminate AIDS – related Stigma and Discrimination
  • 95% of pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV have suppressed viral load towards the attainment of elimination of vertical transmission of HIV
  • Less than 10% of people living with HIV and key populations experience stigma and discrimination

STI/RTI Prevention and Control

  • Universal access to quality STI/RTI services to at-risk and vulnerable populations
  • Attainment of elimination of vertical transmission of syphilis

Current status of epidemic (India HIV estimates 2021)

Indicators India
Adult (15-49 years) Prevalence (In %)
0.21 (0.17-0.25)
Number of PLHIV (in Lakhs)
24.01 (19.92-29.07)
HIV incidence per 1000 uninfected population
0.05 (0.03-0.08)
New HIV Infections (In Thousand)
62.97 (36.72-104.06)
Decline in new HIV infections since 2010 (%)
46.25
AIDS-related deaths (In Thousand)
41.97
AIDS-related Deaths per 100,000 population
3.08
The decline in AIDS-related deaths since 2010 (%)
76.54
PMTCT need
20,612
Final MTCT Rate of HIV (%)
24.25

HIV Prevalence in different population group:

Population Group HIV Prevalence in %
ANC (2019)
0.24
Inmates (2019)
2.04
Migrants (2017)
0.51
Truckers (2017)
0.86
FSW (2017)
1.56
MSM (2017)
2.69
H/TG (2017)
3.14
PWID (2017)
6.26

Kshamta Kendra - Administration

Core Activities of the Kshamta Kendra

  • Recruitment of KK staff
  • Development of LWS and TI projects HR database
  • Coordinating with SACS and other relevant stakeholders
  • Development of Annual / quarterly / monthly training calendar
  • Support in finalization of training content, translation and field testing of modules
  • Plan, organize and conduct training programs
  • Sustaining the pool of Master Trainers, and conducting ToT
  • Collection of data on knowledge and training qualities on a continuous basis
  • Analysis and interpretation of data to improve the training effectiveness
  • Field visits for training impact assessment and for additional training needs
  • Documentation of innovative field practices
  • Documentation and reporting to SACS and SAATHII PR

Kshamta Kendra – Staff Structure

Kshamta Kendra – Staff Structure

Key Stakeholders

Key Stakeholders

Programme and Finance Reporting

  • Monthly report: as per the format to be submitted electronically on the 10th of every month
  • Quarterly report: as per the format to be submitted electronically on the 15th of every month
  • Report of any evaluation/field visit conducted within 7 days of completion of such evaluation/field visits.
  • Completed training details are entered in MIS within 3 working days from the completion of each training

Team

Dr. S.Seethalakshmi, MBBS, DGO

Program Manager, The Director, GIRHFWT

P. Selvaraj

Training Coordinator

K. Malarjothi

Admin and Finance Officer

K. Shanmugapriyan

Training Officer

V. Peter Sudagar

Training Officer

Office

Activities

1. Field Testing of Training Module - Peer Educators at Madurai with SAATHII

Field Testing of Training Module

2. Field Testing of Training Module – Program Managers with SAATHII

Program Managers with SAATHII

3. Review Meeting – SETU Team

Review Meeting – SETU Team
Review Meeting – SETU Team

4. National Induction Training in Hyderabad

Induction Training
Induction Training

ADDRESS

  • Soundram Nagar, Gandhigram Post, Dindigul District - 624 302
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WORKING HOUR

  • 9.30 A.M – 5.15 P.M
  • All Sundays are holiday
  • All Govt. holidays are holidays

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  • Soundram Nagar, Gandhigram Post, Dindigul District - 624 302
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WORKING HOURS

  • 9.30 A.M – 5.15 P.M
  • All sundays are holidays
  • All Govt. holidays are holidays

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