SHAKTI MILAN SAMAJ

Written on 11 February 2011.

Shakti Milan Samaj is a non-governmental, non-profitable organisation working on HIV/AIDS since its establishment. The organisation started its work since 2003 in a group but it was established legally in 2006. Since then it has been working to raise awareness against HIV/AIDS in carpet factories, schools, slum areas; performing street drama, providing counselling to the victims in cooperation with different organisations, providing basic services to HIV infected/affected children and women. The group believes that HIV/AIDS survivors should have the right to survive in dignity and live independently in the society.  The group is taking the lead to change the attitude of society towards victims of HIV/AIDS, to fight against discrimination and to protect their rights.

Shakti Milan Samaj has 50 registered members and the process of taking membership is continuing. Among them more than 15 infected women have already received job opportunity and other members who are involved in the group are also building up and increasing confidence to do something. Similarly, Shakti Milan Samaj is also providing support to HIV infected women in basic health, treatment, income generation programme, and counselling. It is giving various skill developments training such as HIV/AIDS management training, counselling training, livelihood training, networking and advocacy training, school support for HIV infected women’s children, street drama, and nutrition support and so on in Kathmandu valley. It is also expanding its activities like awareness raising in other districts of Nepal as well.