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'''Udaan Trust''' |
'''Udaan Trust''' is an Indian [[non-governmental organisation]] operating in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is the first HIV/AIDS organisation founded by homosexuals living with HIV/AIDS.<ref name="usaid.gov">U.S. Agency for International Development: [http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Publications/docs/hivaidsdirectory.pdf Directory of Associations of People Living with HIV/Aids, July 2004], accessed February 19, 2012</ref> Udaan focuses on issues of sexual health within the homosexual and transgender communities, particularly with regard to the prevention of [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]]. In order to accomplish this, Udaan provides services such as condom distribution, sex education, counseling, and medical services to at-risk populations.<ref>Udaan Trust: [http://www.udaantrust.org/objective.php Objective], accessed February 19, 2012</ref> |
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Udaan also attempts to increase awareness of issues relevant to the rights of homosexual and transgender individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS. The organisation does not merely provide services to these individuals - it is meant to reflect their interests, as Udaan employs MSM, TG, and PLHA people (men who have sex with men, transgender, and people living with HIV/AIDS, respectively).<ref name=indiatimes1>{{cite news |title=Udaan: Dedicated to problems of gays |author=[[Staff writer]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-06-24/pune/27309516_1_hiv-condoms-counselling |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=June 24, 2002 |accessdate=February 19, 2012}}</ref> Each of the six members of the Board of Directors is a person living with HIV. |
Udaan also attempts to increase awareness of issues relevant to the rights of homosexual and transgender individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS. The organisation does not merely provide services to these individuals - it is meant to reflect their interests, as Udaan employs MSM, TG, and PLHA people (men who have sex with men, transgender, and people living with HIV/AIDS, respectively).<ref name=indiatimes1>{{cite news |title=Udaan: Dedicated to problems of gays |author=[[Staff writer]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-06-24/pune/27309516_1_hiv-condoms-counselling |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=June 24, 2002 |accessdate=February 19, 2012}}</ref> Each of the six members of the Board of Directors is a person living with HIV. |
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| ⚫ | On March 7, 2011, officials of the U.S. Agency for International Development visited Udaan to conduct a review of its work.<ref>AVERT: [http://www.avertsociety.org/news-events/news/usaid-team-visit-on-7-march-2011.aspx USAID Team Visit, March 7, 2011], accessed February 19, 2011</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On March 13, 2011, Udaan donated two ambulances to the Gurdaspur police and staffed them with drivers and paramedics.<ref>{{cite news |title=2 ambulances donated to Gurdaspur police |author= |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110314/jal.htm |newspaper=The Tribune (India) |date=March 14, 2011 |accessdate=February 19, 2012}}</ref> |
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Udaan is funded through personal donations, and attends to a network of an estimated 1500 people living with HIV.<ref name="usaid.gov"/> It has offices in [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Thane District]], [[Raigad District]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Nashik]], and [[Ahmednagar]].<ref>Udaan Trust: [http://www.udaantrust.org/projects.php Projects], accessed February 19, 2012</ref> |
Udaan is funded through personal donations, and attends to a network of an estimated 1500 people living with HIV.<ref name="usaid.gov"/> It has offices in [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Thane District]], [[Raigad District]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Nashik]], and [[Ahmednagar]].<ref>Udaan Trust: [http://www.udaantrust.org/projects.php Projects], accessed February 19, 2012</ref> |
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Udaan operates within the framework provided by Avert Society, a joint enterprise of the U.S. and Indian governments. It was among a number of similar organisations criticised as ineffective by India's National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) in June 2011.<ref name=indiatimes2>{{cite news |title=AIDS work by 8 NGOs in state dubbed failures |author=Sumitra Deb Roy |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-23/mumbai/29693946_1_ngos-naco-hiv |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=June 23, 2011 |accessdate=February 19, 2012}}</ref> |
Udaan operates within the framework provided by Avert Society, a joint enterprise of the U.S. and Indian governments. It was among a number of similar organisations criticised as ineffective by India's National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) in June 2011.<ref name=indiatimes2>{{cite news |title=AIDS work by 8 NGOs in state dubbed failures |author=Sumitra Deb Roy |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-23/mumbai/29693946_1_ngos-naco-hiv |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=June 23, 2011 |accessdate=February 19, 2012}}</ref> |
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== History== |
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Udaan Trust founded in 1992, in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. |
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| ⚫ | On March 7, 2011, officials of the U.S. Agency for International Development visited Udaan to conduct a review of its work.<ref>AVERT: [http://www.avertsociety.org/news-events/news/usaid-team-visit-on-7-march-2011.aspx USAID Team Visit, March 7, 2011], accessed February 19, 2011</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On March 13, 2011, Udaan donated two ambulances to the Gurdaspur police and staffed them with drivers and paramedics.<ref>{{cite news |title=2 ambulances donated to Gurdaspur police |author= |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110314/jal.htm |newspaper=The Tribune (India) |date=March 14, 2011 |accessdate=February 19, 2012}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Udaan Trust is an Indian non-governmental organisation operating in the state of Maharashtra. It is the first HIV/AIDS organisation founded by homosexuals living with HIV/AIDS.[1] Udaan focuses on issues of sexual health within the homosexual and transgender communities, particularly with regard to the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In order to accomplish this, Udaan provides services such as condom distribution, sex education, counseling, and medical services to at-risk populations.[2]
Udaan also attempts to increase awareness of issues relevant to the rights of homosexual and transgender individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS. The organisation does not merely provide services to these individuals - it is meant to reflect their interests, as Udaan employs MSM, TG, and PLHA people (men who have sex with men, transgender, and people living with HIV/AIDS, respectively).[3] Each of the six members of the Board of Directors is a person living with HIV.
Udaan is funded through personal donations, and attends to a network of an estimated 1500 people living with HIV.[1] It has offices in Mumbai, Pune, Thane District, Raigad District, Jalgaon, Nashik, and Ahmednagar.[4]
Udaan operates within the framework provided by Avert Society, a joint enterprise of the U.S. and Indian governments. It was among a number of similar organisations criticised as ineffective by India's National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) in June 2011.[5]
Udaan Trust founded in 1992, in the state of Maharashtra.
On March 7, 2011, officials of the U.S. Agency for International Development visited Udaan to conduct a review of its work.[6]
On March 13, 2011, Udaan donated two ambulances to the Gurdaspur police and staffed them with drivers and paramedics.[7]
