My name is Rajkumar Singh and I live in Dehradun with my wife and two children. I used to be dependent on drugs. I started taking drugs from the age […]Read More
BlogLaunching the #Faith4HarmReduction PSA– Commemorating the Global Day of Action and the Support Don’t Punish Campaign in times of COVID-19
Anurag PaulIn India, it is estimated that there are about 8,50,000 people who inject drugs (PWID) as per the study “Magnitude of Substance Use in India” commissioned by the Ministry of […]Read More
BlogEmergencies demand more dedicated efforts
Anurag PaulMy name is Dipak Chakraborty and I am one of the field mobilizers of the Samarth project presently operational in Hooghly as well as Howrah districts of West Bengal. I […]Read More
BlogCOVID-19 exists and cyclone hasn’t stopped us
Anurag Paul“The more we get together, the happier we’ll be”- Nirupama (name changed) learned this in school while she was 12 years old. Today after 10 years she could actually realize […]Read More
BlogHoping for a better life
allianceindiaI am Kanchan Devi, 35 year old married woman living with HIV. I live in the Hajipur district of Bihar. My husband is a driver by profession and we are […]Read More
BlogWe will reach you…
allianceindia“Hurry up Saraswati! It is almost 1 o’clock. If we cannot reach there within an hour we might get stuck in rain”, Joytikona shouted. Saraswati rode her bike as fast […]Read More
BlogPeople who use drugs – Somewhere between lockdown and unlockdown
allianceindia“People who use drugs and lock-ups” are more often than not discussed in conjunction in most parts of the world. This has little to do with the COVID-19 pandemic ‘per […]Read More
Blog, UncategorizedFeelings of a community representative during the COVID-19 induced lockdown
allianceindiaIt was all of a sudden when we came to know on 23rd March 2020 that from next the morning- “You can’t go out, you can’t have access to public […]Read More
BlogFrom Opioid Dependent to being Atmanirbhar (Self- Reliant) – An Inspiring Story Of Women Who Use Drugs in Kapurthala
allianceindiaAmeena (name changed) is a 34 year old woman who is the sole earning member of her family. She has three young children and works as a daily wage worker […]Read More
BlogChanging HIV to “Human Intelligence Victory”
Anurag PaulAllapuzha District Network of People Living with HIV (ADNP+) is a community-based organization working for the wellbeing of People Living with HIV/AIDS. Girija is working as Project Coordinator with Vihaan […]Read More