Human Touch India, a youth-led organization in the city has been implementing an innovative program for young people “Project YouthLIFE” (Youth Leadership in HIV Fighting HIV Epidemic) in rural Nagpur. Human Touch India has been awarded the MTV Staying Alive Foundation Award for extraordinary efforts in HIV prevention.
“We are using the traditional game “antakshari” to bring together adolescent girls. In the course of this competition, we mainstream HIV education through additional component of quiz. The leaders who conduct this info-entertainment program, are trained by Human Touch India on HIV and related issues. We aim to reach around 10,000 young people in the first year, with the money from the award”, explains Mitali R. Nandeshwar, Secretary, Human Touch India.
“In India with the controversy surrounding sex education in India, specially in the State of Maharashtra is located, working in HIV prevention among young people is a challenge, specially in rural setting. Keeping this in mind, we have designed this edutainment program which will address issues related to sex in an informal setting and novel way”, says Peter F. Borges, President of Human Touch India
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