Starting Date

February, 2010

Ending Date

August, 2014

Working Areas

Satkhira

Project Objective

• To reduce the vulnerability of mobile populations through creating replicable models of good practice in prevention, care and support for mobile populations across the mobility continuum of source, transit and destination.
• To enhance mobile populations access to services and reduce their vulnerability through building the capacity of existing services.
• To generate evidence as to the impact of HIV and mobility and to promote existing efforts in advocating to reduce the vulnerability of mobile populations to HIV.

Major Activities

• Conduct a baseline survey in support with project secretariat
• Conduct operational research in support Care Bangladesh
• Establishment of project office
• Establishment of one Drop in centre (DIC) at Bhomra land port
• Establish one District level travel centre at Satkhira Bus stand (DLTC)
• Establish five Community resource centre (CRC)at union level
• Establish one pass through centre (PTC) at transit point
• Orientation of BDR and other law enforcement agencies on HIV and mobility issue
• Formation and orientation of CBO/community support group SHG at source and transit.
• Strengthen capacity and/or information of CBOs / SHGs / Workers organization.
• Establish functional referral service mechanism with existing relevant service providers
• Orient media personnel on cross border mobility, HIV vulnerability and impact population
• Conduct a good numbers of awareness raising court yard meetings through CRC /DIC/PTC.

Funding Agency

CARE Bangladesh / Big Lottery Fund