:: saingo ::

Right now we are dreaming of some new projects for which we have made a small beginning like APNALAY, Apna- Parivar, etc

PROMOTE SELF-DEPENDENCY: It is always better to teach a man how to earn his own bread rather than handing him the breads directly. It is a process that eventually makes the poor PLHAs self-dependent. We aspire to do this by giving them Technical education or some professional courses & vocational training and promote enterpreneurship as well as employment.

RECRUITMENT OF SWs & THEIR CHILDREN IN SAI: SAI has recruited some sex workers or their orphan children as ORWs and employee of SAI full-time as well as part time as an initiative to prevent as well as stop prostitution. They have become living examples of building their own life. RECRUITMENT OF PLHAs IN SAI has also appointed some PLHAs as employee in its projects. They had lost their previous jobs or were discriminated against.

INTEGRATED APPROACH: All the different projects of SAI are well interlinked and full cooperation is seen between each one of them. Many patients are referred to different projects so that they can obtain maximum facilities.

APNALAY- A SHELTER FOR DESTITUTES: This word is a fusion of two Hindi words APNA – meaning 'our' & ALAY Meaning 'Home'. APNALAY – meaning our home. We dream that all the old SWs & PLHAs who don't have a place to stay or a penny to spend and nobody to take care should have their own home i.e. Apnalay. A place where old & destitute from red-light area as well as PLHAs can stay comfortably, live nicely & spend their last days peacefully even if their families abandon them or they lose their jobs.

Marriage of children of SWs and PLHAs: SAI has provided all kind of support including financial support for the marriage of children of SWs and PLHAs to help them to fulfill the responsibilities of life.

Networking with NGOs and Govt. and Municipal Hospitals: SAI has always maintained a friendly relation with them to interact and learn from each other’s experience, to share our services to welfare of poor sex workers, their children and PLHA and their family. E.g. SAI provides free medical care and support and we refer to sex workers or PLHA to other services like medical social and nutrition from other NGOs and Govt. and Municipal hospitals. NGO networking forum is good pressure group to achieve positive objectives and target.

Internship or block placement for local and foreign students: SAI has extended its support by giving internship for local and foreign students in Mumbai. It is a good learning experience to observe the groundwork being done by community of sex workers and poor PLHA.

Training programs: SAI also arrange training programs for volunteers and youth to replicate this work.