Projects

HANDS, in the few months of its existence, has scored a number of successes with regard to its goals:-

Ongoing Projects:

• Realizing the absolute necessity of an organization such as HANDS in Kalimpong, the MLA, Mr Gaulan Lepcha has decided to hand over the Rehabilitation Centre at 4th Mile, Kalimpong to HANDS as and when it is complete. The HANDS team visited the site a month ago and was pleasantly surprised to see the ground floor of the structure was already complete and consisted of 5 rooms. The Centre also has a small compound around it

Completed Projects

• The HANDS team has conducted awareness lectures in a number of schools at Kalimpong. This is also an ongoing programme.
• Outreach programme conducted by HANDS has brought in almost 100 drug abusers to the day care centre to receive counseling and therapeutic input session.
• Adult education on AIDS and drug abuse is being pursued vigorously.

Services:

• AIDS and Drug Abuse Awareness: HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse awareness programmes were held in various schools, villages and in town area.This is an ongoing programmes.
• Health Care: Abscess management is provided to a few clients.
• Counseling: Individual Counselling, group counselling sessions is given to the clients ( injecting drug users (IDU) and alcoholics).family counselling also taken place in the day care centre.For those who want to go for HIV blood test,pre and post test counselling is given to the clients.
• Adult Education: Adult Education programme is being pursued in Kalimpong Town Hall for the community/public and IEC(Information,Education,Communication) Materials were also distributed.
• IEC Materials Provided: During Independence Day Celebrations in Kalimpong, HANDS staff  distributed HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse pamphlets and over 2000 copies were distributed among students and the public.It is distributed to the people in every programme where HANDS is done.
• Input Session: Therapeutic input sessions is conducted to the clients in the day care centre.
• Focus Group Discussion:  Focus group discussion(therapeutic input sessions)is conducted everyday in the day care centre.
• Outreach programmes:  Outreach programmes were done by our outreach workers and brought many clients into the day care   centre.
• Recreational: Recreation is provided to the clients every day at the day care centre.
• Home visit: Home visits are  done to  give counseling to the affected and infected people as well as their family members.
• After Care for recovering addicts: Recovering addicts who have come out after completing long term rehabilitation programs are given support by counseling and they spend time in the day care centre.
• Follow Up: Follow up work is done with clients who are less motivated.
• Referral Service: HANDS had referred some clients to  rehabilitation centres for long term treatment.as well as for HIV blood test to the VCCTC.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Monitoring and Evaluation of the completed work was done by the co-ordinator at the end of the month.

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