Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust is a Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

-based NGO that works with the injecting drug using community since 1995, preventing HIV

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...

/AIDS

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

 through education and needle-exchange programme

Needle-exchange programme

A Needle & syringe programme or syringe-exchange programme is a social policy based on the philosophy of harm reduction where injecting drug users can obtain hypodermic needles and associated injection equipment at little or no cost. Many programmes are called "exchanges" because some require...

 & disposals. Using a harm reduction

Harm reduction

Harm reduction refers to a range of public health policies designed to reduce the harmful consequences associated with recreational drug use and other high risk activities...

 approach, they provide services such as abscess

Abscess

An abscess is a collection of pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue in which the pus resides due to an infectious process or other foreign materials...

 management, basic medical care, counseling, and opioid

Opioid

An opioid is a psychoactive chemical that works by binding to opioid receptors, which are found principally in the central and peripheral nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract...

 substitution therapy to their clients. In 2008, Sankalp received the Red Ribbon

Red ribbon

The red ribbon, as an awareness ribbon colored red, has several different meanings in different contexts. Foremost, it is the symbol of solidarity of people living with HIV/AIDS.-Awareness symbol:...

 Award from UNAIDS for their efforts.

The majority of clients are street-based, have insufficient social support, and very little education or training for social reintegration. This NGO runs Drop-in Centres in Mumbai Central

Mumbai Central

Mumbai Central , previously known as Bombay Central, is a major intercity railway station and a commuter station in Mumbai. It was designed by the british architect Claude Batley. It serves as the terminal for several long distance trains operated by Western Railway. The station is located in south...

, Kurla

Kurla

Kurla is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of one the busiest railway stations on the Mumbai suburban railway on the central and harbour railway lines of Mumbai...

, Kalyan

Kalyan

Kalyan is a city in Thane district of Maharashtra, and a major railway station lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 53 km north-east of Mumbai. Kalyan is also a major Taluka place, a tehsil of the Thane district...

, and Bhiwandi

Bhiwandi

Bhiwandi is a city, in the district of Thane, in the western state of Maharashtra, in India, located 20 km to the north-east of Mumbai and 15 km to the north-east of Thane city...

 as well as a Community Care Centre at Charni Road for people in critical need and a therapeutic community

Therapeutic community

Therapeutic community is a term applied to a participative, group-based approach to long-term mental illness, personality disorders and drug addiction...

 at Arthur Road Jail

Arthur Road Jail

Arthur Road Jail , built in 1926, is Mumbai's largest and oldest prison. It houses most of the city's prisoners. It is located near Sat Rasta , between Mahalaxmi and Chinchpokli railway stations in the southern part the city. It was upgraded in 1994 to become a Central Prison and its official name...

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Drop-in Centres

Some specific activities of the Drop-in Centres include:

-Daily medical clinic, nutrition support, referrals to hospitals

-Opioid substitution therapy programmes with Buprenorphine

Buprenorphine

Buprenorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid that is used...

-Conduct needle/syringe exchange and condom distribution

-Provide individual and group counseling, ex. confidence, depression, etc.

-Ambulance provides client transportation for needed services

-Participation in community clean ups, neighborhood rallies, and skills training programmes

Project Hunar

In May 2009, Sankalp launched a partnership with Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 based NGO AMBA CEEIC geared at providing sustainable livelihood training to a group of recovering clients. “Project Hunar” offer its residential clients introductory computer instruction through a visual recognition approach and help in developing professional skills, participation in educational sessions, and assistance finding group work in the data entry sector.

History of Financial Support and Partnerships

Funders: European Commission

European Commission

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....

, Deutscher Orden International , UNESCO

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...

, UNODC, American Jewish World Service

American Jewish World Service

American Jewish World Service is a nonprofit international development organization, founded in 1985, which supports community-based organizations in 35 countries in the developing world and works to educate the American Jewish community about global justice...

, Mumbai District AIDS Control Society, Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society, AVERT Society, Annika Linden Foundation , 1000 Club Members, and the Inner Wheel Club

Inner Wheel Club

Inner Wheel is an international organisation that is closely linked to Rotary.Inner Wheel is an international organisation that is closely linked to Rotary.Inner Wheel is an international organisation that is closely linked to Rotary.(Before year 1989, Rotary generally prohibited women as members....

 of Bombay North

Partners: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Lawyers Collective

Lawyers Collective

Lawyers Collective is an NGO in India which promotes human rights, especially issues relating to women's rights, HIV, tobacco, and parliamentary corruption in India.-Founding:Lawyers collective was founded in 1981...

,, Narcotics Control Bureau

Narcotics Control Bureau

The Narcotics Control Bureau is the chief law enforcement and intelligence agency of India responsible for fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances.-Formation:...

, Sharan, TTK Hospital, & AMBA CEEIC

External links

• http://www.sankalptrust.org/ Official Website
• http://www.redribbonaward.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=91&lang=en Red Ribbon Award on UNAIDS
• http://en-gb.facebook.com/sankalp.trust Sankalp’s Facebook Page
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPTiU63S3Vk Sankalp’s 3 Minute Film “Mumbai Junkies”
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP5D7Uqqqik Sankalp's Red Ribbon Award Film
• http://www.karmayog.org/ngo/SankalpRT/index.asp?r=204 Sankalp on KarmaYog