1. Enhancing Mobile Populations’ Access to
HIV/AIDS Information and Services
(EMPHASIS)
17 Mar 2010
New Delhi
CARE India
2. EMPHASIS Synopsis
• First regional project in this region for CARE
• India, Nepal and Bangladesh
• Source – transit – destination link model
• Approach – vulnerability reduction and impact
mitigation
• Duration – Five years
• Starting – August 2009
• Services across of mobility continuum
• Three projects, covering a number of
interventions
3. Migration – Nepal and UP
INDEX
Flow from Nepal and Bangladesh
to India
Backward flow from India to
Nepal and Bangladesh
Flow from Border to destination
Cities
Destination sites
(Lucknow, Noida and G.
Noida)
Transit
Transit
Transit
Nepal
Towards Mumbai
Towards Howrah
4. Migration Bangladesh and WB
To Delhi, Noida
and G. Noida
Loop
line
Mainline
To Mumbai Mumbai
Towards
River side
population
INDEX
Flow from Nepal and
Bangladesh to India
Backward flow from India to
Nepal and Bangladesh
Flow from Border to destination
Cities
5. Project areas in India
• Transit with Nepal (in Uttar Pradesh)
– Pilibhit
– Balarampur
– Sharavasti
• Transit with Bangladesh (In West Bengal)
– South 24 Parganas
– North 24 Parganas
• Destination in Uttar Pradesh
– Noida (Gautam Budget Nagar)
– Greater Noida
– Lucknow
• Destination in West Bengal
– Howrah
6. Project areas in India
• Transit with Nepal (in Uttar Pradesh)
• Banbasa - Gadachouki
• Gaurifanta - Dhangadi
• Transit with Bangladesh (In West Bengal)
• South 24 Parganas - Satkhira
• Bangaon, North 24 Parganas - Jessore
• Destination in Uttar Pradesh
• Noida (Gautam Budget Nagar)
• Greater Noida
• Gurgaon
• Destination in West Bengal
• Howrah, Kolkata
7. from Jessore and Sathkira in Bangladesh to Kolkata in West
Bengal, through Petrapole and Benapole
Source
point
Direction of mobility
Transit
point
Destination
point
8. Bangladeshi transit and destination sites
Transit
• Both legal and illegal mobile population come from
Bangladesh to India in search of livelihood opportunities
• There are both short stay and long stay mobile population in
the destination
Destination
• The mobile Bangladeshi population come to Kolkata from
where they disburse to other parts of the city and its fringes
once they get the job postings.
• Some work as CSW & MSM in the destination points and
some involved as IDUs
9. Mapping of Mobile Populations
• Why is this important?
– Need to know who is coming, through which route and settling
where. What is the volume of mobility.
– Need for mapping data to be rigorous.
– Need for common methodology and outputs
• Developed a common methodology, tools and required
outputs through a consultative process for destination
and transit sites.
• Status:
– Initial discussions and mapping exercises are ongoing in all the
program locations.
10. Communication & KM - Ning
• One Stop Shop
– Chat, Forum, Tele, Google-docs, Blog,
Events, Calendar, Map, Groups, Photos,
videos, audios, Transliteration, Archives,
Intra, Google-search, SMS-web, Wiki
• Status
– Started in Dec 09, Analytics = High usage
– Will require dedicated facilitator support
11. Communication Flow chart
Chat, Tele, Video Conf Discussion Transcripts
E-forum discussion Discussion summary
Blogs Consolidated Replies
SMS Final Blog
Group work Collaborative Document
Uploading of Reports, Guidelines, budgets
Transliteration Translated docs
12. Communication Flow chart
Discussion Transcripts Knowledge Assets
or Resources
Discussion summary consisting of
Recommended
Documents,
Consolidated Replies Websites,
Contacts,
Final Blog Organizations…
Collaborative Document
Reports, Guidelines, budgets Archives
Translated docs
13. FINANCE
• Total Budget for EMPHASIS: £ 4,999,969
• Regional Budget : £ 2,143,821
• Nepal Budget : £ 830,541
• India Budget : £ 1,316,884
• Bangladesh Budget : £ 708,723
• Project Start date is 3rd Aug’09 and ending on 2nd Aug’14.
• Fund Code PN / FC : CSD010 / CS019
• Expenditure till Dec’09 for Care India is £ 18,811.48.
• Have signed the MOU with 5 Sub grantees in Year 1.
• Constraints:
• Waiting for the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 1976 (FCRA)
approval due to which we are not able to draw down the money
from Care UK. That is the reason for low spending till date.
14. ADMINISTRATION
•Support the Project Team by providing Logistical Support,
Travel Arrangement and Managing Procurement and
Contracts.
•Support the Project Team to carry to NGO Assessment,
Preparing NGO Agreements and release of payments etc.
•Takes initiative in preparing Minutes of the meetings.
•Work closely with Team Leader, Manager (MED) and
Partnership Coordinator to ensure compliance of all financial
and administrative process in the Project.