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Bangalore: In keeping with the guidelines of the third phase of National AIDS Control Programme (NACP), Sangama — an organisation working for the rights of sexuality minorities — handed over the service projects of its HIV prevention programme to Samara, a community-based organisation on Wednesday. Sangama has been working for the rights of sexuality minorities by mobilising different communities, including the most stigmatised groups like MSM (men having sex with men), transgenders and lesbians. Samara is a community organisation of sex workers and sexuality minorities formed by Sangama a few years ago. Terming it a historic occasion, Sangama director Revathi said the “Focused HIV-AIDS Prevention project” in Bangalore Urban district (which was hitherto implemented by Sangama) was now entrusted to Samara. “From this day onwards, Samara will independently implement the “Focused HIV-AIDS Prevention project”. It will also be the decision-making authority,” Ms. Revathi said. She formally handed over a flower bouquet to Samara director Veena as a symbolic transfer of the project. Services“We campaign for the changes in the existing laws, which discriminate against sexuality minorities, including sex workers and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). We work with family members, friends, co-workers and partners of sexuality minorities,” Ms. Veena said. She expressed her gratitude to Sangama for handing over the programme. Sangama implements the HIV programmes of Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society and Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, besides others. Nearly 200 members of Sangama and Samara, including lesbians, bisexuals, homosexuals, gays, Female-to-male/male-to-female transsexuals and other transgender groups, participated in the programme. The members later presented cultural programmes.
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