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'''Udaan Trust''' is an Indian [[non-governmental organisation]] operating in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is the first HIV/AIDS organisation founded by homosexuals living with HIV/AIDS.<ref name="usaid.gov">U.S. Agency for International Development: [http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Publications/docs/hivaidsdirectory.pdf Directory of Associations of People Living with HIV/Aids, July 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055731/http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Publications/docs/hivaidsdirectory.pdf |date=2012-01-27 }}, accessed February 19, 2012</ref> Udaan focuses on issues of sexual health within the homosexual and transgender communities, particularly with regard to the prevention of [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]]. In order to accomplish this, Udaan provides services such as condom distribution, sex education, counseling, and medical services to at-risk populations.<ref>Udaan Trust: [http://www.udaantrust.org/objective.php Objective], accessed February 19, 2012</ref>
'''Udaan Trust''' is an Indian [[non-governmental organisation]] operating in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is the first HIV/AIDS organisation founded by homosexuals living with HIV/AIDS.<ref name="USAID">U.S. Agency for International Development: [http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Publications/docs/hivaidsdirectory.pdf Directory of Associations of People Living with HIV/Aids, July 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055731/http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Publications/docs/hivaidsdirectory.pdf |date=2012-01-27 }}, accessed February 19, 2012</ref> Udaan focuses on issues of sexual health within the homosexual and transgender communities, particularly with regard to the prevention of [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]]. In order to accomplish this, Udaan provides services such as condom distribution, sex education, counseling, and medical services to at-risk populations.<ref>Udaan Trust: [http://www.udaantrust.org/objective.php Objective] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007054605/http://www.udaantrust.org/objective.php |date=2013-10-07 }}, accessed February 19, 2012</ref>


Udaan also attempts to increase awareness of issues relevant to the rights of homosexual and transgender individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS. The organisation does not merely provide services to these individuals - it is meant to reflect their interests, as Udaan employs MSM, TG, and PLHA people (men who have sex with men, transgender, and people living with HIV/AIDS, respectively).<ref name=indiatimes1>{{cite news |title=Udaan: Dedicated to problems of gays |author=Staff writer |author-link=Staff writer |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-06-24/pune/27309516_1_hiv-condoms-counselling |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509204822/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-06-24/pune/27309516_1_hiv-condoms-counselling |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 9, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=June 24, 2002 |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> Each of the six members of the Board of Directors is a person living with HIV.{{cn|date=March 2022}}
Udaan also attempts to increase awareness of issues relevant to the rights of homosexual and transgender individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS. The organisation does not merely provide services to these individuals - it is meant to reflect their interests, as Udaan employs MSM, TG, and PLHA people (men who have sex with men, transgender, and people living with HIV/AIDS, respectively).<ref name=indiatimes1>{{cite news |title=Udaan: Dedicated to problems of gays |author=Staff writer |author-link=Staff writer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Udaan-Dedicated-to-problems-of-gays/articleshow/13900207.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509204822/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-06-24/pune/27309516_1_hiv-condoms-counselling |url-status=live |archive-date=May 9, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=June 24, 2002 |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> Each of the six members of the board of directors is a person living with HIV.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}


Udaan is funded through personal donations, and attends to a network of an estimated 1500 people living with HIV.<ref name="usaid.gov"/> It has offices in [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Thane District]], [[Raigad District]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Nashik]], and [[Ahmednagar]].<ref>Udaan Trust: [http://www.udaantrust.org/projects.php Projects], accessed February 19, 2012</ref>
Udaan is funded through personal donations, and attends to a network of an estimated 1500 people living with HIV.<ref name="USAID"/> It has offices in [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Thane District]], [[Raigad District]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Nashik]], and [[Ahmednagar]].<ref>Udaan Trust: [http://www.udaantrust.org/projects.php Projects] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322185015/http://www.udaantrust.org/projects.php |date=2012-03-22 }}, accessed February 19, 2012</ref>


Udaan operates within the framework provided by Avert Society, a joint enterprise of the U.S. and Indian governments. It was among a number of similar organisations criticised as ineffective by India's National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) in June 2011.<ref name=indiatimes2>{{cite news |title=AIDS work by 8 NGOs in state dubbed failures |author=Sumitra Deb Roy |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-23/mumbai/29693946_1_ngos-naco-hiv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201170201/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-23/mumbai/29693946_1_ngos-naco-hiv |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref>
Udaan operates within the framework provided by Avert Society, a joint enterprise of the U.S. and Indian governments. It was among a number of similar organisations criticised as ineffective by India's National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) in June 2011.<ref name=indiatimes2>{{cite news |title=AIDS work by 8 NGOs in state dubbed failures |author=Sumitra Deb Roy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/AIDS-work-by-8-NGOs-in-state-dubbed-failures/articleshow/8958369.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201170201/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-23/mumbai/29693946_1_ngos-naco-hiv |url-status=live |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Udaan Trust founded in 1992, in the state of [[Maharashtra]].
Udaan Trust founded in 1992, in the state of [[Maharashtra]].


On March 7, 2011, officials of the U.S. Agency for International Development visited Udaan to conduct a review of its work.<ref>AVERT: [http://www.avertsociety.org/news-events/news/usaid-team-visit-on-7-march-2011.aspx USAID Team Visit, March 7, 2011], accessed February 19, 2011</ref>
On March 7, 2011, officials of the U.S. Agency for International Development visited Udaan to conduct a review of its work.<ref>AVERT: [http://www.avertsociety.org/news-events/news/usaid-team-visit-on-7-march-2011.aspx USAID Team Visit, March 7, 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426062504/http://www.avertsociety.org/news-events/news/usaid-team-visit-on-7-march-2011.aspx |date=April 26, 2011 }}, accessed February 19, 2011</ref>


On March 13, 2011, Udaan donated two ambulances to the Gurdaspur police and staffed them with drivers and paramedics.<ref>{{cite news |title=2 ambulances donated to Gurdaspur police |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110314/jal.htm |newspaper=The Tribune (India) |date=March 14, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref>
On March 13, 2011, Udaan donated two ambulances to the Gurdaspur police and staffed them with drivers and paramedics.<ref>{{cite news |title=2 ambulances donated to Gurdaspur police |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110314/jal.htm |newspaper=The Tribune (India) |date=March 14, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref>
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Udaan Trust is an Indian non-governmental organisation operating in the state of Maharashtra. It is the first HIV/AIDS organisation founded by homosexuals living with HIV/AIDS.[1] Udaan focuses on issues of sexual health within the homosexual and transgender communities, particularly with regard to the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In order to accomplish this, Udaan provides services such as condom distribution, sex education, counseling, and medical services to at-risk populations.[2]

Udaan also attempts to increase awareness of issues relevant to the rights of homosexual and transgender individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS. The organisation does not merely provide services to these individuals - it is meant to reflect their interests, as Udaan employs MSM, TG, and PLHA people (men who have sex with men, transgender, and people living with HIV/AIDS, respectively).[3] Each of the six members of the board of directors is a person living with HIV.[citation needed]

Udaan is funded through personal donations, and attends to a network of an estimated 1500 people living with HIV.[1] It has offices in Mumbai, Pune, Thane District, Raigad District, Jalgaon, Nashik, and Ahmednagar.[4]

Udaan operates within the framework provided by Avert Society, a joint enterprise of the U.S. and Indian governments. It was among a number of similar organisations criticised as ineffective by India's National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) in June 2011.[5]

History[edit | edit source]

Udaan Trust founded in 1992, in the state of Maharashtra.

On March 7, 2011, officials of the U.S. Agency for International Development visited Udaan to conduct a review of its work.[6]

On March 13, 2011, Udaan donated two ambulances to the Gurdaspur police and staffed them with drivers and paramedics.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 U.S. Agency for International Development: Directory of Associations of People Living with HIV/Aids, July 2004 Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 19, 2012
  2. Udaan Trust: Objective Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 19, 2012
  3. Staff writer (June 24, 2002). "Udaan: Dedicated to problems of gays". The Times of India. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  4. Udaan Trust: Projects Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 19, 2012
  5. Sumitra Deb Roy (June 23, 2011). "AIDS work by 8 NGOs in state dubbed failures". The Times of India. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  6. AVERT: USAID Team Visit, March 7, 2011 Archived April 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 19, 2011
  7. "2 ambulances donated to Gurdaspur police". The Tribune (India). March 14, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

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