I agree with you completely - Aditya B 2009/12/29 <arowk...@vsnl.net>
> > > Dear Aditya, > Kartini's criticque of UNAIDS is not fair, at least as far as India is > concerned. Here right from the planning of NACP III was concerned, many of > us who were in the numerous planning groups for NACP III were very much > pressing for separating out MSM from TG/Hijras. This succeeded mostly > because the whole process was strongly backed by UNAIDS as the divsion of > labour in UN agencies had not yet taken place as far back as 2005. > The fact that the NACP III Program Implementation Plan (PIP) mentions > MSM/TG is itself a victory for our efforts. Our plans for size estimations > failed because the same old tired companies/ groups got short listed for sex > mapping. Where some of us could interfere and put our foot down the sex > mapping insisted that MSM and TG be separately counted. Many of us also > fought sub-regional battles where, for example, all MSM were categorised as > male sex workers as in Tamil Nadu. > It was a difficult fight that time and only UNAIDS backed the activists as > other UN agencies were not involved in NACP III planning groups. > Even the strategy document for the MSM/TG start up and scale up insisted > that all groups be consulted before any state swide or regional plans be > made for MSM or Tg targeted interventions. Thanks to UNAIDS, the community > could get in MSM/TG community members to become evaluators for TIs in other > states other than their own. A list of over 75 such young MSM/TG were made > by UNAIDS in close collaboration with NACO and sent out into the field. This > is a big achievement and must not escape notice as other marginalised groups > could not manage to do this > Kartini may be generalising but in the case of india, it would have been > fair and objective to at least recognise UNAIDS' role in getting TG on board > and separating them out of MSM umbrellas. > This is just for the record and for the information of the community groups > at large. > regards > Ashok Row kavi > Technical Officer > Sexual Minorities > UNAIDS,Delhi > > > Ashok Row Kavi > > -- Do not print this mail unless really necessary. Save paper, save trees..!! If you loose your way while SCUBA diving, the safest direction to head for is UP..!!!
