Dear Colleagues, NFI is pleased to announce their recently developed resources available for free to download, web links and other details are given below. Please visit the website and select the resources you want to use. New arrivals 1. Taking care of ourselves –Guidelines for MSM Living with HIV – The South Asian context This handbook, while focusing on a range of issues regarding physical well-being and living with a range of illnesses and physical problems arising from HIV infections, also tries to explore the psychosocial issues of kothi-identified males. It seeks to provide valuable information to kothi-based HIV programming in terms of providing knowledge on care and support issues, and urges community-based organizations to develop an appropriate home care “dost” support systems (Buddy System), that enables kothis living with HIV to be supported by their peers, who have a personal and experiential understanding of how kothis experience their lives. Web URL: http://www.nfi.net/downloads/knowledge_centre/NFI%20publications/Training%20resources/Taking%20care%20of%20ourselves.pdf 2. Faith, sexual diversity and stigma poster series In the South Asia region (and elsewhere), many kothis, zenanas, metis, gay-identified men, and other MSM, along with hijras and transgenders2 have a strong faith affiliation, whether this be Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, or Christianity, or any other faith. This deep inner sense of faith often provide a sense of personal comfort and belonging to people who are highly stigmatized and socially excluded because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Naz Foundation International, as a secular organization providing institutional, technical, and financial support to its country partners in South Asia, understands the strong bonds of faith and personhood, and is seeking ways to demonstrate that having a strong faith does not necessarily stigmatise the diverse sexualities that many MSM and transgender express. This range of posters expressing support from religious texts for those of differing sexualities, is the first attempt to develop a range of resources that reflect positive attitudes from a range of religious faiths. Available language versions:English, Hindi and Malyalum Should you want a language specific version of the posters you wish to use, please write to us. Web URL: http://www.nfi.net/bcc_resources.htm 3. Useful terms for HIV prevention These terminology guidelines has developed for colleagues considering use of appropriate language has the power to strengthen the MSM/TG response to the HIV and AIDS. Web URL: http://www.nfi.net/downloads/knowledge_centre/NFI%20publications/BCC%20resources/Multilingual%20BCC/English/Booklets_English.pdfs/Useful%20terms%20in%20HIV%20prevention.pdf For other useful resources, Interesting news items and latest resource material, go to http://www.nfi.net/which you may find useful & browse in regards of you work. We encourage you to circulate this publication to colleagues. With Best, Javed abbas
