Projects

COMPLETED PROJECTS

• Emergency Intervention for Rag- picking Children and Youth in Kathmandu Valley who are Injecting Drug Users at risk of, or already suffering from, HIV+

Period:	2003 - 2005 AD
Overview:	By 2003 there was an estimate of 5000 street children living within Nepal from which almost 4000 were to be involved in rag picking activities. Many health issues such as malnutrition, tuberculosis, bacteria parasites and HIV/AIDS, can be attributed to rag picking. Moreover, rag pickers tend to resort to theft, prostitution and drug use when earnings from rag picking are insufficient. In an attempt to assist child rag pickers to leave aside their hazardous activities, SAHARA Group launched an Emergency Intervention for Rag- picking Children and Youth who are Injecting Drug Users at risk of, or already suffering from, HIV+ program. This program aimed at providing positive interventions, detoxification and rehabilitation programs, designed specifically for rag picking children.
Objectives:	Provide orientation, detoxification and rehabilitation programs. Reduce or eliminate any form of child labor Contribute to curb the spread of HIV/IDS infection
Activities:	Street based outreach Identification of the streets where there is a high concentration of street children Support, care and counseling activities Adoption to the periodic center Orientation and detoxification Education and awareness courses Family meetings Life skill training
Achievements:	Reduction in injected drug use by child rag pickers Improvement in the overall health and well-being of drug-injecting rag picking children A reduction in the spread of HIV among rag picking children who injected drugs with hazardous materials
Funded by:	International Labor Organization (ILO) through International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC)
Location:	Kathmandu Valley, Nepal