Understanding and realizing the prevailing situation, SPARK took an initiative to organize a special programme on the World AIDS Day following this year’s theme -‘Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact’ thereby stressing on creating global solidarity and providing essential services as per the need.

The programme was held on the 1st of December 2020 at Bara Bazaar Slum and Mawlynrei Triashnong Village with more 150 participants attending the programme.

The participants were sensitized on the cause of the spread of the life-threatening virus which attacks the immune system of the patient and significantly reduces the body’s resistance to fight other diseases.
At the same time, the participants were informed that with proper care and medical health, it is possible to live a healthy life thereby empowering and encouraging the Community to seek medical assistance if they experience any of the HIV/AIDS symptoms.

However the main purpose of the programme was to create awareness in the Communities and get the people together in the fight against HIV/AIDS leaving behind the social stigma and COMING forward to provide care and support to those already living with the disease. The need for awareness was felt more because of the Pandemic in which the people living with HIV/AIDS become more vulnerable due to their weak immune system.

The programme, to a great extent, yielded positive outcomes as the participants did not hesitate to learn and know more about the disease.