An integrated structural intervention to reduce vulnerability to HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Karnataka state, south India

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A review of structural interventions integrated into an HIV prevention programme for over 60,000 female sex workers (FSWs) in south India. The structural interventions involved policy makers, secondary stakeholders (police, government officials, lawyers, media) and primary stakeholders (FSWs).

The research found that:

Leveraging donors' commitment to gender equality in a time of change and austerity

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A brief on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, giving a review of the donor's response to the vulnerabilities of women and girls to HIV.

Special journal issue on structural drivers

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Tackling the structural drivers of HIV: is this a luxury add-on or essential for successful interventions? Papers present evidence of the need to understand and address the factors that create and deepen HIV risk.

Published with STRIVE support, this special issue raised key debates ahead of the 2012 International AIDS Conference and beyond. Among others:

Paying girls to stay in school: a good return on HIV investment?

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Letter to The Lancet by STRIVE researchers highlighting the multi-sector benefits of interventions that address the structural drivers of HIV. As AIDS funding shrinks, measures that address the social and economic drivers of HIV are in danger of being overlooked.

Guardian Science Weekly Podcast - interview with Charlotte Watts

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The Guardian science correspondent Alok Jha interviews STRIVE Research Director Charlotte Watts (scroll to 24 mins and 40 secs).

Parivartan training cards

Practical steps and activities for coaches in the Parivartan programme, leveraging the power of sports mentoring to shift negative gender norms.

The cards cover topics including:

Parivartan manual for coaches

A guide for sports coaches and mentors working with schools and communities in the Parivartan programme to encourage gender equality and reduce gender-based violence. "Parivartan" means "change for the better".

ICRW Parivartan: Coaching Boys into Men

Parivartan uses sports coaching as a tool for teaching young men about gender equity, respect for girls and women, and gender based violence in India. The programme, which was implemented in Mumbai between 2008 and 2012, leveraged the influence of cricket coaches as role models in the lives of adolescent boys, training them to promote gender-equitable attitudes among young athletes between 10 and 16 years old.

Engaging Coaches and Athletes in Fostering Gender Equity: Findings from the Parivartan Program in Mumbai, India

STRIVE partner ICRW's summary report assessing the impact of the Parivartan programme was released on 30 May 2012.

The girl effect: The clock is ticking

Inspiring infographic that communicates the potential of investing in health and education for young women and girls in countries such as Ethiopia, India and Bangladesh. See more at The Girl Effect.

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