Projects – Asha Foundation

OnGoing Projects

HIV/AIDS Counseling Services

ASHA Foundation’s Telephone Counselling Project provides accessible and confidential support to individuals seeking information and guidance on HIV/AIDS, testing, treatment adherence, follow-up care and emotional well-being. Through telephone counselling, the project helps address concerns, promotes awareness, encourages timely access to healthcare services and supports individuals in making informed decisions. Individuals can contact the helpline at 23542222 / 23543333, Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Adolescent Health Education Project

The Adolescent Health Education Project (AHE) empowers adolescents aged 13–16 to navigate life’s challenges with confidence, integrity, and purpose. Grounded in the World Health Organization’s holistic framework, the program nurtures emotional, mental, social, physical, and spiritual well-being. At its core, AHE emphasizes character building and life skills including self-awareness, communication, decision-making, emotional regulation, and resilience

Care and Support Services for Children at Risk (CAR Project)

This project provides the following services:

1. HIV/AIDS clinic
2. Support for HIV infected and affected Children
3. Empowerment of women
4. Special events for children –sports day and picnic.

Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT)

The Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programme was started in 2002 to integrate PMTCT services into antenatal care in hospitals. The programme aims to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV by providing medical care, antiretroviral treatment, counselling, and follow-up services for HIV-positive pregnant women, mothers, and HIV-exposed infants, thereby reducing the risk of HIV transmission and improving health outcomes for mothers and their children.

Camp Rainbow: A Program for HIV+ve Children

In the state of Karnataka, ASHA Foundation has started a psycho-social intervention for HIV-positive children (aged 10-16 years) along with Serious Fun network USA and YRG Care Foundation Chennai. CLHIV attend an annual five-day residential summer camp. This program has resulted in improved self-esteem, self -confidence, ART adherence, and social behavior of the children who have attended the camp so far.

HPV Vaccination project

In 2025, ASHA Foundation launched the HPV Vaccination Project to provide free HPV vaccination to HIV-infected and affected children aged 9–26 years and married women aged 27–50 years, including those living with or affected by HIV. The project aims to prevent HPV-related cancers and improve access to preventive healthcare.