South India AIDS Action Programme (SIAAP)

4 First Street
Kamaraj Avenue
Adyar
Chennai 600 020

India

Region Located 

South East Asia (SEARO)

Telephone 

+91 44 2441 6141 / 2445 3332

Email 

siaap@satayam.net.in

Organisation Type 

civil society organisation (CSO); business; non-governmental organisation (NGO)

Organisation Activities 

advocacy; consultancies; counselling; networking; research; resource centre; training; materials distribution; materials production; equipment production; equipment distribution; translating

Target Group 

health stakeholders; government; population: men; population: women; population: youth; communities: urban; education stakeholders; communities: rural; disabled people organisation (DPO); persons with disabilities; people living with HIV/AIDS; population: families; non-governmental organisation (NGO)

SIAAP's aim is to help communities affected by HIV/AIDS to cope with the epidemic. Its objectives are to assist the development of community organisations as a complement to the NGO sector; improve the quality of service delivery through development and implementation of specific services; to influence policy towards better practice in HIV; to strengthen the community networks of people affected by HIV/AIDS; and to develop a centre of professional trainers for HIV in the region. The resource centre is open to the public

Country Focus 

India

Regional Focus 

South East Asia (SEARO)