Farida (not her real name) is 10 years old and she is HIV positive. She was living with her parents in a village in South 24 Parganas District when disaster struck her. Her father died of AIDs and she was detected HIV positive through our Community based VCCT programme. The family was referred to u... More

Her tattered clothes, soiled hair and lost look told her pitiful story. Spotted near Sealdah station by a field worker she was brought to CINI ASHA half way house. Disturbed in her new environment she became a recluse. When approached she was quiet but aggressive. With the loving care of the hou... More

Preparatory centres reach out to hundreds of children in the community from various backgrounds. Certain cases or faces however, remain unique and motivate others involved in the programme. Marufa is one such girl who was identified by an active community volunteer working in the slums of Kustia. ... More

Amina Bibi, mother of a 2-year-old, visited CINI’s RCH clinic complaining of excessive white discharge. Earlier she had neglected the gravity of her problem and had relied on magical spells for a solution. Under the Male Involvement programme, CINI peer educators visited the villages to talk to ... More

Like lots of women in rural areas, Hasina Bibi, was married off at the tender age of 16. Eight years have passed and her first child is 5 years old now. Hasina was not conscious of the precautions to be taken during the crucial phases of her first pregnancy. She had occasionally been to a quack doc... More