Mitigating Impact of COVID-19 on HIV Programs for Migrant Workers as ISPs in Nepal

Mitigating Impact of COVID-19 on HIV Programs for Migrant Workers as ISPs in Nepal

Objective:

POURAKHI Nepal had worked in two intended Outcome Areas that are;

Outcome Area 1: network strength and influence and

Outcome Area 2: access to services under this project.

Activities: 

• Shelter Support to vulnerable returnee women migrants
• Skill/Vocational trainings to the vulnerable returnee women migrants
• Capacity building
• Psycho Social support/care/Counseling

Key Achievements:

• A total 54 Women migrant workers benefitted through emergency shelter home of POURAKHI Nepal who were rescued and brought back to their home country due to the Covid-19 pandemic and couldn’t immediately join their family due to several reasons.
• POURAKHI Nepal has provided Psycho Social Counseling to 49 distressed women migrant workers during implementation of the project.
• Trained 26 trainers and or community workers on Safe Migration in terms of Channels used, Health & HIV and legal helping channels.
• Trained Coalition members (10 partner organizations) on HIV financing and advocacy for the health rights of Migrant Workers.
• 15 vulnerable returnee women migrant benefitted from vocational/skill trainings as alternative livelihood support.