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| Abstract #78 - E-Posters English | ||||
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Session: 50.29: E-Posters English (Poster) on Sunday in Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Mrs T devika - Indian Community welfare organisation, India |
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| Additional Authors: Dr. Jordi Casabona, Sra Cristina Sanclemente, Dra. Anna Esteve, Dra. Victoria Gonzalez, Grupo HIVITS TS, | ||||
| Aim: First time in the World, ?Self defense skill? i.e. Karate training was given to female sex workers. This program was been organized by ICWO a NGO which works for HIV/AIDS community, FSW, MSM. SELF DEFENSE SKILL was an innovative program, planned and organized by IFPEC members. They organized 75 female sex workers and trained them in self defense skills with the help of a Karate master. The group was divided into 3 batches, where each batch has been trained for about 15 days, 6 hours a day both at indoor and outdoor level. | ||||
| Method / Issue: SELF DEFENSE SKILL was an innovative program, planned and organized by IFPEC members. They organized 75 female sex workers and trained them in self defense skills with the help of a Karate master. | ||||
| Results / Comments: FSWs face violence or some sort of harassment, physical abuse in the field on a daily basis. After being trained in self defense the community expressed their strength and also enhanced their skills like confidence and self esteem level to overcome violence happening in the field. | ||||
| Discussion: Similar efforts can be replicated to support the FSW community in any part of the state,as it has lot of advantages and novelty. | ||||
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