CASE STUDY: INTERVENTION IN HIGH RISK BEHAVIOUR

Mohd Ilyas Soda is a 26 years old scrap collecting divorced young man who has an illicit relationship with his neighbour’s wife and is also a regular brothel visitor. His sister in-law died of AIDS. He is drug addicted and is due to this not able to take care of his family. Because of his aggressive behaviour, he has been to jail more than three times. 

One of our community-based volunteers invited him to meeting with the community leaders on AIDS and how to reduce the high-risk behaviours at his locality. That was the turning point in his life. With intensive counselling and strong willpower to change his life he was able to quit the drugs and start taking responsibility for his own and his families life. Now he helps us organizing AIDS awareness campaigns and to establish contact with STD/HIV infected peoples. 

See also case study on AIDS Awareness in Slum and description of AIDS Awareness & Prevention Program.