Richshaw Puller

“Maitri launched Project Adhikaar in Ranchi in 2015 to make positive impact in the lives of approximately 12,000 15,000 Rickshaw Pullers (RPs) in Ranchi, Jharkhand through the facilitation of access to Citizenship Rights and other basic rights such as health, improved living conditions, sanitation and enabling financial inclusion.”

To organize Rickshaw Pullers to enable them to assert their identity and access Citizenship Rights To link the Rickshaw Pullers with relevant services and platforms that will improve their living and working conditions To build access to formal services related to health, financial and legal.

“Project Awaaz has been working to reduce and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and STI among Migrant Workers, especially Rickshaw Pullers in Central District of Delhi for the last eight years. The migrant and unorganised sector workers are highly vulnerable and at risk of Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV/AIDS due to the lack of social and economic security and their lifestyle choices.”

The main objective of the project is to take measures of Prevention, Treatment and Care for the migrant workers infected or at risk of getting infected with STI and HIV/AIDS. Besides carrying out awareness, conducting onsite testing, and non-traditional condom outlets for better accessibility, the project also strengthens linkages between target population and health service providers for proper healthcare facilities.