Vietnamese SMARTgirl Program

Responding to the urgent HIV/AIDS crisis amongst Vietnamese Entertainment Service Workers who are regarded as the most high risk population, SFODA establish a VN SMARTgirl Program funded by VN USAID through Family Health International (FHI). The program covers in three districts Daun Penh, Russeykeo, and Toulkork in Phnom Penh.

1. Objective:
To prevent HIV and improve the sexual health of Vietnamese EWs in Daun Penh, Roussey Keo and Tuol Kok districts in Phnom Penh.

2. Strategies:

1. Implement targeted and branded behavior change approaches for Vietnamese EWs that emphasize risk reduction and promote safer sexual practices.
2. Promote and increase access to health information, products and services among Vietnamese EWs.
3. Build a supportive environment for Vietnamese EW sexual health by mobilizing stakeholders such as Vietnamese community representatives, entertainment establishment owners, police, healthcare providers and others.
4. Build the capacity of implementing agency staff, partners and stakeholders to plan, implement, manage and monitor the program.

Activities include:

1. Conduct mapping exercises each quarter to further refine and/or expand coverage areas
2. Conduct outreach education HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care.
3. Identify the places where Vietnamese EWs can get free health service (VCCT, STI, RH)
4. Establish One SMARTgirl Club for SMARTgirls to get group education sessions on health issue and health care awareness as well as to relax in day time.
5. Organize special events and happy parties once per quarter.
6. Operate a telephone hotline counseling targeted to Vietnamese EWs at the SMARTgirl club.
7. Refer Vietnamese EWs to get health services (VCCT, STI, RH)
8. Refer HIV positive Vietnamese EWs to get IOs and ARV
9. Promote PSF’s mobile STI service carried out at the SMARTgirl Club
10. Conduct condom social marketing and condom distribution.
11. Make regular home visit to HIV positive Vietname EWs.
12. Build capacity of project staff through quarter training.
13. Collaborate closely with all FHI-supported implementing agencies and networks for information-sharing, outreach, advocacy and special events. Formatted: Bullets and Numbering Formatted: Bullets and Numbering
14. Identify 30 entertainment establishment owners who will function as SMARTgirl supporters. These individuals will participate in short training sessions each quarter
15. Document all public health and human rights violations from the application of the anti-trafficking law and campaign and report to FHI each quarter or as necessary
16. Document all issues that Vietnamese EWs service users face accessing or using sexual health services and report these issues to FHI every quarter
    

Vietnamese SMARTgirl Program is technically supported and funded by Vietname USAID through Family Health International (FHI).


Other SFODA programs:
Care center, Integrated Care Support and Prevention program, HIV/AIDS related with Drugs program

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