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Nyks role in campaign


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For effective implementation of the comprehensive health campaign on rail about HIV-AIDS various committees at National, State, District and Village level have been formed.

National level:
National Advisory committee on RRE chaired by Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Government of India with composition of Secretaries of various ministries of Govt. of India and heads/representatives of many national and international organization
An Implementation Committee chaired by AS & DG, NACO has been constituted for executing the instructions of the National Advisory Committee on RRE with representation of all the Ministry/agencies who are the members of the National Advisory Committee on RRE.
 
State level:

RRE coordination committee (in the scheduled States to be covered by RRE)

1. Chairperson - Chief Secretary
2. Vice-Chair - Secretary (Health & Family Welfare)
3. Convener - PD, SACS
4. Members
a. Zonal Director, NYKS
b. Representatives of the Departments of Railways, Rural Development, Women & Child Development,     Panchayati Raj, Department of School & Higher Education, Youth (NSS, NCC, Bharat Scout & Guides),     Social Welfare Department
c. In charge officer from RRE Districts,
d. PD, NRHM
e. Regional Director (Song & Drama Division & Directorate of Field publicity)
f. State representative from All India Radio, Door Darshan Kendra, Press Information Bureau

3. District Level Organizing Committee

1. Patron : President, District Panchayat
2. Special invitees : MP from the district
                               : MLA from the district
3. Chairperson : District Collector & Magistrate
4. Vice Chairperson : CEO of Zila Parishad
5. Vice Chairperson : Superintendent of Police
6. Convenor : District Youth Coordinator, NYK
7. Members

District Medical & Health Officer

Representative of the Govt. Department-Railways, District education Officer, District Women & Child Development Officer, PD, DRDA, District Panchayat Officer etc
Field publicity Officer, I & B and DFP
Besides village level committees, including one PRI head/member, one youth club president and one female are also being formed in the Programme villages to insure effective conduct of the programme.

Activities

01. Activities in the Coach and at the station

Programmes like Exhibition, IEC, Behaviour Change Communication (BCC), training, counselling, dissemination of information on services etc will be organized in the train and at the platform. Train and platform activities will be organized by RRE project team of NACO in coordination with District level Organizing Committee (DLOC), State AIDS Control Society (SACS) and Railways.

02. Activities in the areas around stations

An environment building campaign in the villages,prior to programme day, is being organised by NYKS through its
network with slogan/wall writing,posting of posters,rallies and mass contact drives.
Programmes like performances of local cultural group, Nukkad Natak by 06 trained RRE Cultural Teams of 08-10 participants each; who would be travelling in the train, installation of information desks, Focus Group Discussion, commitment to form the Red Ribbon Clubs, feedback survey etc. will be organized in 24 villages around the halt station each day. Programmes will be organized locally in the identified villages by the District Youth Coordinator with the help of District level Organizing Committee (DLOC), PRI and Youth Clubs of the area. Six RRE cultural teams will move in cycle rally formation and minimum four performances in different villages will be presented by these teams.

03. Activities in other un-reached areas

Programmes will be organized in far-flung rural areas by two buses caravan associated with the Red Ribbon Express (the train). IEC, folk performers, counseling and condom promotion are the activities planned under this prong. These activities will be implemented by the SACS in collaboration with the District level Organizing Committee.

The local NGOs, NSS, NCC, Scouts and Guides, Red Cross, youth wings of political parties and CBOs such as Lions and rotary clubs are being involved in this mega awareness campaign. The development partners, elected representatives, PRIs will be roped in to enhance the reach in rural areas and other uncovered areas. The district wise micro activity chart will be finalized by NYKS in consultation with the team of SACS/RRE team of NACO.

The training, orientation and sensitization workshops, seminars would be organized for NYKS field officers, cultural performers, PRIs members, Youth Club leaders/members, local media persons, and volunteers.


National Level Activities-

1. Operational or implementation planning like budgeting, route finalization, etc
2. Staffing and arrangement of logistics
3. Identification and Training of Master Trainers
4. Orientation Workshop of ZD, RC, and Youth Coordinator of project districts
5. Printing of Training Manuals and Street Play Scripts
6. IEC Material Development
7. Selection and contract out the agencies for environment built up, media coverage & documentation

State Level Activities - see chart here
District Level Activities - see chart here
Guideline for District/Village level Activities- see chart here