Collaboration with National & International Agencies
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India
Regional Resource & Training Centre for Southern Region
UNODC, New Delhi
Developing manuals and protocols on addiction and HIV-AIDS related
issues
Peer-led intervention in two locations for prevention of HIV
Regional Learning center for Low Cost Community Care for IV drug
users
Conducting treatment camps for IV drug users in the community
UNODC, Vienna
International Network of Drug treatment and Rehabilitation Resource Centres
Resource centre for South Asian countries
UNESCO / European Commission
Ongoing Projects
Community based comprehensive prevention programmes for marginalised
groups – self-help group women
DOH / European Commission
Provided financial assistance to build the After Care Centre and ran it for three years
Established a Vocational Training Centre – TEJAS and ran it for three years
Colombo Plan
Training of counsellors from SAARC and ASEAN countries and Afghanistan
Preparing manuals
World Health Organisation
Capacity building of Community Level Workers (CLWs) to address issues on prevention of alcohol abuse and community based intervention (In the Tsunami affected areas in Tamil Nadu).
DFID / SPYM project
Prevention of HIV-AIDS through peer-led intervention in 35 sites in southern region.
International Labour Organisation
Workplace Alcohol Prevention Programmes
Community Rehabilitation
Promotion of SOLVE (prevention of stress, tobacco, alcohol and drugs, HIV-AIDS and psychological violence) in industries
International Recognition - Honours & Awards
United Nations Vienna Civil Society Award, introduced for the first time in 1999 -
Presented to Dr. Shanthi Ranganathan by Mr. Kofi Annan at Vienna
Colombo Plan
Presented to the TTK Hospital at Colombo in 2003 for providing outstanding
services in the field of addiction.