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Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Care Organizations (AAPCHO)
300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 620
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-272-9536
Fax: 510-272-0817
Website: http://www.aapcho.org/
Works to improve the health status of Asians and Pacific Islanders within the United States and its territories, with a special focus on the medically underserved. This mission is to be accomplished by increasing the quality, accessibility and availability of comprehensive community based health care that is linguistically and culturally appropriate for these populations.

AASRA
41835 Albrae Street Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: 510-657-1245 or 1-800-313-ASRA (1-800-313-2772)
Fax: 510-651-0178
Website : http://www.sawnet.org/orgns/aasra.html

Aasra, or "shelter" in Hindi, was created in 1990 to provide culturally sensitive services to victims of domestic violence in the Asian Indian community. The mission of Aasra is to provide immediate support to battered women and children and to increase the awareness of the Asian Indian community of the causes and effects of domestic violence on the whole family. Currently, the group meets these goals by hosting a 24-hour hotline which provides victims with immediate support, confidential information and service referrals in several Asian.

Asian American Public Policy Institute (AAPPI)
4546 El Camino Real, Suite B10-129
Los Altos, CA 94022
Addresses issues including domestic violence, child care, HIV and AIDS, lesbian and language issues. AAPPI works with South Asian women's organizations across the country and with campus students. AAPPI works with local, state and Federal governments to help pass legislation that positively impacts issues concerning South Asian Women.
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
450 Sutter Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: 415-954-9988
Fax: 415-954-9999
Website: http://www.apiahf.org

Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
730 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: 415-292-3400
Fax: 415-292-3404 
Website:http://www.apiwellness.org
Mission is to educate, support, empower and advocate for Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities – particularly A&PIs living with, or at-risk for, HIV/AIDS.
Asian Perinatal Advocates
(Family Support Center)
655 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-616-9797
Fax: 415-616-9796
Website: www.apasfgh.org
Maitri
234 East Gish Road, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95112  
Phone:  408-436-8393 
Fax:  408-436-8381  
Helpline:  888-862 4874
Website:  http://www.maitri.org/
Maitri is a free, confidential, nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area that helps South Asian women facing domestic violence, emotional abuse or family conflict. We provide peer support and referrals to legal help, emergency shelters and counselors.
Narika
P.O. Box 14014  Berkeley, CA 94712 
Office: 510-540-0754
Fax: 510-540-0201 
Helpline: 1-800-215-7308
Website: http://www.narika.org 
Narika was founded in 1992 to address the problem of domestic violence in the South Asian community. Embracing the notion of women's empowerment, Narika set out to address the unmet needs of abused South Asian women by providing advocacy, support, information, and referrals within a culturally sensitive model.
South Asian Helpline & Referral Agency (SAHARA) 
 17918 South Pioneer Blvd.,
Suite 204  Artesia, CA 90701
Tel: (562) 402-4132 
Toll Free:  (888) 724-2722  
Website: http://www.charityfocus.org/sahara
South Asian Network (SAN)
18173 Pioneer Blvd., Suite I, 2nd Floor
Artesia, CA 90701
Phone:  562-403-0488   
Fax:  562-403-0487  
Website: www.southasiannetwork.org/
Support Network for Battered Women
1257 Tasman Drive, Suite C
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Phone:  408-541-6100
Fax: 408-541-1333
HelpLine:  800-572-2782 
Website: http://www.snbw.org/
CONNECTICUT
Sneha, Inc.
 P.O. Box 271650
West Hartford, CT 06126-1650
Phone:  800-58-SNEHA / 800-587-6342 (for Connecticut only)  / 860-658-4615 
Fax: 203-272-8624 / 860-521-1562
Web: http://www.sneha.org
An organization for women of South Asian origin and their families, offering a support line and provide information about support services when required.
GEORGIA
Raksha, Inc.
P.O. Box 12337
Atlanta, Georgia 30355
Phone: 404-876-0670 
 Fax: 404-876-4525
Toll Free: 866-725-7423 / 877-672-5742
Help Line: 404-842-0725
Website: www.raksha.org
Raksha's mission is to promote a stronger and healthier South Asian community through confidential support services, education, & advocacy. Guided by values of consensus in decision-making, diversity in leadership, & the dignity & worth of every individual, Raksha strives to empower & serve the South Asian community.  Raksha represents a support network for all South Asians in distress.
ILLINOIS
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
Executive Office - Public Health Committee
600 Enterprise Dr., Suite 108
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone:  630-990-2277
 Fax:  630-990-2282  
Website:  www.aapiusa.org/
Apna Ghar
4753 North Broadway, Suite 632
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-334-0173
Fax: 773-334-0963  Crisis Line (Illinois):  800-717-0757
Website: http://apnaghar.org 
A domestic violence shelter serving primarily Asian women and children.
Asian Human Services, Inc.
4753 North Broadway, Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-728-2235
Fax: 773-728-4751
Website: http://www.ahschicago.org/
A comprehensive social service agency that includes employment, legal, counseling, and community health services. Although this is a pan-Asian organization, it serves a large South Asian clientele.
Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA)
6414 South Cass Avenue
Westmont, IL 60559
Phone: 630-968-8585 / 630-968-8606
Fax: 630-968-8677
Website: http://www.appna.org/
Hamdard Center
 228 East Lake Street  Addison, IL 60101
  Phone:  630-835-1432  
Fax:  630-835-1433
 Helpline:  866-305-3933 
Website:  http://www.hamdardcenter.org/
Provides emergency and long-term help, including psychological counseling and referral for its clients.
MARYLAND
Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI)
Montgomery County
Department of Health and Human Services
Asian American Health Initiative
1335 Piccard Drive (lower level)
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-777-4517
Fax: 240-777-4564
Website: http://www.aahiinfo.org/english/index.php
The Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI) was established and funded in Fiscal Year 2005 to help eliminate health disparities that exist between Asian Americans and their non-Asian counterparts. It is part of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services—Office of Minority and Multicultural Health. The AAHI's purpose is to develop appropriate health programs that meet the needs of a diverse group of Asian Americans living in the County.
Asian Womens Self Help Association (ASHA)
P.O. Box 34303
West Bethesda, MD 20827
Phone:  201-207-1248   Toll Free:  888-417-2742 
Website:  www.ashaforwomen.org 
ASHA is a non-profit women's organization in the Washington D.C. - Baltimore metropolitan area providing support, information and guidance to women from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. ASHA provides a forum where South Asian women can interact and share their experiences in a friendly and confidential atmosphere.
National Institute of Health (NIH) / National Library of Medicine (NLM): Asian American Health
Specialized Information Services
c/o NLM/NIH
2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 510
6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5467
Bethesda, MD 20892-5467
Phone: 301-496-1131 / 1-888-FINDNLM
Fax: 1-301-480-3537
Website: http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/intro1.html
This web resource on Asian American Health, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is designed to increase public awareness of the health concerns of these important minority groups, who are major contributors to our society's economy, innovation, and vibrancy. Links are provided to an assortment of documents, web sites, databases, and other resources.
Samhati: Bangladesh Women's Organization
 6108 Robinwood Road  Bethesda, MD 20817 
Phone:  (301) 229-6597
Website:  http://www.sawnet.org/orgns/samhati.html
Sahhati is a non-profit organization of Bangladeshi women in the greater Washington area, was formed in November 1984. The purpose of the organization is to fund projects in Bangladesh, specifically aimed at improving the social and economic conditions of women and children.

MASSACHUSETTS
South Asian Women for Action (SAWA)

Website: http://way.net/sawa/
SAWA is a Boston-based, progressive, non-hierarchical collective of women of South Asian descent.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Asian Indian Family Services (MAIFS)
28650 11 Mile Rd., Suite 218
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
24 Hr. Toll Free Help Hot Line: 1-888-664-8624
24 Hr. Hot Line: 248-477-4985
Website: www.maifs.org
MAIFS works in the Detroit area, and will try to arrange suitable help for family crises due to marital problems, divorce, alcohol or drug abuse, parental, spousal or child abuse, cultural issues, legal needs, language translators, or moral support.
MINNESOTA
Asian Women United of Minnesota (AWUM)
1954 University Ave. W., Suite 4 St. Paul, MN 55104-3460
Phone: 612-724-0756
Fax: 651-646-2118 Crisis
phone line: 612-724-8823
Website: www.awum.org
AWUM provides advocacy services for Asian battered women of all ethnic groups, 24-hour multilingual crisis line, and community education on domestic violence.
NEW JERSEY
Manavi
P.O. Box 3103 New Brunswick, 08901
Helpline: 732-435-1414
Fax: 732-435-1411
Website: www.manavi.org
South Asian Mental Health Awareness in New Jersey (SAMHAJ)
1562 Route 130 North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Phone: 732-940-0991
Fax: 732-940-0355
Website: http://www.naminj.org
Provides support for families & individuals suffering from mental illness; referrals to South Asian mental health providers; support groups; education about mental illness.
NEW YORK
Asian Indian Women in America (AIWA)
150-38 Union Turnpike, #11J Flushing, NJ 11367
Phone: 718-591-6511
Fax: 718-591-6511
Website: www.barnard.edu/crow/guide/AB/AIWA
Formed in 1980, it works in career development, acculturation, health, education and general welfare to aid in the growth of vibrant Asian/ South Asian American communities.
CACF - Coalition of Asian American Children and Families
50 Broad Street, Suite 1701 New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-809.4675
Fax: 212-785-4601
Website: www.cacf.org
Nav Nirmaan
87-08 Justice Ave., Ste LA,
Elmhurst NY 11373-4575
Phone: 718-478-4588
Fax: 718-476-5959
Website: http://www.aafny.org/directory/new/search.asp?agencyid=108
Dedicated to serving persons suffering from Alcoholism and Chemical Abuse, Domestic Violence and Family Problems, through: Prevention, Education, Intervention and Referral.
New York Asian Women's Center (NYAWC)
39 Bowery, PMB 375 New York, NY 10002
Phone: 212-732-5230
Fax: 212-587-5731 24-hr
Hotline: 888-888-7702
Website: http://www.nyawc.org
Sikh Women's Association
Website: http://www.sikhwomen.com/Community/US/index.htm
SAKHI for South Asian Women
PO Box 20208
Greeley Square Station NY, NY, 10001
Phone: 212-714-9153
Helpline: 212-868-6741
Fax: 212-564-8745
Website: www.sakhi.org
South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters, Inc. (SAMAR)
55-13 96th Street
Rego Park, NY 11368
Phone: 718-592-0821
Fax: 718-592-5848
Website: http://www.samarinfo.org
SAMAR is an official recruitment group of the National Marrow Donor Program and as a non profit organization reaches out to the South Asian and other minority communities to register volunteer marrow/stem cell donors in the national registry.
Workers Awaaz
P.O Box 471
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Phone: 718-565-0801
Fax: 718-565-0836
Website: www.workersawaaz.org
Seeks to organize South Asian women workers to obtain justice and power in the fight against our exploitation and abuse, particularly as immigrant women who work in the home and other industries.
NORTH CAROLINA
Kiran, Inc.
P.O. Box 3513 Chapel Hill, NC 27515-3513 Crisis
Hotline: 919-865-4006
Website: www.kiraninc.org
KIRAN promotes the self-reliance and empowerment of South Asians in crisis through confidential services such as outreach, peer support and referrals free of charge. KIRAN serves people from or with ties to South Asian countries. It is non-profit, confidential, non-religious, multi-cultural and multi-lingual.
OREGON
South Asian Womens Empowerment & Resource Alliance (SAWERA)
P.O. Box 91242 Portland, OR 97291-0242
Helpline: 503-778-7386
Website: www.sawera.org
SAWERA is a resource referral for local South Asian women in need; it will aid victims of domestic violence and help newcomers network with the rest of the community. It will also support and publicize progressive grassroots women's movements in South Asian countries.
PENNSYLVANIA
Service and Education Women Against Abuse (SEWAA)
P.O. Box 1591 Havertown, PA 19083
Phone: 215-627-3922 (215-62-SEWAA)
Website: http://www.sewaa.net/
TEXAS
The Asian American Health Coalition (AAHC)
7001 Corporate, Suite 120
Houston, TX 77036
Phone: 713-773-2901
Website: http://www.asianhealthhouston.org/index.html
AAHC of the Greater Houston Area is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of all Asian Americans in Houston by increasing access to health care and through population-specific health promotion and health education projects.
Daya, Inc.
5890 Point West Drive Houston, TX 77036
P.O. Box 571774 Houston, TX 77257
Phone: 713-981-7645
Website: http://www.dayahouston.org/
Offers peer support, referrals, transportation, legal advocacy, outreach/education.
House of Charity
11111 Wilcrest Green, Suite 105
Houston, TX 77042
Phone: 713-266-8002
Website: http://www.houseofcharity.com/
The House of Charity is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing life’s essentials and high quality donated medical & surgical care to improve the life & health of impoverished children in America and around the world.
Ibn Sina Foundation
11226 South Wilcrest Drive Houston, TX 77099
Phone: 281-977-7462
Website: http://www.ibnsinafoundation.org/
Ibn Sina Foundation was created in 2001 with a vision of bringing affordable, high-quality preventive healthcare to the immigrant and underprivileged communities in Houston.
Support Advocate Heal Empower Listen Inform (SAHELI)
P.O. Box 3665
Austin, TX 78764-3665
Helpline: 512-703-8745
Website: http://www.saheli-austin.org/
VIRGINIA
Refugee Health Information Network
Center for Public Service Communications
3221 North George Mason Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22207
Website: http://www.rhin.org
RHIN is a national collaborative partnership managed by refugee health professionals whose objective is to provide quality multilingual, health information resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylees.
WASHINGTON
Chaya
P.O. Box 22291
Seattle, WA 981122
Phone: 206-568-7576 Fax: 206-568-2479 Helpline: 206-325-0325 Toll free: 877-922-4292
Website: www.chayaseattle.org
Provides translation and interpretation services, referrals to shelters, counseling, medical services, legal and immigration services, community outreach, and training.
OTHER
South Asian Health Project (SAH Project)
Website: http://www.southasianhealth.org
South Asian Health Project (SAH Project) provides opportunities to develop and implement new and innovative strategies, thinking "out-of-the box" from traditional approaches to public health and minority health dialogue. Through its work, SAH Project hopes to shift dialogue away from disease and treatment to greater emphasis on healthy lifestyles and prevention; similarly, shift focus away from community needs and deficits to community resources and assets.

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CANADA Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention
20 Carlton Street, Suite 126, Floor M (College subway station)
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 2H5
Website: http://www.asaap.ca
The Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention is a community based South Asian agency committed to the prevention of the spread of Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and to improving the quality of life of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Provincial Association of Transition Houses of Saskatchewan (PATHS)
Website: http://www.hotpeachpages.org/paths/list.html
Provides shelters, safe houses and crisis centers for battered women and their children in Saskatchewan.

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UNITED KINGDOM
Ashiana
P.O. BOX 367 Sheffield, S1 1HX
Phone: (+ 44) 114 255 5740
Website: http://www.ashianahelp.org.uk
Asian women's refuge, located in South Yorkshire, UK. Run by women who understand the cultural background and specific needs of Asian women, we offer advice, support and safe accommodation to women and children fleeing violence and abuse in the home.
Imkaan
Tindlemanor 52-54 Featherstone Street, 4th floor
London, EC1Y 8RT
Phone: (+44) 020 7250 3933
Website: http://www.imkaan.org.uk/pub/
Imkaan is a national research, policy and advocacy initiative that supports Asian women experiencing domestic violence.
Naz Project London
Palingswick House
241 King Street London W6 9LP Phone: (+44) 020 8741 1879 Website: www.naz.org.uk
Naz Project London provides HIV, AIDS and sexual health support services to the South Asian, Middle Eastern, North African, Horn of African and Latin American communities in London.
Newham Asian Women's Project
661 Barking Road
Plaistow, London E13 9EX
Phone: (+44) 20 8472 0528
Website: http://www.nawp.org/

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SOUTH ASIA
BANGLADESH
Al-Falah Bangladesh
Address: 14/1, Sir Syed Road
Mohammedpur
Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 813 08 27 / +880 291 11512
Description: prevention; counseling; condom promotion; STD treatment; education; advocacy; and coordinating body.
Bandhu Social Welfare Society
106 Kakrai
Dhaka #1000
Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 9339898
Description: Drop-in centre; support groups; counseling; advice and information; education and prevention; field programs; projects collaboration with other agencies.
Bangladesh Women’s Health Coalition
10/2 Iqbal Road
Mohammedpur
Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 8110974 / +880 2 8110975 / +880 2 8122876
Description: Clinic based STD management; counseling; Peer education; condom promotion; skill development of sex workers; community based awareness raising program; clinic based comprehensive reproductive health care.
Confidential Approach to AIDS Prevention (CAAP)
House No 63 Block D, Road 15
Banai
Dhaka-1213 Bangladesh
Phone: +880 2 9884266
Description: Telephone counseling; education; home care; pre and post-test counseling.
Center For Rural & Social Development (CRSD)
62 Satish Sarker Road
Gendaria
Dhaka 1204 Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 234468
Description: Prevention program amongst the under privileged; prevention and development work with adolescents; legal rights.
HIV/AIDS AND STD ALLIANCE BANGLADESH (HASAB)
4/1 Iqbal Road
Mohammadpur
Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 8123021 / +880 2 9132644
Description: Support NGOs/CBOs by providing: technical support; capacity building; information exchange; funding.
JAGRATA JUBA SHANGHA (JJS)
96 South Central Road
Khulna 9100
Bangladesh Phone: +880 41 731013 / 730146
Description: Counseling; condom promotion; STD treatment; education; advocacy.
Maneesha
Address: House 8-1/A Pallabi Mirpur
Dhaka-1216 Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 9003251
Description: Maternal and child health and family planning; HIV prevention and awareness programs; school health program; treatment.
Medical Communication Network
8/4 Eastern Plaza
Hatirpool
Dhaka - 1205 Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 9661439
Description: Medical related information; reproductive health.
National STD/AIDS Network
c/o VHSS
272-274 Baitul Aman Housing Society
Road No1, Adabar Shyamoli
Dhaka -1207 Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 811 2962 / +880 2 811 5755 / +880 2 811
Description: Alliance of 200 organizations from government, non-government, donor and private sectors who are actively involved or interested in launching STD/AIDS programs.
NAYI UNNAYAN SHAKTI Women's Power for development
823/A Khilgaon
Dhaka-1219
Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 7213270
Description: Women led NGO working on STD/AIDS prevention.
Sylhet Jubo Academy (SJA)
P.O. Box # 120
Sylhet
Bangladesh Phone: +880 821 723200
Voluntary Health Services Society (VHSS)
272-274 Baitul Aman Housing Society
Road No1, Adabar Shyamoli
Dhaka -1207 Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 811 2962 / +880 2 811 5755 / +880 2 811 7547
Description National coordinating organization of health NGOs in Bangladesh; networking; policy advocacy & lobbying; capacity building; prevention work; awareness raising; workshops and seminars; training; peer counseling; publications and IEC materials; dissemination of information etc.

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BURMA/MYANMAR
UNAIDS
c/o WHO
7th Floor Yangon International Hotel
No330 Ahlong Road
Rangoon, Burma Phone: +951 212 604 9
Description: Surveillance; advocacy; training; technical support; coordinating role; strengthening of national capacity.

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INDIA
AIDS Prevention and Control Project
Voluntary Health Services (VHS)
Adyar
Chennai 600113 India Phone: +91 44 2355048 / +91 44 2352965
Description: Intervention among truckers, sex workers and general population; funding to NGOs; NGOs training.
Anweshi Women's Counseling Centre Cannanore Road (near YWCA) Kozhikode 673 001 India
Description: Run a counseling, mediation and resource center for women facing any kind of abusive situation. If writing to them, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.
Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT)
2nd Flr, B.M.C. Maternity Home,
135, A-E, Military Road, next to Lok Darshan,
Bamandaya pada, Marol Mumbai - 400 059 India
Phone: (+91) 022 8519420
Website: http://www.cehat.org/go/
Centre for Social Research and Development (CSRD)
34/767 Eyyappadi House
Civil Station
Malaparamba PO
Calcutta Pin-673009 India Phone: (+91) 495 371376
Description: Sex workers project.
Child In Need Institute
Post Box No.16742
Calcutta 700027
India Phone: +91 33 467 8192
Website: www.cini-usa.org
Description: Support; care for children
The Humsafar Trust
P.O. Box 6913
Santacruz West
Mumbai 400054
Maharashtra Country: India Phone: +91 22 613 6227
Website: www.humsafar.org
Description: Counseling; helplines; STI testing and diagnosing services; voluntary testing facilities; condom distribution; drop in center; documentation center; production of IEC material; referrals; support groups.
Indian Network of NGOs on HIV/AIDS (INN)
B/01, Siddhachakra Apartments
Ellisbridge
Ahmedabad 380 006 India Phone: +91 79 6575282
Description: Conferences; training and capacity building; information dissemination; advocacy - lobbying; networking; research; documentation.
India Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS
Flat 6, 93 South West Boag Road
T.Nagar,
Chennai-33 Tamil Nadu 600 017
India Phone: +91 44 4329580
Website: www.education.vsnl.com/inpplus/index.html
Description: National network of, for and by people living with HIV/AIDS. Directions and technical assistance to state level networks; advocacy and networking.
Laywers Collective - HIV/AIDS Unit
7/10 Botawalla Building, 2nd Floor
Horniman Circle
Fort Mumbai 400 0023 India Phone: +91 22 267 6213/9
Website: www.hri.ca/partners/lc
Description: Legal aid; workshops on legal and ethical issues; advocacy; advice and support to individuals and organizations.
The NAZ Foundation Trust
D45 Gulmohar Park
New Delhi 110049 India
Phone: +91 11 656 7049 / +91 11 656 3929
Description: Support; advice; information; education; prevention; HIV Clinic; care home for PLHA.
Peoples Health Organization
Municipal School Building
JJ Hospital Compound
Mumbai - 400008 India Phone: +91 22 3718020 / +91 22 3738999
Website: http://www.wwindia.com/iho
Description: Human rights; production of cost-effective models of medical care; prevention among sex workers, women and children; awareness raising; advocacy; newsletter.
Population Council
Zone 5A Ground Floor
India Habitat Centre
Lodi Road
New Delhi
110 003 India
Phone: +91 11 464 29 01 / +91 11 464 29 02 / +91 11 464 400
Website: http://www.popcouncil.org
Description: Support; advice; information; education; prevention.
Population Services International
C-445 Chittranjan Park
New Delhi 110 019 India
Phone: +91 11 648 7589 / +91 11 648 5022
Website: http://www.psiwash.org
Description: Behavior change; health information; social marketing
Positive People
Maithili Apartments
St. Inez, Panjim
Goa 403 001 India
Phone: +91 832 431827 / +91 832 424396
Website: http://goacom.com/community/positivepeople
Description: STD, HIV, sexual and reproductive health projects. Intervention; BCC programs and health camps with sex workers and truckers; information and education programs for educational institutions, women, youth, industrial and health care workers; counseling services; care and support; self-help groups and referral services; training for teachers, nurses, volunteers and peer educators; advocacy; documentation.
South Asian Research and Development Initiative
Institution Office, Administrative
CA-1-D, Munirka
New Delhi 110 067 India
Phone: +91 11 6161958
Website: http://www.sardi.org
Description: Networking of organizations for STD/HIV Intervention Program.
All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health
110, C. R. Avenue
Calcutta - 700 073 India Phone: +91 33 241 5253 / +91 33 241 6200 / +91 33 241 6283
Description: Provision of Health Services including STD treatment, behavior change, communication and information; condom program; community development and mobilization for sex workers; research and training
Women's Rights Initiative (WRI)
63 / 2, First floor, Masjid Road Jungpura, New Delhi, India
Phone: +91 4316925 / +91 4313904 / +91 432101
Description: WRI runs a pro bono legal aid cell for domestic violence cases and are also associated with law reforms in the area of domestic violence.
Vimochana
2124 16th B Main 1-A Cross, HAL IInd Stage, Bangalore 560038, India
Phone: + 91-80- 526 9307
Description: Deals with many women's issues from domestic violence to labor issues. Activities range from counseling, service provision, education and outreach, mobilizing and organizing, activism.

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NEPAL
Community Health Development Centre (CHDC)
P.O. Box 2041 Kathmandu Nepal
Phone: +977 1 523751 / 523771 / 535862
Description: Support; accommodation; medical support; counseling; health education; testing; prevention; IEC materials production and distribution; condom promotion.
Lifesaving And Lifegiving Society (LALS)
P.O. Box 7151 Kathmandu Nepal
Phone: +977 1 413976 / +977 1 413576
Description: Harm reduction for HIV/AIDS; prevention and control through behavior change intervention; education & outreach; counseling; primary health care; referrals and networking; training; peer education; drop in centre; research; IEC materials development; needle exchange; condom education and distribution; technical assistance to NGOs.
Maiti Nepal
P.O. Box 9599 Gausala
Kathmandu Nepal Phone: +977 1 494816 / +977 1 492904
Website: http://www.maitinepal.org
Description: Work with women sex workers.
Resource Center For Primary Health Care (RECPHEC)
Information and Documentation Unit P.O. Box 117 Bagbazar
Kathmandu Nepal Phone: +977 1 225675 / +977 1 243891
Description: Resource centre: information provision; publications; training; awareness; prevention; advocacy; health and development programs at field level.
Save The Children Fund
P.O. Box No 2218 Kathmandu
Nepal Phone: +977 1 412598
Description: Prevention, education and support aimed at street children, servants and children and women in difficult circumstances.
SEDA - Nepal
P.O. Box 93 Pokhara
Nepal Phone: +977 61 23805
Description: STD and HIV prevention with sex workers and their clients.
Water, Sanitation & Rural Resource Development Centre (WSRRDC)
c/o Anna Purna Advertising
Pokhara Nepal
Phone: +977 61 24095

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PAKISTAN
AIDS Prevention Association of Pakistan (APAP)
21-S/6 Gurumangat Gulberg III Lahore-54000
Pakistan Phone:+92 42 7532542 / 5878681
Website: http://www.aidspak.org
AIDS Prevention Association of Pakistan (APAP) is working on Preventive Health, HIV&AIDS, STIs awareness, Sexuality, Reproductive health, Population Welfare (Family Planning) in Punjab.
The Aga Khan Development Foundation
c/o Aga Khan University
Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500,
Karachi 74800,
Pakistan
Phone: + 92 21 493 0051
Website: http://www.aku.edu
Description: The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building and the promotion of economic development. It is dedicated to improving living conditions and opportunities for the poor, without regard to their faith, origin or gender.
AMAL Human Development Network
House 40, Street 32, F-6/1
Islamabad
Pakistan
Phone: +92 51 282 4930 / 2827774
Website: http://www.amal-hdn.org
Description: AMAL means action in Urdu. Started in 1994 as a youth-focused HIV/AIDS action group, today AMAL is one of the most visible advocates for prevention, treatment and awareness in Pakistan. Part of a network of 400 non-governmental and community-based organizations, AMAL engages with a number of important related issues in the course of tackling the HIV/AIDS problem.
Health Oriented Preventive Education (HOPE)
5 Amir Khusro Road “Mehvush" Overseas Co-op Housing Society, Block 7/8 Karachi, Pakistan
Phone: +92 21 453 9393
HOPE is an NGO (non-governmental organization) based in Karachi, Pakistan working towards Community Development, comprising of professionals (Doctors, Social workers, Educationists) as well as grass-root workers.
Website: http://www.hope-ngo.com/index.htm
Heartfile
One, Park Road, Chak Shahzad Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone: +92 51 224 3580
Website: http://www.heartfile.org/
Description: Heartfile is a non-profit NGO health-sector think tank, recognized as a powerful and respected health policy voice within Pakistan and a unique model for replication in other developing countries. The organization’s purpose is to catalyze change within the health sector in order to improve health and social outcomes.
Marie Stopes Society
21-C Commerical Area
DHA -II
Old Sunset Boulevard
Karachi 75500
Pakistan
Phone: + 92 21 588 9876
Website: http://www.mariestopespk.org
Description: Marie Stopes International is a not-for-profit sexual and reproductive health (SRH) organisation that uses modern business methods to achieve the social goal of preventing unintended pregnancies and unplanned births in 38 countries worldwide. Marie Stopes International delivers state-of-the-art programmes in: family planning; safe abortion (including post abortion care); maternal & child health; and HIV/STIs, including male circumcision.
Population Services International
Greenstar Social Marketing
Bungalow No. 1-A
Street No. 8
Sector F-8/3
Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone: + 92-51-225-6068
Website: http://www.psiwash.org
Description: Behavior change; health information; social marketing
Shifa International Hospitals FoundationShifa International Hospitals Ltd.
H-8/4, Islamabad - Pakistan
Phone: +92 51 460 3666
Website: http://www.shifa.com.pk/
Description: Shifa International Hospitals Foundation is a non-profit enterprise designed to provide quality hospital-based and population health care through its hospital and clinic-based system.

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