ALLIES Project
The Accountability Leadership by Local Communities for Inclusive, enabling services (ALLIES) Project
The ALLIES project strives to end TB through community initiatives. The goal of the USAID supported project (October 2019 to September 2023) is to enable the environment for TB elimination by leveraging community action as an ally to build a culture of accountability.
The ALLIES project is being implemented in three districts each in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha and in six districts in Tamilnadu.
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recent updates
TB Champions at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, October 2021
TB Champions at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, October 2021
TB Champions at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, October 2021
Seven TB Champions participated in the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health held virtually in October. Speaking as part of different sessions, TB Champions spoke about their role in the community in mitigating issues faced by people with TB, their efforts to operationalise the Community Accountability framework and their learnings from the stigma assessment.
Stigma Art Skilling Workshop, September 2021
TB Champions at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, October 2021
TB Champions at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, October 2021
A unique stigma art skilling workshop was organised in September 2021 to help TB Champions translate their experiences with stigma onto canvas and paper using paint, charcoal and digital mediums, guided by artist Rishi Mehra.
Learn to Lead knowledge series, year-round
Learn to Lead is a curated knowledge series for TB Champions and survvior-led networks with a different theme n response to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the project conducted Knowledge Building sessions with members of TB survivor-led networks in the priority states to promote awareness on COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, availability of COVID-19 vaccines, Nikshay Poshan Yojana and other aspects of TB. In addition, as part of the ‘Learn to Lead’ series, messages containing information about various aspects of COVID-19 and TB were developed and disseminated in Hindi, Odia and Tamil.
TB Centrestage, March 2021
The next edition of REACH'sTB Centrestage discussion series was held on 22 March 2021, ahead of World TB Day.. At the meeting, REACH presented the first draft of a Community Accountability Framework for Improved Quality of Care and Services,. 14 TB Champions spoke as part of different panels, outlining their vision for engagement of TB-affected communities.
PROJECT objectives
To create powerful advocates to shape rights-respectful, gender and age-responsive TB services
To establish community-owned mechanisms to monitor quality of TB care and services, and give feedback to the program for timely responses
To establish community-owned mechanisms to monitor quality of TB care and services, and give feedback to the program for timely responses
To establish community-owned mechanisms to monitor quality of TB care and services, and give feedback to the program for timely responses
To establish community-owned mechanisms to monitor quality of TB care and services, and give feedback to the program for timely responses
To establish community-owned mechanisms to monitor quality of TB care and services, and give feedback to the program for timely responses
To generate local solutions and resources in response to identified needs
To generate local solutions and resources in response to identified needs
To generate local solutions and resources in response to identified needs
To enable environments for TB elimination at state and national levels
To generate local solutions and resources in response to identified needs
To generate local solutions and resources in response to identified needs
Excellence in TB care can only be achieved when each programme staff is technically sound and compassionate about every person with TB. A person-centred approach will help us end TB.
Dr PK Hota, Jt Director of Health Services (TB), STC, Odisha
key activities
community accountability framework (CAF)
Achieving Excellence in TB Care and Services (AETBCS)
Achieving Excellence in TB Care and Services (AETBCS)
The project's flagship intervention to establish a feedback mechanism from communities to the health system, with TB Champions as facilitators. Over 225 TB Champions are currently working to implement CAF.
Achieving Excellence in TB Care and Services (AETBCS)
Achieving Excellence in TB Care and Services (AETBCS)
Achieving Excellence in TB Care and Services (AETBCS)
A training curriculum to equip TB programme staff to work with communities and adopt person-centred approaches to end TB. Regular workshops are held in project states and districts.
understanding stigma
Achieving Excellence in TB Care and Services (AETBCS)
TB Champions trained to use the stigma assessment tool developed by the Stop TB Partnership to understand and respond to stigma affected communities.
strengthening networks
Survivor-led networks supported to expand their presence, improve coordination with the health system and establish good governance.
engaging industries
engaging industries
Expanding the Employer Led Model (ELM) for TB care and prevention by engaging industries, with a focus on those employing populations vulnerable to TB.