Healths
Shan State Migrant workers who stay in Thailand and IDPs a long the Thai-Burma border are also the group which risk getting HIV because they are moving for working place to place and when they are tired from working some of migrant youth will relax by visiting karaoke at night time. Additionally, it is very difficult for them to get knowledge of prevention HIV/AIDS. Most of them can not read and write others language and also some can not read their mother language.
Goal
To prevent the spread of HIV/ AIDS in the greater and stop Shan community discrimination against HIV positive people
HIV/AIDS Training
In 2005 SYP linked with the Migrant Assistance Project (MAP) Foundation to provide at least 9 HIV/AIDS training for Shan Migrant workers in Chiang Mai per year. In addition, SYP also provides HIV/AIDS Training of Trainers (ToT) training, and produces HIV/AIDS IEC materials and distributes them to Shan Migrant workers.
The HIV/AIDS project for Shan Migrant workers is still continuing through the year. Moreover, SYP also gives HIV/AIDS trainings to Shan refugees along the Thai-Burma border. To provide more information about HIV/AIDS for Shan people, SYP has produced 1000 copies of an 108-page HIV/AIDS handbook.
ARHZ
To provide health training for Shan adults, SYP has joined with BWU, Lahu organizations, and Kachin organizations to run the Adult Reproductive Health Zone (ARHZ). The project provides two 5-day health workshops about HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and family planning choices for Shan adults per year. The training was held 1 time in Thailand for Shan Migrant adults and another one was held at the border. Every year, SYP expects to train a total of 70-80 Shan Youth.
