• City Square Mall in Rajouri Garden, New Delhi
• Janak Puri District Center, New Delhi
• Priya Cinema Complex Vasant Vihar, New Delhi

The students were provided information on HIV & AIDS, the difference between HIV and AIDS, the methods of transmission of HIV. The students were also sensitised on the need to support People Living with HIV [PLHIVs] and the significance of reducing the levels stigma and discrimination directed at People Living with HIV.

• Delhi Public School, Mathura Road
  An awareness session was organized at Delhi Public School, Mathura Rod, New Delhi for the students from two sections of class 8th on 24th November, 2008, the session was also attended by the peer educators of the school.
  
  A Poster making competition was also held at the school post the session. The students whose posters were adjudged to be the best were Ms. Disha Kashyap, Mr. Avi Jain, and Ms. Kritika Suneja.
   
• Sri Venkateswara College, South Campus
  
  An interactive awareness session was organized at the Sri Venkateswara College, South Campus, New Delhi, on 24 Nov. 2008.
  
  Prior to the knowledge dissemination session, a debate competition was held. The topic for debate was 'How can the awareness of HIV and AIDS be raised most effectively - by targeting civil society at large or only high risk groups?'.
  
  There were a total of 12 participants. Ms. Anushree Deb, Ms. Sita Priya Moorthy and Ms. Chishta Kochar were the best performers.
  
  At the end of the session, the participants indicated that they felt that there was a need for conducting more such sessions on a regular basis, so that more and more people are made aware of the issues relating to the pandemic of HIV and AIDS.
   
• JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Haus Khas
  
  A session was organized for the students of JD Institute of Fashion Technology on 26th November, 2008 during which the students answered a basic quiz on HIV and AIDS. “Blood Brothers” - a short film on HIV and AIDS, made by the renowned film-maker Vishal Bharadwaj, as a part of the AIDS Jaago Project, was also screened.
  
  A t-shirt design competition was also held for the students of JD Institute. The students were provided with t-shirts who designed them with messages on the theme Living Positive.
   
• Eicher School, Faridabad
  
  An awareness session was organized at Eicher School, Faridabad on 28th November, 2008. The awareness session was conducted by Mr. Michael Marshall, of Sahara Centre for Residential Care & Rehabilitation.
  
  Poster making and debate competitions were also held at the school. The topic for debate was - 'How can the awareness of HIV and AIDS be raised most effectively; by targeting civil society at large or only high risk groups?'
  
  The winners of the debate competition were Ms. Shubham, Ms. Chetna and Ms. Shivani.
  
  The winners of the poster making competition were Mr. Shashank Sharma, Ms. Shivani Mathur and Ms. Y. Shravani.

• Rashi Wears Pvt. Ltd., Noida
  
  On 18th Nov, 2008 a session was organized for the women operators of Rashi Wears Pvt. Ltd., Noida. A group of 30 women workers participated in the awareness session conducted by Mr. Michael Marshall, of Sahara Centre for Residential Care & Rehabilitation.
  
  The participants, as we noticed in the beginning of session, were mostly ignorant about HIV & AIDS and the various issues that relate to germination and progression of these. The participants learnt more about prevention and caution.
  
  At the end of the session, the responses from participants indicated that they had found the session informative and useful.
   
• Sarla Fabrics Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad
  
  Two sessions were organized at Sarla Fabrics, Ghaziabad on 18th Nov., 2008. First session was conducted for the shop-floor workers of the company, in which the participants were provided with information on HIV and AIDS.
  
  The second session, held with the executives and managers of the Company was an interactive session in which the participants shared their thoughts and views relating to the issue of HIV and AIDS and on Living Positive. Mr. Pankaj Narula, CEO also participated in the interactive session.
  
  After initial inhibitions, the executives started coming out with the doubts / queries they had in their mind and also sharing their own thoughts. The participants also felt that there definitely was a need for spreading more awareness about HIV and AIDS and that even though they had come in thinking they knew all, they had learnt several things which they were simply unaware of or had their misconceptions cleared.
  
  One of the points discussed was regarding employing people who are living with HIV. After discussion on issues such as loss of productivity, leaves etc. It was encouraging to note that after some discussion most participants were of the view that being HIV positive is not a deterrent for carrying out the tasks at work.
   
• Bhaskar Industries Ltd., Mandideep
  
  Two sessions were organized on 20th Nov., 2008 at Bhaskar Industries, Mandideep. The sessions were conducted by volunteer trainers from the Gandhi Bhawan Trust, Bhopal.
  
  First session was conducted for the shop-floor workers of the company, in which the participants were provided with information on HIV and AIDS.
  
  The second session was held with the executives and managers of the Company. It was an interactive session in which the participants shared their thoughts and views relating to the issue of HIV and AIDS and on Living Positive.
   
• Benu Textiles, Amritsar
  
  Sessions were organized at Benu Textiles, Amritsar on 26th November, 2008. The sessions were conducted by Mr. Manish Kumar from SYPM, Technical Support Unit, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
  
  Mr. Sandeep and Mr. Rajat, owners of Benu Textiles were very forthcoming about taking the lead in getting the awareness sessions organized at their company and extending their support in taking this initiative further.
  
  First session was conducted for women shop-floor workers of the company and he second session was held with male workers of the Company. The participants were provided with information on HIV and AIDS.
  
  One of the workers Mr. Dinesh was identified in Benu Textiles, to be matured as a Peer educator.
   
• Leela Dyeing, Amritsar
  
  An awareness session was organized on 27th November, at Leela Dyeing, Amritsar. The session was conducted by Mr. Manish Kumar from SYPM, Technical Support Unit, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
  
  Mr. Rajesh Kumar of Leela Dyeing was very forthcoming about taking the lead in getting the awareness sessions organized at their company and extending their support in taking this initiative further.
  
  The session was conducted with a group of around 20 shop-floor workers of the company, in which the participants were provided with information on HIV and AIDS.
  
  Two workers, who are very knowledgeable, have been identified in Leela Dyeing, to be matured as Peer educators. The workers shall be provided further training by SPYM to work as peer educators so that the awareness campaign can be taken forward on a continuous basis.
  
  The promoters of Leela Dyeing were very supportive of the initiative, and appreciated that this will enable the industry to make it possible to check the spread of HIV in the worker community, and also, in the long run, make it possible for the industry to create employment opportunities for infected persons, thus enabling them to live a normal self-sustaining life.