NewsPostIndia.com – Papri Sri Raman
In a unique partnership, grassroots social workers and the community of transsexuals are spearheading a campaign to save the girl child and stop female foeticide in five districts of Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative (TAI) has launched the state-run Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) programme in Salem, Madurai, Vellore, Chennai and Coimbatore districts to provide trained ‘aravanis’ (transgender) access to villages where they can spread the message on health and showcase their entrepreneurial skills as part of a major social integration initiative.