title: [The role of nongovernmental organizations in the response to the AIDS epidemic].
abstract: The main trends in the activities of the Public Movement "Faith, Hope, Love", organized by an initiative group of specialists in public health, law, public order maintenance, as well as volunteers, in June 1996 are presented. The main aspects of the activities of this non-governmental organization are the prevention of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among vulnerable groups of the population (female sex workers, injecting drug users, street children, representatives of sexual minorities); educational activities on the problems of the prevention of drug addiction and AIDS/STD among adolescents and young people; rendering psychological assistance to the vulnerable groups of the population; practical assistance to street children. Approaches and methods used in the work on AIDS/STD prevention among vulnerable groups of the population are as follows: active involvement of the representatives of vulnerable groups in preventive work, the creation of the possibility of contacts with specialists for representatives of vulnerable groups by opening confidence rooms, mutual assistance centers, provision with individual preventive remedies, active involvement of representatives of government structures in the realization of the projects carried out by the Movement, etc.
authors.affiliation: Public Movement Faith, Hope, Love, Odessa, Ukraine.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Semikop
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kitsenko
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Kiunov
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D015497:HIV-1; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D014455:Ukraine; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies