Samabhavana has pioneered ground breaking research on Boys & Youth in Massage Industry.
Samabhavana initiated the study in August 2001 and was thereafter accepted at IV international AIDS Conference-Barcelona-02, Abstract No WePeG6920, 2nd APCRSH-Bangkok-03,AHRN Conference-Melborne-04,And special mention in Human Rights Watch report of July 20.14, No. 5 (C), www.hrw.org, Human Rights Watch, (2002), Epidemic of abuse: Police harassment of HIV/AIDS outreach workers in India. Human Rights Watch, 14 (5). July 2002
The objective of this study was to document the Knowledge, experience of Masseur Community on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights and was given full scholarship by Ford Foundation of AIDS Conference
Samabhavana undertook the study in August 2003 and was accepted at 2nd APCRSH-Bangkok-03, and subsequently at NACO research Conference in June 2006; the objective was to study the behavior pattern of clients during Massage
A study to survey the literature existing in India since ancient to the contemporary, and its analysis and media perception was the objective which was also accepted as poster at NACO research Conference in June 2006 supported by RCSHA – DFID
An Action Research study to look at the backward integration process of migration from Destination (Mumbai) to Source (Mathura) was supported by SWISSAID and it was initiated prior by DFID-RCSHA to look at the quality health referral systems and to develop linkages which is currently ongoing with Ram Krishna Mission Hospital and SWISSAID supported by providing exposure visits and training to 38 youth on organic farming and advocacy for Government schemes by accessing Right to Information Act
The objective of the study is to understand both the demand and the supply aspects of the presence of boys in the massage industry in Mumbai so that appropriate intervention areas can be marked and suitable strategies evolved supported by Groupe Developpement in collaboration with TATA Institute of Social Sciences.
