Sureksha is an HIV/AIDS prevention and women empowerment program, being implemented in the Adimali, Kattappana, Idukki district , Idukki and Nedumkandam areas of Idukki district. Under this project various programs, including HIV/AIDS prevention, STI/STD counseling and treatment, condom promotion, behavioral change program, community organization have been going on from 2007 for the benefit of 1037 female sex workers. Besides control of spread of sexual diseases, including HIV/AIDS, among the most vulnerable section of the population, the projects has resulted in overall empowerment of the participating women, some of whom have become elected people’s representatives in the local governments and members of political parties and other civil society organizations.