The Teddy Trust, the charitable foundation of our Community Trade partner, Teddy Exports, has made a huge contribution to the wellbeing of the Tamil Nadu community in Southern India. Its AIDS awareness initiatives have been cited as a model for the rest of India, where AIDS is a rapidly growing problem. More than 42,000 people have attended the trustees AIDS awareness workshops, and two truck stops now to give AIDS information and free condoms to long-distance truck drivers. The trust also runs a project to educate sex workers about safe sex, condom use and proper STD care.