Prerana is a non profitable organization formed by people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs) in 1997. Prerana was the first care and support group formed in Nepal , predominately managed by positive people. It's founder member, Saran Chettri was the first HIV positive person to publicly announce his status and has been the public face of many media HIV/AIDS campaigns in Nepal since the late 1990s. Named Prerana (meaning “inspiration” in both Nepali and Hindi), the organization became established to provide advocacy and to defend the rights of HIV+ people and to provide support to help them lead a healthy and a dignified life.