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Case study

Gender Equality and Adult Basic Education

01/12/2005

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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This paper highlights the fact that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) do not directly address the issue of adult basic education and literacy, in spite of these being essential for achieving the Millennium targets. It explores the potential of adult basic education with gender equality to be transformatory for individuals, and for groups working to […]

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Research report

A Gender Analysis of Targeted AIDS Interventions (TAI)

01/12/2005

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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This report looks at the work of the Targeted AIDS Intervention (TAI) Project, an NGO in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa, which is dedicated to HIV education and training, especially with men and boys. It looks at the impact of TAI’s work on both changing risk behaviour to reduce HIV, as well as the role […]

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Journal article

Advocacy training by the international community of women living with HIV/AIDS

01/11/2005

10 pages long

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Advocacy training by the international community of women living with HIV/AIDS

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The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS joined forces with the POLICY project with the aim of developing an advocacy agenda on sexual and reproductive health rights, and access to care, treatment, and support for women living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa and Swaziland. The process began with an assessment of the concerns and […]

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Case study

Learning the Meaning of HIV and AIDS and Gender – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

20/06/2005

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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The Gender AIDS Forum (GAF) is a Durban based South African Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) committed to enabling a deeper consciousness in women and men about the links between gender and HIV and AIDS. GAF is an activist organisation, a learning organisation and a knowledge creating organisation. This case study outlines the development of the organisation, […]

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Case study

Youth in Shebeens & Taverns: An HIV and AIDS prevention opportunity

06/06/2005

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study reviews the HIV and AIDS Shebeens and Taverns Peer Campaign project in Lamontville. Kwa Zulu-Natal which set out to engage young people in learning about HIV and AIDS through the involvement of their regular social centre – the shebeens and taverns of the township. The initiative is a project of the Lamontville […]

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Case study

Has the Impact of HIV and AIDS Affected the Lives of Rural ‘Gogos’?

06/06/2005

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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For some, growing old has been an opportunity to stand back from daily lfe and to enjoy some personal time. For others though, this has been a time when, traditionally, some forms of childcare have been the norm. The sometimes idealistic picture of quietude in old age is, for many, now being shattered by the […]

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Case study

Integrated Prevention and Care: Including men in care

06/06/2005

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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Centre for Positive Care (CPC) was founded in 1993, working with the communities of the Vhembe district in Limpopo Province of South Africa, providing information on STIs, HIV and AIDS, and teaching about safer sex and distributing condoms. Some critical factors led to the expansion of CPC: the rapid rise in the number of people […]

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Research report

Durban Lesbian and Gay Community and Health Centre: Gender HIV/AIDS analysis

14/04/2005

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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The Durban Lesbian and Gay Community and Health Centre (Community Centre) in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, aims to empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community by providing services, support, and training to enable this community to claim their rights to equality, dignity, and freedom within the context of transformation. The Community Centre is […]

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Journal article

Mitigating impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihoods: NGO experiences in sub-Saharan Africa

01/04/2005

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

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HIV/AIDS is having profound impacts on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. These include the deaths of working-age adults, the diversion of resources to caring, and the rupture of traditional chains of knowledge transmission. NGOs are responding by providing assistance to communities affected by the epidemic in the fields of agriculture, skills training, and microfinance, as well […]

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Book

Gender, Development, and Poverty

01/01/2005

1 documents

106 pages long

Languages: English

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This book examines how gender inequalities impact on men’s, women’s, and children’s experiences of poverty, and demonstrates the importance of integrating gender analysis into every aspect of development initiatives. Covering a range of issues including macro-level neo-liberal restructuring, poverty reduction strategies, gender budgets, education, HIV/AIDS, globalisation, and poverty in the North, the contributors bring new […]

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