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The children of Africa confront AIDS : from vulnerability to possibility / edited by Arvind Singhal and W. Stephen Howard.
- Title
- The children of Africa confront AIDS : from vulnerability to possibility / edited by Arvind Singhal and W. Stephen Howard.
- Publication
- Athens : Ohio University Press, c2003.
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- Description
- xvii, 265 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "The Children of Africa Confront AIDS depicts the realities of how African children deal with the AIDS pandemic.
- Singhal, Howard, and contributors from many disciplines and agencies draw on personal experiences, interviews, and thoughtful research in describing HIV/AIDS interventions for children.
- Their insights suggest possibilities for hope and progress in this alarming African public health crisis."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Ohio University research in international studies. Africa series ; no. 80
- Uniform Title
- Project Muse UPCC books.
- Research in international studies. Africa series no. 80.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Aufsatzsammlung.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Vulnerability. AIDS, orphans, and the future of democracy in Africa -- Civil conflict, sexual violence, and HIV/AIDS: challenges for children in Sierra Leone -- The vulnerability of children and orphaned youth in Zimbabwe -- Reducing the vulnerability of Africa's children to HIV/AIDS. Coping. Understanding the psychological and emotional needs of AIDS orphans in Africa -- Storytelling as a psychological intervention for AIDS orphans in Africa -- HIV/AIDS, children, and sub-Saharan Africa: dealing with bereavement. Courage. For the sake of the children: community-based youth projects in Kenya -- Participatory HIV intervention with Ghanaian youth -- How communities help families cope with HIV/Aids in Zimbabwe. Possibility. Sara: a role model for African girls facing HIV/AIDS -- The treatment of AIDS in Soul buddyz: a multimedia campaign for children's health in South Africa -- "HIV is gold, AIDS is platinum": community radio for social change -- Teaching social studies in Botswana in the age of HIV/AIDS -- Communication strategies for confronting AIDS: empowering the children of Africa.
- ISBN
- 0896802329 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2003056311
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library