The children of Africa confront AIDS : from vulnerability to possibility / edited by Arvind Singhal and W. Stephen Howard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singhal, Arvind, 1962-

Howard, W. Stephen.

Series:

Research in international studies. Africa series ; no. 80.

Ohio University research in international studies. Africa series ; no. 80

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease) in children--Africa.

AIDS (Disease) in children.

Children of AIDS patients--Africa.

Children of AIDS patients.

Orphans--Africa.

Orphans.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xvii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: The Possibilities of African Leadership / W. Stephen Howard 1

Section 1 Vulnerability

1. AIDS, Orphans, and the Future of Democracy in Africa / Amy S. Patterson 13

2. Civil Conflict, Sexual Violence, and HIV/AIDS: Challenges for Children in Sierra Leone / Marda Mustapha, Aiah A. Gbakima 40

3. The Vulnerability of Children and Orphaned Youth in Zimbabwe / Prisca Nemapare, D. Dow Tang 51

4. Reducing the Vulnerability of Africa's Children to HIV/AIDS / Michael J. Kelly 59

Section 2 Coping

5. Understanding the Psychological and Emotional Needs of AIDS Orphans in Africa / Alicia Skinner Cook, Janet Julia Fritz, Rose Mwonya 85

6. Storytelling as a Psychological Intervention for AIDS Orphans in Africa / Yegan Pillay 105

7. HIV/AIDS, Children, and Sub-Saharan Africa: Dealing with Bereavement / Susan Fox, Warren Parker 119

Section 3 Courage

8. For the Sake of the Children: Community-Based Youth Projects in Kenya / Kiragu Wambuii 131

9. Participatory HIV Intervention with Ghanaian Youth / Kwardua Vanderpuye, Janet Amegatcher 149

10. How Communities Help Families Cope with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe / Gladys Mutangadura 159

Section 4 Possibility

11. Sara: A Role Model for African Girls Facing HIV/AIDS / Neill McKee, Mira Aghi, Rachel Carnegie, Nuzhat Shahzadi 171

12. The Treatment of AIDS in Soul Buddyz: A Multimedia Campaign for Children's Health in South Africa / Sue Goldstein, Shereen Usdin, Esca Scheepers, Aadielah Anderson, Garth Japhet 193

13. "HIV Is Gold, AIDS Is Platinum": Community Radio for Social Change / Tanja Bosch 211

14. Teaching Social Studies in Botswana in the Age of HIV/AIDS / Michael Bamidele Adeyemi 219

15. Communication Strategies for Confronting AIDS: Empowering the Children of Africa / Arvind Singhal 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0896802329

OCLC:

52494916