The impact of the AIDS epidemic on teachers in sub-Saharan Africa: a further update
It is still widely anticipated that the AIDS epidemic will have a devastating impact on the education sector in Africa.
It is still widely anticipated that the AIDS epidemic will have a devastating impact on the education sector in Africa.
The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing access and retention in secondary schooling for orphans and other vulnerable children living in high HIV prevalence areas of Lesotho. A case study approach was used to address this aim.
This paper is a contribution to the debate on preventative education concerning HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS is having a devastating impact on the health and livelihoods of Basotho. The country is estimated to have the third highest infection rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, with increasing numbers of HIV/AIDS orphans.
The Essential Elements Framework, which is the basis of the present document and of the Safe Youth Worldwide program itself provides a useful framework for youth focused HIV prevention programs that attends both to ensuring program quality and institutional capacity for scale-up.
The first AIDS case was identified in Lebanon in 1984, followed by a steady increase in the number of cases of people living with HIV/AIDS.