The contributors detail first hand how women have become the most affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa, challenging Christian and cultural traditions and providing con-crete suggestions for change in the teaching and practice of the church. Bib, notes, xiii, 290pp, SOUTH AFRICA. CLUSTER PUBLICATIONS.

The severity of the AIDS epidemic in Africa compels a rethinking of gender relations. This book examines what can be done, particularly by women, to stem the tide of the epidemic. In exploring responses to AIDS in six communities across Tanzania and Zambia, the authors draw lessons which relate more generally to countries throughout the region. Index, bib, notes, maps, xviii, 222pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE, 1841420247

Topical and informative, this ground-breaking book uses examples from South Africa and South-East Asia to illustrate how education, gender equality, and HIV and AIDS interrelate. Includes case studies on Kenya and Nigeria. Index, tables, 230pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS.

The HIV infection rate amongst women in Africa is rising yearly and the death rate is now almost as high as for men. The recognition that HIV/AIDS is not solely a health problem and that too successfully stem the tide, a gender perspective has to be used with the policies which deal with the economic and social factors. Published to be used by policy makers, planners, field staff and health workers and contains lists of on-line resources. b/w ill, tables, app, bib, 164pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, 0850926556

HIV and AIDS affect millions of women and men whose work drives their countries' economies and services, and who care for the young and the old. HIV and AIDS push more and more families into poverty, and poverty makes people more vulnerable to infections. The impact of the pandemic is gendered, with women more likely to contract HIV not just because of increased biological vulnerability, but also due to their widespread inability to negotiate safe sexual contact and condom use. Women and girls, as the primary care-givers in most society, also bear the burden of caring for sick partners and relatives, which significantly affects their access to education and their capacity to generate income. Using case studies from around the world, this collection explores the links between HIV and AIDS, poverty, and gender inequality, and the role of development practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers in addressing the pandemic. Extensive resources listing. Index, 208pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS.

This second publication in the AWLAE series on HIV/AIDS and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa discusses the gender dimension of HIV/AIDS impact at household and community level in a threefold typology of gender specific constraints, gender intensified constraints and gender imposed constraints. Attention is given to the implications of gender constraints for food and livelihood security in rural settings, where women are the main producers of food crops as well as the main caregivers; and how cultural norms determine the different options open to women in contrast to men in mitigating the effects of the epidemic. Includes an annotated bibliography. 120pp, NETHERLANDS. WAGENINGEN ACADEMIC PRESS.

When is one social script of being a proper Woman valid and what invalidates it? What kind of changes and norms are implicitly or explicitly promoted through development interventions? Can sexuality be separated from material, social and political realities? Why are there so many contradicting messages and forces around ARV medicines? Why is there so much silence and so much noise at the same time around HIV/AIDS? Can HIV/AIDS be a force for inclusion rather than exclusion? 40pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Property-grabbing from widows and orphans began long before the HIV and AIDS pandemic. However, the scale of HIV infection rates, stigmatisation, and the social and economic vulnerability of widows and orphans have worsened the situation. Targets of psychological and physical harassment, dispossessed of their property and evicted form their homes, women and children are left destitute. This collection of narratives from southern and East Africa aims to raise awareness not only about the heavy impact of HIV and AIDS in the region but also about the active steps being taken by many grassroots organizations to respond to the crisis. 117pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL.

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