The report, a joint effort by the Federation of Women Lawyers—Kenya and the Center, vividly illustrates the failure of the Kenyan government to care for women living with HIV. At healthcare cente…
This project draws together international human rights law and illustrative examples from various jurisdictions as the basis for a legal framework to respect, protect and promote women’s rights i…
Legislation can be instrumental in impeding or promoting initiatives to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The widespread legal, social, economic and political ramifications of the epidemic make it n…
Families are touched by HIV/AIDS in many ways. These stories show how South African families deal with HIV. Through these stories we learn how HIV threads its way through their lives, how family me…
The feminization of HIV epidemics has been steadily increasing worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, 75 per cent of young people infected are women and girls. Gender disparities in education contribute…
The AIDS Law Project (ALP), a pioneering organization that helps combat HIV/AIDS by protecting the rights of the millions affected by the disease in South Africa, is the recipient of the 2003 “Aw…
The HIV and AIDS scourge is a crisis in Kenya. About 1.5 million are estimated to be infected. It is also estimated that there are about 100,000 new infections annually.
The HIV pandemic is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today. The disease robs millions of their lives and devastates the fabric and the livelihood of families, communities and nations…
In the changing dynamics of the AIDS epidemic, it has become increasingly clear that the negative impact of this reality is felt by individuals, households, communities and entire societies. The lo…
As the rate of people infected with HIV/AIDS increases in Southern Africa, national health programmes are being increasingly strained. In the absence of adequate state funding for hospitals and med…
On May 12-13, 2008 AAI’s 1st Rating Workshop was held, at Tammsvik, outside Stockholm, Sweden. The meeting gathered thirty-eight internationally acknowledged experts representing academia, UN, th…
ABANTU for Development is a registered Non-Governmental Organisation, esterblished in October 1991. It is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the …
HIV-related stigma and discrimination has been identified as a universal phenomenon which occurs in every country and region of the world. It was identified as the 'third epidemic' early in the h…
The Kenya Land Alliance (KLA) formally a Trust and registered as a NGO in July 2013 was established to create an institutional mechanism to advocate for enabling land laws and policies in order to …
JAAIDS engages in research, community and media mobilization, policy advocacy, and response monitoring and training to address HIV/AIDS, TB and other related issues. JAAIDS is part of several natio…
The second twin / by Glaydah Namukasa -- Key to a new life / by Betty Kituyi -- Dance with a wolf / by Lillian Tindyebwa -- Looking for home / by Beverley Nambozo -- In God's palm / by Rose Rwakasisi.
Current trends of HIV transmission and prevalence clearly show that the epidemic is fuelled by gender-based vulnerabilities. Close to 60 per cent of adults living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa are…
The book was originally published in Swedish in April 2004 by Ordfront Forlag
"I have spent the last four years watching people die." With these wrenching words, diplomat and humanitarian Stephen Lewis opens his 2005 CBC Massey Lectures. Lewis's determination to bear witness…
There are more women and girls in their teens and early twenties infected with HIV than any other age group. The male to female transmission is twice as high as that of female to male transmission …