A Generation at Risk: The Global Impact of HIV/AIDS on Orphans and Vulnerable Children

by Edited by Geoff Foster , Carol Levine , John Williamson

• ISBN13: 9780521696166
• ISBN10: 052169616X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-06
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

With a Foreword by Desmond Tutu, Generation at Risk brings up-to-date and insightful perspectives from experienced practitioners and researchers on how a better future can be secured for the millions of children who are being orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. The current situation of these children is grim, and while there has been significant action in the last few years by governments, international organizations, religious bodies, and non-governmental organizations, the vast majority of children made vulnerable by AIDS have not benefited from any assistance beyond their own extended family and community. A Generation at Risk explains in straightforward terms what is required to fill this gap. The book addresses what needs to be done in the areas of education, community mobilization and capacity building, economic strengthening at household and community levels, psychosocial support, and the protection of children and the fulfilment of their rights.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction: HIV/AIDS and Its Long-Term Impact on Children	p. 1
Family and Community-Based Care for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS: Strengthening the Front Line Response	p. 11
Strengthening Households and Communities: The Key to Reducing the Economic Impacts of HIV/AIDS on Children and Families	p. 37
The Response of the Educational System to the Needs of Orphans and Children Affected by HIV/AIDS	p. 66
Psychosocial Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic on Children and Youth	p. 93
Human Rights and Children Affected by HIV/AIDS	p. 134
Religion and Responses to Orphans in Africa	p. 159
Making the Right Choices in the Asia-Pacific Region: Protecting Children and Young People from HIV and Its Impacts	p. 181
Troubled Tapestries: Children, Families, and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States	p. 213
Interventions to Support Children Affected by HIV/AIDS: Priority Areas for Future Research	p. 232
Finding a Way Forward: Reducing the Impacts of HIV/AIDS on Vulnerable Children and Families	p. 254
Chronology of Important Events	p. 279
Resource Guide	p. 285
Index	p. 295
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