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    Programme planning materials and training resources: a compendium

    United Nations Population Fund, 2004
    This compendium of materials aims to address the needs of both professionals and health workers, including young people, by providing access to materials previously unavailable to them, and bringing to light the concepts being highlighted as essential elements of HIV prevention for youth-focused programming.
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    More than words? Action for orphans and vulnerable children in Africa: monitoring progress towards the UN declaration of commitment on HIV/AIDS

    World Vision, 2005
    This paper, from World Vision, examines how far the rights and needs of orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) are being met in four of the worst AIDS affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia.It finds that children orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS are most likely to be missing out in terms of education, health, nutrition and other basic needs.
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    Poverty reduction strategy papers: do they matter for children and young people made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS?

    World Bank, 2004
    This study reviews PRSPs and National HIV/AIDS Plans (NSPs) to assess how HIV/AIDS is being addressed in PRSPs.Findings of the study, with regard to content and process of the PRSPs include:the PRSP process has started to add value by bringing HIV/AIDS into national poverty planning processes, but progress in transforming stated objectives into actual programmes is slowPRSP planned
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    Qualitative evidence on adolescents’ views of sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa

    Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2005
    This study examines how young people in sub-Saharan Africa view sexual and reproductive health issues. It also explores what they think about sources of sexual and reproductive health information and services.
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    In focus: AIDS

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2005
    This bulletin from the International Poverty Centre (IPC) highlights recent research on poverty and inequality, with a special focus on HIV and AIDS. The first article examines Thailand’s response to HIV and AIDS and finds that a strong political commitment and strategy can effectively halt the spread of HIV within years.
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    Orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia: 2004 situation analysis

    Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2004
    This report is a second Situation Analysis of Zambia’s orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), since 1999. It documents progress since the last report, and emphasises the challenges that remain.
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    Involving young people in the care and support of people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia

    Horizons, 2004
    This study, from the Horizons programme, examines the potential of trained members of anti-AIDS clubs to contribute to care, support and stigma-reduction activities and attempts to determine the impact of their involvement in these activities on HIV-related beliefs and behaviours.
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    Orphans and other vulnerable children support toolkit

    International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2005
    This toolkit is a collection of information, tools and guidance on community based support to orphans and other vulnerable children in the context of HIV/AIDS. The kit covers seven main areas which are then subsequently divided into sub themes.
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    Giving money to children: the state’s constitutional obligations to provide child support grants to child headed households

    Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), 2004
    One effect of the HIV epidemic in South Africa has been increasing numbers of orphans and of households headed by children. This article argues that laws which currently prevent child headed households from accessing benefits violate the country’s Constitution.
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    HIV, malaria and beyond: reducing the disease burden of female adolescents

    Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2005
    This article from Malaria Journal asks why female adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa are not being targeted by HIV and malaria control programmes. The authors point out that the highest overlap between malaria and HIV infections occurs in this group, yet control activities are directed towards different target groups.

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