Elderly Grandparents as Caregivers of Children Affected or Infected by HIV and AIDS in Namibia

2020 ◽  
pp. 68-83
Author(s):  
Eveline N. Kalomo ◽  
Simon George Taukeni
Keyword(s):  
Kinship Care ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Systematic Theory ◽  
Orphans And Vulnerable Children ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Elderly Caregivers

Kinship care is one of the most prevalent forms of placement that is used for children affected and/or infected by HIV and AIDS in Namibia. However, the literature lacks a systematic theory-informed understanding with respect to what is currently known about caregivers generally and specifically, elderly caregivers of orphans, and vulnerable children (OVC) in sub-Saharan Africa. This foundational chapter attempts to provide readers with content to assist in their understanding of the characteristics, role, and experiences of kinship elderly caregivers of children affected and/or infected by HIV and AIDS. In addition, the chapter highlights what is known about children living with HIV in Namibia. Finally, the chapter offers suggestions for policy and practice.

scholarly journals Early Education of orphans and vulnerable children: A crucial aspect for social justice and African development

2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jace Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Orphans And Vulnerable Children ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Education Interventions ◽  
Sub Saharan

In the last decade there has been a significant escalation in the number of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in various parts of the world, more particularly, in Sub- Saharan Africa. The author strongly asserts that early childhood education is the main vehicle to address the concerns of OVC in order for them to develop skills and human capital as future adults in order to improve the outcomes for governance and economic development in Africa. He argues on the basis of inclusion that a social justice framework is essential in taking the rights of OVC into consideration. Adopting a bio- ecological systems theoretical model the author presents research findings on the educational, psychological and social experiences of OVC to motivate the need for African governments to take on the responsibility of addressing the plight of OVC through early childhood development and education interventions if they are serious about economic sustainability and prosperity. Although the research discussed in this paper was conducted in South Africa the author believes that the findings could easily depict what happens in the rest of Africa. In concluding, the author considers the implications of the findings in relation to future policies and directions needed for crucial development in Africa.

scholarly journals The Stigmatization of HIV/AIDS Victims in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Gospel

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
PHILLIPUS J. (FLIP) BUYS
Keyword(s):  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Community Attitudes ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Keywords Hiv ◽  
Shame Culture ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

One of the most challenging issues in dealing with HIV/AIDS in Africa is breaking through the stigmas surrounding the disease and building resilience in communities where large numbers of people are infected with HIV or otherwise affected by the pandemic. This article explores the relationship between shame, fear, guilt, witchcraft, and HIV/AIDS stigmatization by looking at key features of the African traditional worldview and culture. We point out predominant witchcraft beliefs and how they translate to community attitudes towards people living with HIV and AIDS. We highlight the influence of prevailing beliefs in witchcraft and how they aggravate the experience of fear, shame, and stigmatization by people infected with or otherwise affected by HIV. Relevant aspects of the gospel are brought to bear to answer these challenges. KEYWORDS: HIV/AIDS, stigmatization, shame culture, fear culture, witchcraft, ubuntu

scholarly journals A cost-benefit framework for evaluating conditional cash-transfer programs

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Brent
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Orphans And Vulnerable Children ◽  
Transfer Programs ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

Following the prototype of Mexico’s Progresa program, a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have initiated conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs. More recently, countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have followed suit. However, no comprehensive framework to carry out a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) exists. This paper presents such a CBA framework for CCTs which enables design features such as targeting and conditionality to be separately evaluated. The framework is applied to an evaluation of a CCT program for orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya. The role of conditionality in SSA and the need for distribution weights is discussed.

HIV and AIDS, Stigma and Liberation in the Old Testament

Exchange ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezra Chitando ◽  
Masiiwa Gunda
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Hebrew Bible ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Aids Stigma ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Church

AbstractAs the HIV and AIDS pandemic continues to affect most parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the church has attempted to mitigate its effects. Unfortunately, stigma has emerged as a major challenge. The church has been implicated in stigmatizing people living with HIV and AIDS. Some Christians have used the Bible to justify the exclusion of people living with HIV and AIDS. This article examines HIV and AIDS stigma. It highlights the various forms of stigma, alongside exploring the occurrence of stigma in the Hebrew Bible. The study calls for a re-reading of the Hebrew Bible in the context of HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination. It argues that the theme of liberation that underpins the Hebrew Bible implies that stigma has no place in human relations. The paper draws attention to the need to bring liberation to the heart of mission in the light of HIV and AIDS in Africa.

scholarly journals Resource needs to support orphans and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Stover ◽  
L. Bollinger ◽  
N. Walker ◽  
R. Monasch
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Orphans And Vulnerable Children ◽  
Resource Needs ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Unexpectedly low seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kistiah ◽  
John Frean ◽  
J. Winiecka-Krusnell ◽  
A. Barragan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Protozoan Parasite ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Intracellular Protozoan Parasite

Toxoplasmosis is an infection of warm-blooded vertebrates caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. It is one of the most common parasitic diseases of humans, infecting approximately one-third of the world’s population. In persons with advanced HIV, toxoplasmosis represents a major opportunistic infection of the central nervous system. Approximately two-thirds of all people living with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa. In areas such as this, toxoplasmosis could theoretically pose a huge threat. There is little known about T. gondii prevalence in humans in Africa. Geographically, prevalences vary widely on this continent, as observed in other parts of the world. There is limited historical information about the disease in South Africa. More knowledge is needed at a regional level about the risk of toxoplasmosis, diagnostic issues, and measures to reduce the risk to susceptible persons. The seroprevalence of T. gondii in selected populations, namely HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals, and a more general sample biased towards pregnant women, was therefore investigated and found to be 9.8% (37/376), 12.8% (48/376) and 6.4% (32/497) respectively. Compared with historical data from South Africa, the prevalence has decreased substantially; however, the incidence of clinical disease is unknown, despite the very high burden of HIV and AIDS cases (5.9 million and 0.7 million, respectively in 2009). This study provided information relating to the diagnosis and current seroprevalence of T. gondii in South Africa. Many questions still remain to be answered however, to fully understand the impact of this parasite on the country’s population.

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