We are volunteering: communities' responses to children in need
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): V.Mathambo
KEYWORDS: CHILD HEALTH, CHILDREN, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, HIV/AIDS, ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC), WELL-BEING (HEALTH)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5599
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5095
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5095
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): V.Mathambo
KEYWORDS: CHILD HEALTH, CHILDREN, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, HIV/AIDS, ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC), WELL-BEING (HEALTH)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5599
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5095
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5095
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Abstract
How communities respond to families and communities affected by HIV and AIDS plays a critical role in averting destitution and crises to cushion children from the worst impacts of the epidemic. However, community initiatives face a number of challenges too.-
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