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Hope Amidst Despair: HIV/AIDS-Affected Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Susanna W. Grannis
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Description for Hope Amidst Despair: HIV/AIDS-Affected Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Paperback. Gives voice to HIV/AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan African, allowing them to tell their own stories. Moving insights from the heart of the global south. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 figures, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFFH2; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
Of the 16 million children to have been orphaned by AIDS worldwide, almost 15 million live in sub-Saharan Africa. Hope Amidst Despair focuses on these children and those who are made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.
Of the millions affected, many live in deep poverty, experience little schooling, have unmet health and psychological issues and bear the burden of stigma. Their plight is often ignored and, as a result, they lead lives of isolation and exclusion that threaten their futures. The book gives voice to HIV/AIDS orphans, allowing them to tell their stories and explain the challenges they face. ... Read more
Of the 16 million children to have been orphaned by AIDS worldwide, almost 15 million live in sub-Saharan Africa. Hope Amidst Despair focuses on these children and those who are made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.
Of the millions affected, many live in deep poverty, experience little schooling, have unmet health and psychological issues and bear the burden of stigma. Their plight is often ignored and, as a result, they lead lives of isolation and exclusion that threaten their futures. The book gives voice to HIV/AIDS orphans, allowing them to tell their stories and explain the challenges they face. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745331539
SKU
V9780745331539
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About Susanna W. Grannis
Susanna W. Grannis founded and led, until 2010, CHABHA, Children Affected by HIV/AIDS. She was Professor and Dean at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Queens College - CUNY, and at the Bank Street College of Education. She is the author of Hope Amidst Despair (Pluto, 2011).
Reviews for Hope Amidst Despair: HIV/AIDS-Affected Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
'An unsentimental and realistic assessment of the desperate situation of children in sub-Saharan Africa affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Thus when the author says there is hope despite the hopelessness we must believe her'
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 'The stigma attached to the disease may be diminishing, but children's grief at their parent's death remains raw. ... Read more
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 'The stigma attached to the disease may be diminishing, but children's grief at their parent's death remains raw. ... Read more