Links
Agrigulture, Economy, Education, and Community
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HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse - International This is a platform run by UNESCO and its International Institute for Educational Planning to share knowledge and information on HIV, AIDS and education, with a range of regional partners. You can find a wealth of documents and resources including papers on HIV/AIDS and Higher Education, events, news, links to other websites and you can translate the site into Spanish or French. |
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UNESCO HIV/AIDS and Teacher Education - International HIV/AIDS is ravaging the teacher workforce impacting the worldwide shortages of teachers. As education is a proven effective intervention to curb the pandemic, the Teacher Education Section has initiated efforts on education and prevention in the preparation of teachers, and programmes to support institutions to deal with affected and infected staff and students. |
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UNESCO HIV/AIDS Page - International UNESCO addresses the complex consequences HIV/AIDS has on education, culture, and human rights. Its strategy encompasses advocacy, culturally appropriate messages, behavior change, care and support, and impact analysis. The site features publications, best practices, multimedia resources, and news about HIV/AIDS. |
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AIDS: A Threat to Rural Africa (FAO/UN) - International This portal addresses the linkages between food insecurity, lack of educational opportunity, and poverty in the spread of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The site features a case study, activities of FAO to alleviate the burden, a consideration of gender issues in AIDS and agriculture, and a fact sheet about HIV/AIDS in rural Africa. |
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Future Harvest - International This site, supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, addresses the role of the international research and development community in addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Future Harvest Centers (there are 16 worldwide in developing countries) are dealing with capital stripping in cash-strapped rural households, rural AIDS orphans without farming skills, decreased productivity, biofortification of food crops, and education programs. The site also features some downloadable relevant documents and reports. |
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Health Economics and AIDS Research Division (University of Natal, Durban) - South Africa HEARD is a research and training organization conducting academic and applied research in HIV/AIDS. Its site contains a broad collection of resources on how AIDS affects many different sectors, including coverage from workshops, in-house publications (these include a thorough collection of AIDS briefs for different sectors and audiences and a government toolkit), statistics, questions, FAQ's, presentations, projects, and links. |
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International AIDS Economics Network - International The IAEN focuses on economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, and is aimed at researchers and policymakers trying to determine effective and compassionate HIV/AIDS policy. Available on this website are a number of conference proceedings, a library of papers and articles, and analytical tools to help policymakers understand and forecast the economic impact of HIV/AIDS regionally and globally. There is also a free newsletter and a job bank. |
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UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS: Multisectoral Factsheets (2001) - International This set of nineteen fact sheets addresses potential consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in many different sectors and from many different angles, including agriculture, security, education, economic development, governance, gender balances, mother-to-child transmission, orphans, vaccines, and workplace issues. |
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UNDP HIV and Development Programme - International The UNDP approach is, by definition, a multisectoral approach promoting decentralized responses and community-level action. This site features publications on HIV/AIDS and development (including excellent economic impact analysis, national human development reports on HIV/AIDS, and links to other UNDP practice areas, some of which also address HIV/AIDS. |
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World Bank HIV/AIDS Activities - International Dedicated to considering HIV/AIDS as a global development problem, not just a health problem, the World Bank has assembled this website, which includes news and events, projects around the globe addressing HIV/AIDS, publications, regional activities, tools and guidelines, and links about HIV/AIDS. |
