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Author:   Emma Guest
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9780745320755

ISBN 10:   0745320759
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   20 July 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface to First edition Preface to New Edition Introduction Section I: Families 1. Mbuya's Story A Grandmother's Story, Lusaka, Zambia 2. Extending Families An Aunt's Story, Kampala, Uganda 3. Strangers Step In The Tale of Two Foster Parents, South Africa Section II: Projects 4. Childcare by Committee A Social Worker's Story, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 5. Hope in the Hills 'Cluster Fostering' in Rorual KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 6. Institutionalised An Orphanage in Cape Town, South Africa 7. A Hundred Dollars for a Bull A Social Worker's Story, Luweero District, Uganda Section III: International Involvement 8. Foreign Aid or Interference? United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Lusaka, Zambia Section IV: Children Alone 9. A Mother to her Brothers A Child-headed household's story, Johannesburg, South Africa 10. Falling through the Net A Street Child's Story, Lusaka, Zambia Conclusion Notes List of organisations Index

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'This brave and moving book forces us to open our eyes to the full extent of the devastation that AIDS is causing in Africa. Through the words of AIDS orphans and those struggling to cope with the flood of unwanted children, Children of AIDS serves as a wake-up call for the international community.' Susan Sarandon'An important and timely book on a devastating crisis.' Fergal Keane'Guest compresses her research on this enormously explosive crisis into a short and tightly structured book ... Her book will help to give a fuller understanding of the orphan crisis.' The Sunday Independent, South Africa'The author, a perceptive analyst of the ongoing AIDS tragedy, presents case studies of organized responses in three countries hit hard by the epidemic: Uganda, Zambia and South Africa. By exploring the social reality behind the numbing statistics, she makes possible more informed speculation about the economic, social and psychological impact of the disease in coming decades.' Foreign Affairs

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Emma Guest was communications manager for the Samaritans A- a helpline for the suicidal A- until she moved to South Africa in 1998. Since then she has been a freelance writer on AIDS-related matters for companies, charities and the South African government. She now lives in London.

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