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In Our World ...HIV/AIDS

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• HIV/AIDS
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HIV/AIDS is a complex violence issue that has a huge impact on learning. It is a pandemic that is spread through the culture of violence. Those infected or affected by the disease are often treated violently and discriminated against. There are a myriad of traumatic experiences that result from this disease, the following links and stories reveal some of them.

Easy to ReadSomeone I Love died: A book to help young people deal with death. (PDF file 4.6MB)
Young South African’s discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on their lives and learning.

Carol Coombe is an expert on education and HIV/AIDS in South Africa. In this article she discusses the impact of the disease on learning and provides recommendations for educators in South Africa. (PDF file 506k)

VideoElizabeth Musonza tells the story -  (Amplifying Voices: A Series of Digital Stories)

A young Zimbabwean girl orphaned by HIV/AIDS dealing with discrimination       and struggling at school.



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