Some Religious Responses to HIV/AIDS and Children in Africa

被引:2
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作者
Okaalet, Peter [1 ]
机构
[1] MAP Int, POB 21663, Nairobi 00505, Kenya
关键词
children; vulnerable; orphans; hope; poverty;
D O I
10.1163/157430107X210081
中图分类号
B9 [宗教];
学科分类号
010107 ;
摘要
Focusing on the plight of children in the face of HIV and AIDS, the essay provides some statistical and other detail on the scope and scale of the problem before entering into a description of two exemplary programmes. Th ese are the UNICEF Global Campaign for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), and the Giving Hope programme in East Africa.
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