AFRO-NETS> HIV/AIDS and Rural Development: what can we do?

[Klaus Pilgram <pilgram.gtz-zimbabwe@zw.gtz.de>]

HIV/AIDS and Rural Development: what can we do?
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The Sector Network Rural Development (SNRD) is comprised of represen-
tatives from different GTZ-supported rural development projects in 
Sub-Saharan Africa. At an SNRD annual meeting held in Mombasa in 
January 2000, participants agreed to form a working group (WG) on 
HIV/AIDS and its impact on rural development. The purpose of this WG 
is to further investigate the links between HIV/AIDS and rural devel-
opment, with a view to making recommendations on how rural develop-
ment projects can integrate the fight against HIV/AIDS in their range 
of activities. The focus should be both on reducing the spread of the 
epidemic, and, as far as possible, its negative impacts. 

The WG on HIV/AIDS decided to organise a workshop which brought to-
gether experiences on the integration of the subject of HIV/AIDS in 
RD activities, not only in GTZ supported projects, but also in pro-
jects supported by other multi-lateral and bilateral organisations, 
and in similar activities implemented by NGOs and government agen-
cies. This workshop, titled "HIV/AIDS and Rural Development: what can 
we do?", took place in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 02 to 05 April, 2001.

The Executive Summary (12 pages, Adobe PDF format, 62 kb) of the 
workshop is available for downloading from the AFRO-NETS server at:

http://www.afronets.org
click 'AFRO-NETS related Documents'

or download directly from:
http://www.afronets.org/docs/snrd-aids.pdf


Klaus Pilgram
SNRD Secretariat
1, Orange Grove Drive, Highlands
P.O.Box 2406
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263-4-497-562 / 496-723/4
Fax: +263-4-495-628 / 496-723/4
mailto:pilgram.gtz-zimbabwe@zw.gtz.de

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