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From vulnerability to sustainability : food & security in a world of HIV & AIDS : VSO-RAISA regional conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 1-3 November 2006


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Abstract: A conference on food and security in a world of HIV & AIDS was organized in Pretoria by the Regional AIDS Initiative of Southern Africa (RAISA) of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) between 2-4 November 2006. The conference provided a platform for discussing improved linkages between food security analysis and HIV & AIDS work in southern Africa. It was recommended to: strengthen the capacity of families; mobilize, support and advocate for community initiatives; ensure access to essential services for vulnerable people; aim to keep mothers alive; ensure that governments protect the most vulnerable; teach about food in schools; and advocate for food security and fair trade in international debates and forums. From a rights perspective it is important to respond with policies and programmes which address labour scarcity; promote agricultural diversity; mainstream HIV & AIDS in agricultural-extension programmes; extend micro-finance schemes; advocate for food rights; and to hold governments accountable. It was also recommended that programmes on food, nutrition, health, the environment, livelihoods and education should integrate with HIV & AIDS programmes for sustainability, effective community empowerment, and to maximize the use of limited resources.
Authors: Brouard, P. , Langford, T.
Country: Botswana , Malawi , Mozambique , South Africa , Zambia , Zimbabwe
Category: Policy
Keywords: HIV and AIDS , food , aid programmes
Language: eng
Organization: VSO - Voluntary Service Overseas , Oxfam Novib , PSO - Capacity Building in Developing Countries
PAGE: 61
Place: Pretoria [etc.]
Publisher: VSO-RAISA Regional office [etc.]
Year: 2006
Region: Africa South of Sahara , Southern Africa
Right: © 2006 VSO-RAISA, MSD, PSO, Big lottery fund, Sida and Oxfam
Subject: Health and Nutrition
Title: From vulnerability to sustainability : food & security in a world of HIV & AIDS : VSO-RAISA regional conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 1-3 November 2006