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- Title
What Does the Future Hold?
- Authors
Nkosi, Scott
- Abstract
The article presents the view of a youth and community leader living in QwaQwa about poverty and HIV/AIDS in his community and how this is making children and youth more vulnerable than anyone. The statistics have shown that over the last ten years as of February 2004, the rate of HIV infection among adolescents and children has increased tremendously, more than in any other age group in South Africa. QwaQwa is found to be one of the poorest areas within the province of Free State, one of the poorest provinces in South Africa. QwaQwa is underdeveloped. It has been facing a crucial economic breakdown. QwaQwa is one of the areas where the HIV/AIDS epidemic infection is spreading at a faster rate than ever. The Department of Health has revealed that since 1999 in the whole of South Africa, more than one third of those living with HIV are young people from 15 to 35 years of age. It is predicted that ten years from now, many babies born in South Africa will be HIV positive. Orphans and children living with AIDS deserve the same comfort and protection like everyone else. The community, stakeholders, the provincial and local government, and the individuals are the only ones who can claim the right and responsibility to build for the future generation. In relation to this, much has been learned upon working with the Circles of Care. Circles of Care is a useful process to build community support and care for vulnerable children. Circles of Care gives vulnerable children, abused children and children living with HIV/AIDS a better chance to find healing and to find happiness and peace within themselves.
- Subjects
FREE State (South Africa); SOUTH Africa; CHILD care; AIDS in children; AIDS; HIV infections; HIV-positive persons
- Publication
Reclaiming Children & Youth, 2004, Vol 12, Issue 4, p201
- ISSN
1089-5701
- Publication type
Article