Education could save millions of youth from HIV/AIDS - report

Efforts by the World Bank to support education could "prove critical in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS", the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), a coalition of independent civil society organisations has said.

Student finances affected by HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS-related illness and deaths among South Africa's university students have resulted in a debt of more than US $1,2 million to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.

Educators debate condoms in schools

Education officials from around the African continent unanimously suppport abstinence messages but argue over condom distribution at schools.

Continued role of schools in fight against HIV/AIDS urged

Schools have a crucial role to play in ensuring that South African youth are not at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, premier of the North West province, Edna Molewa, has said.

Know your HIV status, students urged

Students at the Durban Institute of Technology are being encouraged to check their HIV status. This follows last week's Indaba staged by the HIV/AIDS Centre at the institution.

Call for papers - Multidisciplinary forum of child and youth research, with a focus on HIV/AIDS

HIVAN (Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking) is a research, networking and advocacy organisation attached to the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. HIVAN is convening a two-day forum on the 26th and 27th of November 2004 in Durban and will present various in-house projects which link biomedical and social science research with practice. Other researchers across multiple disciplines in the field of childhood studies and HIV/AIDS are invited to share this platform to present their work. The Forum will be open to both academics and practitioners.

UKZN HIV/AIDS Research Showcase

The University of KwaZulu-Natal held an HIV/AIDS Research Showcase on 30th November 2004. Presentations and Panel discussions focused on the research agendas and programmes within the various schools, departments and faculties at the University, and emphasized the spirit of collaboration in terms of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Children helping children empower themselves

Children often seem helpless in the face of the onslaught of HIV/AIDS, but a South African network of NGOs helping children affected by the pandemic has recognised that they can play a proactive role in combating the disease.

Education fundraiser to benefit orphans of HIV/AIDS

A new fundraising campaign launched by former South African president Nelson Mandela will help orphans of HIV/AIDS in six African countries by creating "child-friendly schools", the South African Press Association has reported.

The Three Amigos win Cine Golden Eagle award

The Three Amigos, a series of twenty (20) world-class animated Public Service Announcements (PSA€™s) designed to entrench the use of condoms to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout the world, has been awarded a CINE Golden Eagle.