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1. The Girl Effect: What Do Boys Have to Do with It?

   This paper argues for a gender and developmental perspective to explore "what boys have to do with the 'girl effect'." This approach seeks to combine the lenses of gender and developmental psychology to better understand gendered behavior in adolescents over their life cycle, with a focus on adolescence (generally defined as ages 10 to 19) in order to develop programs and undertake policy efforts to promote equitable and healthy gender identities and norms with benefits for both girls and boys in a gender relational perspective.

2. Direitos Humanos e HIV/AIDS: Avanços e perspectivas para o enfrentamento da epidemia no Brasil

   Não é possível dissociar direitos humanos do enfrentamento das DST/HIV/aids. O processo de reconhecimento do direito ao acesso universal a prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento constitui importante bandeira de direitos humanos desde o inicio da epidemia. Afirmar a dignidade do ser humano é o que traz sentido para, por exemplo, a discussão sobre a função social da propriedade intelectual frente o direito à saúde. Além da disponibilização de preservativos e medicamentos anti-retrovirais, trata-se de uma luta constante contra as desigualdades sociais. …

3. Gender relations and sexual communication among female students in the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam

   Young women's ability to pursue a safer-sex life in line with their wishes is crucial to their sexual health. Although some previous observations have suggested that young women's lack of ability to negotiate safer sex is due to gender power imbalances in the culture of Vietnam, studies that have tested this hypothesis explicitly and quantitatively are few and far between. The present study aimed to test the association between perceived gender relations and perceived self-efficacy in communicating sexual matters among undergraduate female students in the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam. …

4. Le VIH/sida en milieu migrant arabo-musulman en France

   Le VIH/sida en milieu migrant arabo-musulman en France est un rapport d'enquête mené par K. Cherabi et D. Fanget de l'association Arcat, en 1997. Il a pour but d'envisager comment le problème du VIH-sida se pose aux personnes du milieu arabo-musulman en France, tant au niveau de la prévention, de l'acceptation sociale du VIH, que du soutien ou de la prise en charge pour les personnes atteintes. Le document est composé de 2 parties principales : La première présente une analyse bibliographique de la littérature existante. …

5. Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health in Morocco. Status, Issues, Policies, and Programs

   Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health in Morocco. Status, Issues, Policies, and Programs is a report written by J. Beamish and L.T. Abderrazik for the POLICY Project, on behalf of the Asia/Near East Bureau of USAID. It aims to highlight the reproductive health status of adolescents in Morocco, within the context of the adolescent boys and girls. …

6. Joint HIV Mainstreaming in German Development Cooperation in Tanzania

   Under the umbrella of Joint HIV Mainstreaming in German Development Cooperation the implementing agencies GTZ, ded, InWent, KfW and the German Embassy in Tanzania held their First joint HIV Mainstreaming Day for national Personnel on 7th August 2009 in Dar es Salaam. The main focus of the meeting was on learning more about the implementation of HIV Workplace Programmes (WPP) and discussing different aspects of HIV Policies, such as the importance of equal rights and employment opportunities. The document is a folder which was distributed to the participants of the meeting. …

7. Projecto Fortalecimento do Sistema Educativo em Angola para Combater o VIH/SIDA - Avaliação Final

   Este documento é a avaliação final do Projecto Fortalecimento do Sistema Educativo em Angola para Combater o VIH/SIDA, executado pelo Ministério da Educação de Angola com recursos financeiros do Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD)/Angola. E uma das importantes respostas à epidemia de VIH/SIDA em Angola. O projecto foi iniciado efectivamente em 2003 e executado durante quatro anos. Esta avaliação pretende apresentar os resultados atingidos pelo projecto, bem como destacar as dificuldades encontradas no processo de execução das actividades. …

8. Legal Education and Will Writing. For the Support of Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Persons Living with HIV and other Persons Affected by HIV. Facilitator's Guide

   Legal Education and Will Writing. For the Support of Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Persons Living with HIV and other Persons Affected by HIV. Facilitator's Guide, is a manual developed by the project Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Nigeria funded by USAID and coordinated by Family Health International in Nigeria. The manual presents the basic facts contained in the Nigerian Constitution, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Child's Right Act 2003, and provides practical tips on will writing. …

9. A cultural approach to HIV/AIDS and care. HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination: an anthropological approach

   Ce document résulte d'un projet conjoint de l'UNESCO et d'ONUSIDA intitulé "L'approche culturelle de la prévention et du traitement du VIH et sida". Il vise à lutter contre la stigmatisation et la discrimination des personnes vivant avec le VIH. Ce document présente les actes de la table ronde organisée en novembre 2002 dans le cadre du projet sur le thème: " VIH et sida, stigmatisation et discrimination : une approche anthropologique ". …