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Resources
It costs almost nothing: Beneficial indoor games and handicrafts from rubbish and recycled materials (Gallagher, M., & Harlech-Jones, M., October 2007).
Activities in this 148-page book promote the psycho-social wellbeing of children affected by HIV and AIDS and poverty as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce their vulnerability. It is filled with photographs, illustrations, and diagrams for easy use by teachers, volunteers, and caregivers in pre-schools, art classes, and after-school and home settings. Several Namibian organizations cooperated with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare to produce it, with funding from the Global Fund and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. As the title suggests, all the games and crafts in the book use throw-away and recycled materials commonly found in Southern Africa.
HIV and young children: An annotated bibliography on psychosocial perspectives (February, 2005)
The second in a dedicated sub-series of working papers devoted to young children and HIV/AIDS, this annotated bibliography offers a practical guide to the content of the references which informed the literature review presented in Working Paper 33 (Young Children and HIV/AIDS: Mapping the Field). It is intended to help readers who want to go deeper into the issues and explore the original source material.
Coordinators' Notebook No. 26 (2003): HIV/AIDS and Early Childhood
Building Blocks Africa-wide briefing notes - Young Children and HIV:Strengthening family and community support
This 40-page briefing note identifies issues, principles and strategies both for care and treatment of young children with HIV and addressing the broader developmental needs of children affected by the pandemic
Where the Heart Is:
Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Young Children in the Context of HIV/AIDS: Linda Richter, Geoff Foster, Lorraine Sherr (Bernard van Leer Foundation).
Toolkit for Preparing the Best Conference Abstracts, Presentations & Posters Edition 2
A Toolkit for people working in the HIV/AIDS field and others considering attending the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, Aug.2008. It will help you develop a presentation that goes beyond the description of your work or research and write an abstract that is clear, concise and interesting.
Young children, HIV/AIDS and gender: A summary review
Attitudes towards gender that are inculcated in early childhood can play a significant role in creating adult behaviours that lead to the spread of HIV/AIDS. This working paper, Young children, HIV/AIDS and gender: A summary review explores how to use the early years to lay the foundations for HIV/AIDS prevention.
The Way the Money Goes
The fourth of a dedicated “Early Childhood and HIV/AIDS” sub-series in the long-standing Working Papers in ECD series, the first three being Working Papers 33-35. The Way the Money Goes examines the ways in which HIV/AIDS funding is disbursed and the reasons why only a small amount is spent on addressing the needs of young children. It identifies strategies for advocating for a greater priority to be given to young children in HIV/AIDS funding decisions.
Young Children and HIV/AIDS: Mapping the field
The first in a dedicated sub-series of working papers (33) devoted to young children and HIV/AIDS, this paper offers a concise and comprehensive overview of the literature from a psychological perspective. It explores a range of issues in emotional, psychological, social and physical development, and their relation to broader issues including poverty, nutrition and human rights. It idenifies gaps in knowledge and will help funders, policy makers and practitioners to locate their own work in the bigger picture.
HIV/AIDS: What about very young children?
Young children impacted by HIV/AIDS often seem to be almost invisible in the wider HIV/AIDS field. Yet no affected group is more vulnerable, more deserving or has greater potential to benefit from proper programming. The third in a dedicated sub-series of working papers devoted to young children and HIV/AIDS, this paper presents the results of research into the question of how to include very young children in programming and policy responses in HIV/AIDS affected communities.
The Child Needs Assessment Tool Kit
Developed by the World Bank Early Child Development Team, Education Sector of the World Bank and the Task Force for Child Survival and Development, the tool provides organizations working in communities impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic a methodology, questionnaire and software for assessing the needs of young children.
“Children with HIV/AIDS…Our Response” Trainers' Manual
A Trainers Manual produced by the Centre for HIV/AIDS Research, Education and Services (CHARES) funded by UNICEF, Jamaica and for use in training caregivers of children living with HIV/AIDS at home and within community settings. The topics covered include:
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the role of the caregiver
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basic information related to HIV/AIDS in children
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medical problems related to HIV/AIDS
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breaking the news about being HIV positive
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nursing care of children with HIV/AIDS in the home setting
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basic psychological needs of children with HIV/AIDS
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relationships and quality of life – interpersonal relationships
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nutrition in HIV/AIDS
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preparing children for hospitalization
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disciplining the sick child
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needs of the child in a hospice or children’s home
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needs of the child in school and in the community
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dying and death
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the caregiver-support network
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the caregiver-taking care of me
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time management
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occupational and recreational activities
For more information and/or to order a copy, please contact Mrs. Hope Ramsay directly by e-mail (ramsayhope@hotmail.com) or by phone @ (876) 977-6921. The cost of the manual is $USD25.00.
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