Description
Book SynopsisExperiences of living with AIDS
Trade Review'This brave and moving book forces us to open our eyes to the full extent of the devastation that AIDS is causing in Africa' -- Susan Sarandon
'An important and timely book on a devastating crisis' -- Fergal Keane
Table of ContentsPreface to First edition
Preface to New Edition
Introduction
Section I: Families
1. Mbuya's Story
A Grandmother's Story, Lusaka, Zambia
2. Extending Families
An Aunt's Story, Kampala, Uganda
3. Strangers Step In
The Tale of Two Foster Parents, South Africa
Section II: Projects
4. Childcare by Committee
A Social Worker's Story, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
5. Hope in the Hills
'Cluster Fostering' in Rorual KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
6. Institutionalised
An Orphanage in Cape Town, South Africa
7. A Hundred Dollars for a Bull
A Social Worker's Story, Luweero District, Uganda
Section III: International Involvement
8. Foreign Aid or Interference?
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Lusaka, Zambia
Section IV: Children Alone
9. A Mother to her Brothers
A Child-headed household's story, Johannesburg, South Africa
10. Falling through the Net
A Street Child's Story, Lusaka, Zambia
Conclusion
Notes
List of organisations
Index
