Investing in Our Future: Psychological support for children affected by HIV/AIDS. A case study in Zimbabwe and The United Republic of Tanzania (UNAIDS, 2001, 77 p.): Dedication

Investing in Our Future: Psychological support for children affected by HIV/AIDS. A case study in Zimbabwe and The United Republic of Tanzania (UNAIDS, 2001, 77 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Acknowledgements
		Dedication
		Foreword
		Investing in our future
		Introduction
		Child rights and HIV/AIDS
		HIV/AIDS and children in Africa
		“Everyone’s child”: Educating the community on the child’s needs
		Helping parents to disclose their HIV status
		Helping parents talk to their children about death and dying
		Counselling in various situations
		Networking for effective responses/ANNEA
		Lessons learned about psychosocial support
		Further reading
		Appendix A: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child/Summary
		Appendix B: Organizational resources and contacts
		Back cover

Dedication

This report is dedicated to all young AIDS Ambassadors, especially Nkosi Johnson of South Africa, who lived with the virus for 12 years and worked tirelessly and selflessly to improve the lives of millions of children and adults living with HIV/AIDS.

Nkosi Johnson

“The future of any nation is directly linked to the future of its children - and by investing in children and in the families that sustain them, a nation is ultimately investing in its own development.”

Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, UNICEF, speech at the release of The State of the World’s Children 2001, New York, December 2000