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| Title: | Role of Faith Based organizations in Combating HIV and AIDS Epidemic in Addis Ababa: Case Study of Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church |
| Authors: | Abebaye, Hailu |
| Advisors: | Professor Sandhya Joshi |
| Keywords: | social works |
| Copyright: | Jun-2006 |
| Date Added: | 3-May-2012 |
| Publisher: | AAU |
| Abstract: | The emergence of HIV/AIDS epidemic has brought multi faceted challenges among
the entire nations across the world. Particularly, it has affecting the developing countries
human and material resources with retarded socio economic growth. In Ethiopia millions are
infected and affected and suffering with result of huge impacts.
This study tries to see the role of Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) played in fighting
against HIV/AIDS in Addis Ababa. It focuses on case study of Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church
(EKHC) MEDAN ACTS Addis Ababa HIV/AIDS project in Kirkos sub-city. The study set
out objectives and used qualitative methods and selected 25 samples using random sampling
technique among 250 beneficiaries. The data sources are interview of beneficiaries, key
informants interview of church leaders, Junior Secondary Schools directors, Iddir leaders,
project manager and senior project staffs like IGA officer.
The thesis examines the involvement of FBOs in the prevention and control of
HIV/AIDS in the past decades. Few literatures indicated that major religions organizations
have played positive role in fighting HIV/AIDS including EKHC. EKHC has various
departments working on different development issues including prevention and control of
HIV/AIDS. Under EKHC intervention of HIV/ AIDS program indicate that the church has big
share to combat HIV/AIDS. The thesis found that the majority of the respondents faced
different challenges such as stigma, shelter problem, shortage of food and lack of medical
treatment.
Thus, the findings insist to give recommendations to service providers, humanitarian
organizations, FBOs, policy makers and other associations working on HIV/AIDS to be
involved actively in bringing effective and better performance to fight HIV/AIDS epidemic. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2362 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Social Work
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