Gender Responsiveness of Hiv/Aids Awareness Education Program In Addis Ababa: The Case of Arada Sub-City Administra Tion
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2007-06
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Addis Ababauniversity
Abstract
This study has been carried out to ascertain whether the HIV/AIDS awareness education
program run by the three NGOs (SYGE,WeSMCO,and ISAPSO) in the Arada sub-city
administration was gender responsive or not. Accordingly, the qualitative research
method of the multiple-case study was employed. Data were gathered from key
informants of the NGOs' program officers, heads of the HIV/AIDS awareness education
program and other experts who were working on the awareness education program in the
NGOs by applying an in-depth interview. Observation was also conducted while the
awareness education program was on process at the kebeles, unstructured interview was
conducted with the university students, and kebele HIV/AIDS desk officers, FGD was
held with beneficiaries of the program and reports of the program were reviewed.
The data were analyzed by applying the process of segmenting, coding, and developing
category systems of the qualitative data analysis technique. Symbols, descriptive words,
or category names were assigned to represent the content of the interview text. A master
list of codes was prepared to gather all the codes that appear in each key informant
interview text. At last, the views, experiences, knowledge, etc of the key informants on
each question were described. Description and interpretation of the data have been made
based on the research questions I set. Differences and similarities of responses of
interviewees on the questions presented were identified.
Eventually it was concluded that the HIV/ AIDS awareness education program conducted
by the NGOs in the kebeles under the above captioned sub-city administration was not
gender responsive due to several reasons that include:
1. Male participants in the kebeles and high schools mV/AIDS awareness education
programs were observed to be smaller in number as compared to females,
2. No suitable time was considered for the awareness education program in the high
schools and university students,
3. The NGOs did not apply the gender analysis method to identify the needs of both sexes
in the HIV / AIDS awareness education programs,
4. Budget, cultural problems, and lack of coordination among NGOs themselves and
HAPCO were mentioned as factors for the implementation of mY/AIDS awareness
education programs in the areas where the NGOs were working
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Awareness Education Program