 Young Carers Project The Young Carers uKunakekela' KwaZulu (KZN) project is a large-scale panel study that is part of a larger national study that aims to gather information on the wellbeing of children affected by AIDS Unplanned ART Interruption Report Released Southern Africa is plagued by numerous crises that can lead to unplanned treatment interruptions for people on ART. HEARD's Gender Project: Recent Developments The Gender Project has two exciting recent developments. First, on 10 December 2009 the Project held its first Project Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting/   | Newsletter Issue 3 March 2010 Young Carers Project
The Young Carers uKunakekela' Kwa-Zulu (KZN) project is a large-scale panel study currently being conducted by HEARD and Oxford University, in collaboration with various South African and international universities, national government departments and NGOs. The study is part of a larger national study that aims to gather information on the wellbeing of children affected by AIDS, particularly those children who are caring for their unwell parents and carers. The KZN project site is unique in that is examines both carers and children. By gathering information on both carers and children, it offers an in-depth assessment of how the carer-child dynamics influence outcomes. Key outcomes for children (aged 10 - 17) and carers (18+) include mental, physical, social, sexual and education outcomes. This information will be used to assist government departments, NGOs and other child and family welfare organisations to develop evidence-based policies and programmes that better respond to the needs of these families affected by HIV and AIDS. During the first round of fieldwork, a large representative survey will be conducted in both an urban and rural site in the province. Urban fieldwork commenced in October 2009 in the township of Lamontville, south of Durban, following consultation with various local and municipal stakeholders. The project and field team were well received by the community, and are making excellent progress. To date over 600 child-carer pairs have been interviewed. The Durban-based project team currently consists of 25 team members, including 18 field research staff members, two project managers and a data and administration team based at the HEARD offices. In April the rural component of the KZN fieldwork will be launched in Manguzi, an under-researched rural community in northern KwaZulu-Natal. HEARD and its project partners will be collaborating with a local care-based organisation, Tholulwazi, that will assist with logistics and community stakeholder liaison. The aim is to interview a further 750 households on this site. The project provides regular updates to international, national, provincial and local stakeholders. Following the end of round one data, the team will be issuing a number of policy briefs regarding preliminary data. If you are having problems viewing this email, View it online |
