Exploring the challenges of implementing participatory action research in the context of HIV and poverty.
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2010
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AOSIS OpenJournals
Abstract
HIV/AIDS is having a devastating impact on South Africa and particularly on poor
communities. Empowerment of communities has been identified as an important step
towards mitigating the consequences and helping communities to overcome the
challenges presented. Participatory Action Research (PAR) has been identified as a
useful methodology for the purpose of facilitating empowerment. This study explores
the challenges involved in implementing PAR in the context of HIV/AIDS and
poverty. In this article, the author describes a PAR project that took place in 2003/
2004 with a group of five Xhosa speaking people living with HIV/AIDS in
Masiphumelele, Cape Town. The aims of the study were to: 1. Create an opportunity
for the participants to engage in a participatory process aimed at self-awareness and
empowerment. 2. To record and analyse this process with the intention of producing
insight into the use of PAR in the context of poverty and HIV/AIDS and to identify
the challenges involved.
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Participatory action research, HIV/AIDS, Empowerment
Citation
Rosenthal, W.A. (2010). Exploring the challenges of implementing participatory action research in context of HIV poverty, Curationis, 33/2: 69-78