De Munter, AgnesVandemeulebroecke, LieveKunda, RosariaInstitute for Social DevelopmentFaculty of Arts2013-09-112024-11-052007/09/122007/09/122013-09-112024-11-052006https://hdl.handle.net/10566/17384Magister Artium - MAThis study aimed to explore the gender imbalances that exist in access to education and participation in schooling of the female orphans and vulnerable children, and also how this relates to the continuing feminisation of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Zambia. The study was based on the premise that the girl child is disadvantaged in this area, and the HIV and AIDS pandemic in worsening the situation for female orphans and vulnerable children.enAIDS (Disease)Social aspects - ZambiaHIV (Viruses)HIV infections - ZambiaChildren of AIDS patientsEducation - ZambiaOrphansThesisUniversity of the Western Cape