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Sample Annotated Bibliography on NGOs in South Africa

Dernberger, B. (2004). A Fluid Two-Way Street: South African HIV/AIDS NGOs and

Their Environment. SPNHA Review: Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 3.

Brittany Dernberger, from Grand Valley State University, presents an in-depth analysis of a number of NGOs in South Africa with a mission of addressing HIV/AIDS problem. In his approach, he looks at the impact that these organizations have in the country, going further to address how the environment affects their performances to achieve the targets. This article is important because it gives the overview of HIV/AIDS’ prevalence and some of the NGOs that have been working towards addressing the problem. This is an important resource towards this dissertation because it gives the correct picture of the problem, going further to point out members of the society who are mostly affected like women who face stigma and gender-based violence. Indeed, certain environmental factors affect performance of the NGOs.

Griffiths, J. (2005). HIV/AIDS Intervention Programs for Youth in Africa: The Role of

Grass root Soccer. A Monograph in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. School of Education, Stanford University.

Jason Griffiths explores the role that grassroots soccer has with respect to HIV/AIDS intervention. In his approach, he looks at some of the ways in which the problem has affected the youth of Africa. He also looks at the ways in which certain NGOs have come up with preventive measures against HIV/AIDS, in particular, grassroots soccer. This article is important because it brings out some of the challenges that the African youth faces. One thing that stands out is the fact that HIV/AIDS has no cure, and the best approach is to come up with preventive measures. He finds out that grassroots soccer has been an important avenue of fighting the diseases among African youth.

Decosas, J. and Adrien, A. (1999). Preliminary Discussion Draft. Background Paper on HIV

Programming in Africa for the Canadian International Development Agency.

Decosas and Alix Adrien assess the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa, going further to give statistics on the rising numbers of deaths because of the epidemic. In their approach, they note the devastating effects of the disease because of lack of cure or vaccine availability in developing countries. According to their analysis, the epidemic has killed many people than those killed from catastrophic occurrences in the European history, Africans topping the list. This document is important because of the information it gives on the problems that the African countries have experienced from the HIV/AIDS pandemic. From such information, it will be possible to make an analysis of how NGOs have helped fight the problem in South Africa.

Adams, L., Hansen, B., Fox, M., Taylor, B., Jansen van Rensburg, M., Mohlahlane, R. &

Sikkema, J. (2011). Correlates of HIV testing among abused women in South Africa. Violence Against Women, 17(8), 1014-1023. doi: 10.1177/1077801211414166

Adams et al. give an in-depth historical analysis of the HIV/AIDS problem in South Africa. In their analysis, they manage to give the correct perspective of the situation by narrowing to the suffering experienced by South African women. They note that abuse on women continues to increase, with many of the abused not having an opportunity to access relevant information on HIV/AIDS. Their research also proves that the pandemic directly correlates to the increase of abuse on women. The article gives the picture that readily sets the pace for the dissertation, especially in looking at the historical background of the problem and how NGOs have managed to help save the situation in South Africa.

UNAIDS. (2004). Global summary of HIV and AIDS epidemic in 2004. UNAIDS.

The UNAIDS report gives a summary of the HIV/AIDS in the world. It gives an analysis of the trend in the world, giving the correct perspective on the trend of the problem in Africa. This summary is important because it indicates the gravity of the problem in Africa, especially South Africa. This information will easily help in conducting analysis of the impact of the HIV/AIDS problem in South Africa. Effort by the NGOs should translate into reduction in new infections of the disease among the people. The report by UNAIDS will help in putting into perspective the outcome of the measures put in place by the NGOs in fighting HIV/AIDS.

Kareithi, M. & Flisher, J. (2009). Location of development NGOs providing HIV and

AIDS services to young people in Cape Town, South Africa. Journal of Social Development in Africa, 24(2), 9-36.

Kareithi and Flisher’s journal article elaborates on some of the NGOs providing HIV/AIDS services in different parts of Cape Town, South Africa. In this article, they list some of the NGOs that have been actively involved in fighting the disease among young people in South Africa. Cape Town is an important city in South Africa, a comprehensive study of HIV/AIDS should capture some of the activities, and related impact on the problem should cover it. On the same note, the article points out some of the activities that the different organizations have embarked on in order to reduce HIV/AIDS infection in South Africa. Therefore, this resource will help in building the thesis of the desertification.

Rubin, A. & Babbie, E. R. (2010). Essential research methods for social work. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

Every research requires proper methods of acquiring information. Rubin and Babbie give some of the methods that are used in conducting social work research. They give the systematic procedures that easily produce the quantitative data for the proper analysis. On the same note, social work research requires that the analysis is done as per the method adopted, whether qualitative of quantitative. In this case, quantitative analysis will be done, making Rubin and Babbie’s article very essential in providing the correct guidelines towards acquiring the correct data and later conducting an analysis. This article will be an asset to the dissertation on the impacts of NGOs on the HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

Mervis, Z. (2012). The role played by NGOs in augmenting government efforts towards the achievement of millennium development goal of combating HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwe. Journal of public administration and governance 2(4), 95-109.

Mervis looks at the shift in approaches that have been adopted by the NGOs in an attempt to combat HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa. According to this article, NGOs, in the recent past, have adopted new methods of fighting the disease. Some of the new approaches have been directed towards the community. That is, the community has been given the upper hand in the fight against the disease through participatory activities. This document gives some of the methods that have been adopted by the NGOs in order to maximize their impact on the South African community. This important source gives light on various methods or activities that various NGOs have adopted against the diseases. Other than giving the information, this article will also help in finding out some of the weaknesses of the current methods, leading to better recommendations on what should be done.

Chasi, C. et al. (2014). HIV/AIDS communication in South Africa: Are you human? Basingstoke: Palgrave pivot.

Chasi et al. enumerates some of the changes that have been recorded from the NGOs that work towards HIV/AIDs eradication. In their approach, they research on the general changes and witnessed in the lives of those infected and affected by the pandemic. They note that the general improvements in people’s lives should be evident as indicators of the positive impact of NGOs. On that note, they go ahead to research on some of the changes that have occurred in the lives of people under the support of NGOs in South Africa. Their research comes from the data taken from the infected and affected persons, proving its authenticity. This article will help in finding out whether the presence of NGOs has helped in making improvements in people’s lives in South Africa.

Beck, J., Mays, N., Whiteside, A., & Zuniga, M. (2006). The HIV pandemic: Local and global implications. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Beck et al. conduct an in-depth analysis of the challenges that have been recorded with increases of the NGOs providing support towards the eradication of HIV/AIDs in South Africa. According to her article, some of the NGOs have lacked skills in terms of training and dealing with HIV/AIDs issues. The article reiterates that proper care should be upheld while handling the affected and infected. Beck et al. also note that professional counselling and correct medical knowledge are some of the skills that those working in NGOs should have. This article helps in understanding some of the issues that have made some of the NGOs effective or not. Therefore, it will help in an analysis of the reasons for the positive or negative impact of the NGOs in South Africa

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