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Short Summary |
In most of sub-Saharan Africa, the HIV/AIDS epidemic
is crippling the livelihood systems of households, jeopardizing income
flow, and threatening food security. The International Center for
Research on Women (ICRW), the National Agricultural Research Organization
(NARO), and The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), with support from
the HORIZONS Program, have launched a new project to improve household
food security in rural Ugandan communities affected by HIV/AIDS. The
project will strengthen partnerships between communities and HIV/AIDS,
agriculture, and nutrition specialists to improve the ability of households
to meet their food security needs. The project is based on the premise
that a new partnership is needed because: (1) agriculture and nutrition
specialists recognize the food and nutritional needs of AIDS-affected
households, but may be unsure how to address new obstacles that HIV/AIDS
poses to household food security and (2) HIV/AIDS institutions know
food availability and food quality is a primary concern of their clients,
yet do not know how to respond to these concerns. The central role
of gender in household food security will be addressed in the design
of all interventions. This Information Bulletin provides details of
the project. |
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