Review of Prevalence and Characteristics of AIDS Orphans in Ethiopia


By


Gebrehiwot Hailemariam

Tigray Agricultural Research Institute

P. O. BOX 492

Email: gbiru2000@yahoo.com


Table of content
1. Background justification 3
2. Review of results 4
2.1. The prevalence of AIDS orphan 4
2.2. Socio-economic status of AIDS orphaned households 5
2.2.1. Custody of AIDS orphans 5
2.3. Status of AIDS orphan children 6
2.3.1. Meeting basic needs-Food 6
2.3.2. Closing 7
2.3.3. Education 7
2.3.4. Health status 7
2.3.5. communities responses to AIDS orphans 8
2.3.6. Economic activity 8

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS IN SMALLHOLDER FARMERS OF ALAMATA DISTRICT, SOUTHERN TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA.
By
Gebrehiwot Hailemariam, Belay Kassa and Robert Baars
ABSTRACT

The starting point for the design of effective programs to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS depends on the availability of accurate information on how households are affected by and respond to the pandemic. Hence, this study was initiated with the aim of quantifying productive labor loss, identifying existing coping mechanisms to mitigate the shock and estimating foregone crop grain yield due to HIV/AIDS. The study was carried out in Alamata district and data were collected from a total of 120 farm households (40 affected and 80 non-affected households). Effective labor supply and coping mechanisms were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Econometric tools, namely Cobb-Douglas (CD) production function and decomposition models, were used to quantify crop yield forgone due to HIV/AIDS and to decompose the yield difference between the two groups of households.

The inauguration workshop of LAPNARD-ETHIOPIA was
successfully completed yesterday. Twenty four
participants (members) working in the government and
non-government organizations in a wide range of fields
that is development, research and higher learning
institution have been participated in the workshop.
During the two days workshop, different concept papers
on mainstreaming HIV/AIDS, gender and HIV/AIDS, case
study on the impact of HIV/AIDS in the rural areas and
guidelines for successful networking have been
presented. This paper created for active and hot
discussion among the participants. The video killio

paper presented at second LAPNARD network meeting in Zambia

paper presented at the second LAPNARD network meeting in Zambia

paper presented at the second LAPNARD network meeting in Zambia

LAPNARD Country network ETHIOPIA: June 2002

1. Introduction
HIV/AIDS is causing poverty and under development in Sub-Saharan Africa in which Ethiopia is a part. Of the ten hard-hit countries in the region Ethiopia is in the lead. It is a threat to food security in the region. It has negative economic and social consequences. The epidemic greatly affects rural communities and development programs, as it affects all sectors.
This being the fact, current efforts to slow down the spread of the disease are urban biased and often coordinated by the Ministry of Health or related structures. Moreover, rural development programs are concentrated on the dissemination of innovations to solve technical problems (i.e. dealing with improving crop/livestock production).

paper presented at second LAPNARD network meeting, Zambia, by Lemlem Aregu, Ethiopia, involved in Socioeconomic survey of high forest areas of Ethiopia, identification of socioeconomic constraints and opportunities of forest genetics resource management and the likes, Organizing workshop for HIV/AIDS awareness raising for staff , counterpart staff and communities

paper presented at second LAPNARD network meeting, Zambia, by Gebrehiwot Hailemariam, Ethiopia, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Research Extensionist, currently an MSc student in the field of Agricultural economics doing thesis research on “The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Farming Households in Tigray”