2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
LOCAL INITIATIVES TO COPE WITH THE CONFLICT AND POVERTY RISKS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
Project/Area Number |
19710210
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Area studies
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Research Institution | Kyoto University |
Principal Investigator |
NISHI Makoto Kyoto University, 東南アジア研究所, 助教 (10444473)
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Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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Keywords | 文化人類学 / 国際協力 / HIV / AIDS / 感染症 / アフリカ |
Research Abstract |
This research project focused on activities of community-based organizations in theconcerned area and shed light on the process through which local publics addressedthe risks of conflict and poverty. Another finding of this project is that the local peoplehave developed their strategies to cope with HIV/AIDS in the way they facilitatesustainable relationships between the infected and the uninfected instead ofaccelerating social exclusion of the people infected by the virus.
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