Spaces, Places and Faces » Africa http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca Geography and Environmental Studies Radio on CKCU-FM, Ottawa, Ontario. Thursdays: 7-8am on CKCU 93.1 FM. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:28:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 2007-2010 admin@spacesplacesandfaces.ca (Spaces, Places, & Faces) admin@spacesplacesandfaces.ca (Spaces, Places, & Faces) Geography & Environment 1440 http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/shows/pictures/SpFLogo-Medium.jpg Spaces, Places and Faces » Africa http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca 144 144 Spaces, Places, & Faces: Geography and Environmental Studies Radio on CKCU-FM, Ottawa, Ontario geography, environment, international, sustainable, conservation, development, food, politics Spaces, Places, & Faces Spaces, Places, & Faces admin@spacesplacesandfaces.ca no clean November 26, 2009: World AIDS Day http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/11/26/november-26-2009-world-aids-day/ http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/11/26/november-26-2009-world-aids-day/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:36:00 +0000 SpF http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/?p=292 December 1st is World AIDS Day and in this show we discussed issues and initiatives related to HIV/AIDS both far and near.

Our first interview was with May Chazan, a Carleton PhD student and researcher with the Health Economic and HIV/AIDS Research Division at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. May talked about . . . → Read More: November 26, 2009: World AIDS Day]]> December 1st is World AIDS Day and in this show we discussed issues and initiatives related to HIV/AIDS both far and near.

Our first interview was with May Chazan, a Carleton PhD student and researcher with the Health Economic and HIV/AIDS Research Division at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. May talked about her research on the international “Grandmothers’ movement” that links South African women who are acting as caregivers for their extended families with Canadians who want to help support them. For more information please consult the Stephen Lewis Foundation or the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.

Close to home, Henry Hawkins looked into what AIDS Awareness Week will bring on the Carleton campus. He spoke with Carleton students Karim Khamisa and Yami Msosa, who have been actively planning activities for the week. Anyone who wishes to get involved and volunteer for AIDS Awareness Week or other activities on campus is invited to contact Yami Msosa at rec_hall (at) cusaonline.com.

]]> http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/11/26/november-26-2009-world-aids-day/feed/ 0 13:22 December 1st is World AIDS Day and in this show we discussed issues and initiatives related to HIV/AIDS both far and near. Our first interview was ... December 1st is World AIDS Day and in this show we discussed issues and initiatives related to HIV/AIDS both far and near. Our first interview was with May Chazan, a Carleton PhD student and researcher with the Health Economic and HIV/AIDS Research Division at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. May talked about her research on the international "Grandmothers' movement" that links South African women who are acting as caregivers for their extended families with Canadians who want to help support them. For more information please consult the Stephen Lewis Foundation or the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Close to home, Henry Hawkins looked into what AIDS Awareness Week will bring on the Carleton campus. He spoke with Carleton students Karim Khamisa and Yami Msosa, who have been actively planning activities for the week. Anyone who wishes to get involved and volunteer for AIDS Awareness Week or other activities on campus is invited to contact Yami Msosa at rec_hall (at) cusaonline.com. Africa, Health, International Development Spaces, Places, & Faces clean no April 2, 2009: Health In Africa http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/04/02/april-2-2009-health-in-africa/ http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/04/02/april-2-2009-health-in-africa/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:10:03 +0000 SpF http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/?p=232 This week’s show focused on health in Africa, including an interview by Carol Hunsberger in Nairobi with Fredrick Ouko, the executive director of the Kenya Disabled Action Network. You can hear his thoughts on the successes and challenges of trying to change people’s views in a country where the stigma against disability is still . . . → Read More: April 2, 2009: Health In Africa]]> This week’s show focused on health in Africa, including an interview by Carol Hunsberger in Nairobi with Fredrick Ouko, the executive director of the Kenya Disabled Action Network. You can hear his thoughts on the successes and challenges of trying to change people’s views in a country where the stigma against disability is still strong.

John Wall interviewed Professor Alan Whiteside, professor of health economics at Durban University, about AIDS and how the disease is approached today.

]]> http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/04/02/april-2-2009-health-in-africa/feed/ 0 7:18 This week's show focused on health in Africa, including an interview by Carol Hunsberger in Nairobi with Fredrick Ouko, the executive director of the Kenya ... This week's show focused on health in Africa, including an interview by Carol Hunsberger in Nairobi with Fredrick Ouko, the executive director of the Kenya Disabled Action Network. You can hear his thoughts on the successes and challenges of trying to change people's views in a country where the stigma against disability is still strong. John Wall interviewed Professor Alan Whiteside, professor of health economics at Durban University, about AIDS and how the disease is approached today. Africa Spaces, Places, & Faces no no