EVALUATION OF AN HIV AND AIDS SOCIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMME FOR THE YOUTH IN THE NORTHERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

André Rhyno Le Tape,Charlene Laurence Carbonatto,Lourens Stephan Geyer

doi:10.15270/56-4-887

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Journal: Social Work	Publication Date: Oct 1, 2020
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Affiliation: University of Pretoria

Abstract

The study focuses on a qualitative evaluation of the Soul City Social Intervention Programme (SCP) on HIV and AIDS targeted at the youth in the Northern Cape province, South Africa. The evaluation was implemented through a qualitative study, operationalised through an instrumental case study design. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 13 SCP field workers. Thematic analysis crystallised into two themes. Theme 1 focuses on the limitations regarding the implementation of the SCP, while theme 2 highlights the evaluation of the SCP from the field workers’ perspective. Recommendations are made to improve the effectiveness of the programme.

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HIV and AIDS are regarded as among the most significant humanitarian and developmental challenges facing the world today, with 37.9 million people living with HIV across the globe in 2018, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS, 2019:16), of which 1.7 million were children under 15 years
As the number of young people aged 15–24 years increases globally, UNAIDS (2018) emphasises that efforts to provide HIV prevention services to meet the needs of the youth must be scaled up, if the world is to meet the global targets for reducing new HIV infections
The findings indicate how policy changes influence the implementation of the Social Intervention Programme (SCP)

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HIV and AIDS are regarded as among the most significant humanitarian and developmental challenges facing the world today, with 37.9 million (between 32.7 and 44.0 million) people living with HIV across the globe in 2018, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS, 2019:16), of which 1.7 million were children under 15 years. UNAIDS (2019:62) reports South Africa (RSA) as having the largest epidemic in the world, with 7.7 million people living with HIV, of which 20.4% are aged 15-49 years. As the number of young people aged 15–24 years increases globally, UNAIDS (2018) emphasises that efforts to provide HIV prevention services to meet the needs of the youth must be scaled up, if the world is to meet the global targets for reducing new HIV infections

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