This paper focuses on a rather unexplored dimension to date of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the resulting stigma and … discrimination and its impact on the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS programs. It presents a conceptual framework that explains the … activities that situate HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination within the broader social context where a variety of stigmas …

This report examines the resource needs for mounting a comprehensive HIV/AIDS program in Latin America and the … interventions. In addition, it gives an estimate of the annual financing gap for HIV/AIDS programs in LAC. The report fills a gap in … knowledge of region-specific cost estimates for HIV/AIDS, and provides a baseline for evaluating changes in the cost and …

This report examines the resource needs for mounting a comprehensive HIV/AIDS program in Latin America and the … interventions. In addition, it gives an estimate of the annual financing gap for HIV/AIDS programs in LAC. The report fills a gap in … knowledge of region-specific cost estimates for HIV/AIDS, and provides a baseline for evaluating changes in the cost and …

This paper focuses on a rather unexplored dimension to date of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the resulting stigma and … discrimination and its impact on the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS programs. It presents a conceptual framework that explains the … activities that situate HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination within the broader social context where a variety of stigmas …

the contrary, men living farther away from urban and maquila jobs are more likely to work. However, women living in … greater isolation are highly concentrated in own-production agricultural activities, where women's skills are rewarded less … than comparable men's skills. Through concentration into this sector, women living in geographic isolation obtain worse …

The second issue of "Investing in Women" underscores the Inter-American Development Bank's commitment to enhancing the … contributions of women to development and ensuring their equitable participation in Bank-funded programs. The projects showcased in … this brochure highlight the importance of reducing the obstacles faced by women and emphasize the roles they play as agents …

This paper analyzes the impact of the Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru (SWEP) program. SWEP trained female … expenditures, or women's empowerment in the household. Qualitative information suggests that micro entrepreneurs were satisfied …