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Sexuality in Development - Coggle Diagram
Sexuality in Development
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Biopolitics of HIV
NGO's took a top-down approach to educating Third World countries on safe sex and preventative measures
There was an era of trying to empower people with HIV/AIDS to take leadership roles in the community to help the whole
Community leaders were encouraged to speak about about their diagnosis to empower others and normalize HIV
The ability to get treatment and medication for those with HIV/AIDs was dependent on social relations and networks
The pilot project UNAIDS did not end up achieving their goals for totally public health options and showed that there is a lot of turmoil in organizational vs. individual needs
Conducting clincial research about HIV in Africa is hard because of cultural and economic barriers, but studies prove that it can work for some people when practices correctly
Conclusions
1st reading: There are a lot of unfair stereotypes and assumptions about sexuality, and they can become very apparent when applied in an African context. There is a problem with how sexuality is portrayed, discussed, and seen by society on the African continent, and Western organizations and NGO's need to think about this bias before trying to "help" them fix it.
2nd reading: HIV is an issue that is so prevalent in the global South because it is so stigmatized and not talked about. NGO's do their best to undo this stigmatization and help the people who need medication and support.