| Summary: | When HIV/AIDS first emerged from the shadows decades ago, few people could
visualise how the epidemic would evolve, and fewer still could describe with any
certainty the best ways of combating it. Today, we know from experience that the
impact of HIV/AIDS thrives in conditions of socio-economic vulnerability and
inequity. We are witnessing how HIV/AIDS is devastating regions, widening the gap
between the rich and the poor, pushing the already stigmatised groups further away
and destroying the sustainability of communities and their development conditions.
The burden lies on local governments, National as well as regional authorities to take
a more proactive role in confronting the pandemic and to prioritise activities geared
towards the prevention of the spread of the disease. To fight poverty is to promote
human development thus broadening people’s choices. This research project assesses
the current practices that Johannesburg government has taken as an appropriate
strategy to fight HIV/AIDS in Informal Settlements using the Human Development
Strategy.
Assessing the appropriateness of Human Development Strategy, an Informal
Settlement named Sol Plaatjies, which is situated in Region 5 of Johannesburg, is
used as a case study. The appropriateness of this strategy is measured against its
ability to reduce the effects that are brought about by the HIV/AIDS since this
strategy has been implemented in Sol Plaatjies.
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