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Islam and development practice: HIV/AIDS in South Africa

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  • Logan Cochrane
  • Suraiya Nawab

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The role of religion in development is often neglected, whether this refers to the faith of intended beneficiaries, provides staff and volunteers with a motivation for involvement in development practice or influences the design and implementation of projects. This paper examines how Islam provides guidance for development practice, with a focus on addressing HIV/AIDS, using a South African case study. The case study highlights important principles on which two Muslim organisations (Islamic Careline and the Muslim AIDS Programme) base their operational methodologies. It shows how Islamic beliefs have influenced their approach to addressing issues related to HIV/AIDS in the South African context, where prevalence rates remain very high, the impact of the epidemic is widely felt and Islam is a minority faith.L'Islam et les pratiques de développement : VIH et sida en Afrique du SudLe rôle de la religion dans le développement est souvent oublié, qu'elle concerne la foi des bénéficiaires prévus, donne aux membres du personnel et aux volontaires une motivation pour prendre part aux pratiques de développement, ou influence la conception et la mise en œuvre des projets. Cet article examine la manière dont l'Islam donne des conseils pour les pratiques de développement, en se concentrant sur la lutte contre le VIH et le sida, à l'aide d'une étude de cas sud-africaine. Cette étude de cas met en relief des principes importants sur lesquels deux organisations musulmanes (Islamic Careline et le Muslim AIDS Programme) basent leurs méthodologies opérationnelles. Elle montre comment les croyances islamiques ont influencé leur approche pour aborder les questions liées au VIH et au sida dans le contexte sud-africain, où les taux de prévalence restent élevés, l'impact de l'épidémie se fait largement sentir et l'Islam est une foi minoritaire.Islamismo e prática de desenvolvimento: HIV e AIDS na África do SulO papel da religião no desenvolvimento é frequentemente negligenciado, seja ele referente à fé dos beneficiários pretendidos, proporcione motivação aos funcionários e voluntários para que se envolvam na prática de desenvolvimento ou influencie a criação e implementação de projetos. Este artigo examina como o Islamismo oferece orientação para a prática de desenvolvimento, com enfoque na abordagem do HIV e a AIDS, utilizando um estudo de caso sul-africano. O estudo de caso destaca princípios importantes nos quais duas organizações islâmicas (Islamic Careline e o Programa Muçulmano contra a AIDS) baseiam suas metodologias operacionais. Ele mostra como as crenças islâmicas têm influenciado sua abordagem para tratar de questões relacionadas ao HIV e AIDS no contexto sul-africano, onde as taxas de incidência permanecem muito altas, o impacto da epidemia é amplamente sentido e o Islamismo é uma fé minoritária.Islamismo y desarrollo: VIH y SIDA en SudáfricaA menudo se pasa por alto el papel de la religión en el desarrollo, trátese de la fe de los beneficiarios, de la motivación del personal y de los voluntarios o de su influencia en el diseño y la implementación de los proyectos. Basado en un estudio de caso de Sudáfrica, este ensayo examina cómo el islamismo orienta la práctica del desarrollo centrándose en la atención al VIH/SIDA. El estudio de caso pone de relieve principios fundamentales sobre los cuales dos organizaciones islámicas (Islamic Careline y el Programa Islámico sobre SIDA) han elaborado sus metodologías de operación. También demuestra cómo la fe islámica se ha utilizado para responder a temas vinculados al VIH/SIDA en Sudáfrica, donde la tasa de prevalencia sigue alta, el impacto de la epidemia se ha generalizado y el islam es una fe minoritaria.

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  • Logan Cochrane & Suraiya Nawab, 2012. "Islam and development practice: HIV/AIDS in South Africa," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(5-6), pages 875-882, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:5-6:p:875-882
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.685877
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