Mots-clés
Adolescente Ecologie politique Economie urbaine Emploi précaire Informalité Malawi Moyens d'existence Mzuzu Orphelin SIDA Santé Vulnérabilité AIDS Health Informality Livelihood Malawi Political ecology Precarious employment Urban economy Vulnerability Ecología política Economía urbana Empleo precario Malawi SIDA Salud VulnerabilidadGrowing up an orphan : vulnerability of adolescent girls to HIV in Malawi
Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)
MKANDAWIRE, P.
Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Canada
LUGINAAH, I.
Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Canada
BAXTER, I
Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Canada
Description :
This article analyses the vulnerability of adolescent girls to HIV in the township of Chibavi in Mzuzu City, Malawi, through the lens of an informal labour relation locally known as ganyu. It argues that while youth in Chibavi generally work ganyu, the particularly oversized domestic roles of encumbered orphans against a backdrop of extremely deprived material circumstances and weak kin ties propelled them into prolonged ganyu contracts and compelled them to more readily concede to sexual demands ‘imposed’ by those who offered them ganyu. This study adds to the understanding of how the spatial transformation of this enduring ad hoc labour makes it a relation that potentially shapes vulnerability to HIV in Malawi. It also wrestles with the question of why current policy debates do not reflect these realities in a country with one of worst AIDS epidemics, and in turn, makes relevant policy recommendations.
Type de document :
Article de périodique
Source :
Transactions - Institute of British Geographers (1965), issn : 0020-2754, 2014, vol. 39, n°. 1, p. 128-139, nombre de pages : 12, Références bibliographiques : 2 p
Date :
2014
Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Institute of British Geographers
Langue :
Anglais
Anglais
Droits :
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