African Kids

The main aim of this book is to highlight the worsening situation of children on the African continent, where the number of street children is increasing from day to day. Besides, this book discusses the issue of HIV/AIDS and how it affects the lives of African children. It offers useful suggestions and valuable proposals on how to deal with these problems. Based on the research the author made, he decided on Sudan, Kenya, Uganda as well as Zambia as countries of case studies. About 70 percent of the adults are living with HIV/AIDS disease. 80 percent of the children in Africa live with HIV/AIDS. In recent years, 2.2 million Africans died as a result of HIV/AIDS infections. This indicates that the disease is one of the major threats to the economic and social development in Africa. This book investigates the causes and recommends possible solutions to the problem of children and child soldiers in the world and in Africa in particular.

Autorentext

The Author: Melha Rout Biel graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor degree in Social Work and Social Pedagogy. His specialization is in education, youth and children. He obtained a Master Degree in Political Science at the University Jena (Germany) and was employed as a Technical Assistant by the Department of Developmental Psychology of Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena until 2003. The author has written a number of books and articles on social and political issues on Sudan and Africa. His research areas are: Colonial History, African and European Politics, Islam and Arab Politics, Comparative Politics, Human Rights and Democracy, Poverty and Civil Wars in Africa.

Inhalt
Contents: Street Children AIDS and Wars in Africa Child Soldiers and Slavery Conflict in Sudan Root Causes of **Poverty Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.