Mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS in municipal integrated development plans

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research aims at unpacking the phenomenon of HIV and AIDS mainstreaming in Municipal Integrated development plans, but it also acknowledges that differently resourced municipalities have different understanding of mainstreaming. Not only this, depending on the impact and the level of expertise available at municipal management level, interpretations of these impacts have different budgetary, planning and implementation responses.Given the multitude of research and insights already done by reputable institutions, I decided to confine the assessment to seven municipalities consisting of two Metros, and two district and three local municipalities in four provinces and the analysis of nine integrated development plans focusing on the 2010-2011 financial year end.The intention was to concentrate on municipalities that could provide a general impression of activities, budgets, and resource constraints given the location of the municipality and its differing resource base. What resulted are findings which speak to a colossal of challenges faced by municipalities as they attempt to fulfill the service delivery mandate while at the same time endeavour to address HIV and AIDS issues and its related impacts.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University