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Poverty is both a cause and an effect of HIV and AIDS. The factors that make people vulnerable to poverty and AIDS are similar, and include violations of people’s basic rights to health care, to live free from violence, and to education, among other human rights violations. Racism and other forms of discrimination that deny people their basic rights increase vulnerability to HIV. Gender inequalities and harmful traditions and laws that discriminate against women and young girls make them more likely to be infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.

Oxfam America's work on HIV and AIDS is centered in southern Africa. The program makes grants to organizations working on strengthening laws and policies designed to promote respect for women's rights and change the social norms and values that condone violence against women and girls and contribute to their lower social status. The program also supports initiatives that improve the social support services essential for assisting women who are infected and affected by HIV and AIDS, including law enforcement, access to health care, and counseling.

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Oxfam partner profile: Itumeleng Modimola

A caregiver, counselor, and role model, Modimola has nurtured a commitment to care for others into a sanctuary of support for families affected by HIV/AIDS.

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A new phase of the struggle in South Africa

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Local organizations help people with HIV and AIDS learn to live positively.

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Research in action

Since the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, Oxfam has been supporting research institutes in the affected region to study important issues related to emergency response and reducing disaster risks.

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Women are key to solving AIDS crisis in Southern Africa

Discrimination is at the root of the disproportionate burden of the disease on women.

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Research that could save lives: HIV and the tsunami disaster

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