Community relations and child-led microfinance: A case study of caregiving children in Kenya

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 1652-1661

  Skovdal, Morten ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child led programming; community mobilisation; microfinance; social capital; young carers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRAWING; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KENYA; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COMMERCE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP;

EID: 78650359653     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.498876     Document Type: Article

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