Income-generating activities for young people in southern Africa: Exploring AIDS and other constraints

Geographical Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-263

  Hajdu, Flora ^a   Ansell, Nicola ^b   Robson, Elsbeth ^b,c   Van Blerk, Lorraine ^d   Chipeta, Lucy ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Income generating activities; Participatory methods; Rural livelihoods; Southern Africa; Young people

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BUSINESS; INCOME; TRAINING; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

LESOTHO; MALAWI;

EID: 79960984714     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2010.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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