2005/2006: Children and HIV

Summary of fellowship

Christina and Glynis have formed a unique partnership to produce journalistic and research work on HIV-positive children. Using life-sized dolls as part of their innovative qualitative methodology, they conducted an ethnographic study of 15 HIV-positive children. A detailed picture of the children’s lives as well as their perspectives on issues such as disclosure, secrecy, stigma, hospitalisation, treatment, school and coping strategies have emerged form the study.

Based on this information, Christina produced a series of newspaper articles raising awareness of many of the issues relating to HIV-positive children. Glynis produced a research article on the same subject and both have collaborated on an article for the Rhodes Journalism Review.

Fellows

Glynis Clacherty

Biography:

Glynis Clacherty is the Director of Clacherty & Associates. She has worked as a teacher at Primary, Secondary and Tertiary levels. After teaching she worked as a freelance writer for 4 years until the establishment of Clacherty and Associates. She is a recognised expert in child health issues and participatory research with children and women (2005).

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Christina Stucky

Biography:

Christina Stucky is a freelance journalist, consultant and media trainer. She has worked in Switzerland, the United States, the Czech Republic and, since January 1994, in South Africa. Her work for the The Sunday Independent won her a number of awards, including the Courageous Journalism Award of the Ruth First Memorial Trust (2005).

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