Inquiry on HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR, Sex Work in Nigeria
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Dear Friends,
I hope that this email finds the group well. I am writing from
the Université Victor Segalen in Bordeaux, France, where I am a
MSc student in International Health studying with the European
tropEd Network. In fulfilment of my Masters, I will be writing
my thesis on US PEPFAR policy and its impact on Nigeria's re-
sponse to HIV in the female sex worker population. My research
will be done through confidential in-depth interviews with vari-
ous individuals and organizations involved in Nigeria's HIV re-
sponse (in general and specifically with sex workers), those
benefiting from PEPFAR funding, and those managing and adminis-
tering PEPFAR within the country.
In hopes of learning more about USAID PEPFAR policy in the Nige-
rian context, I will be travelling to Nigeria to speak with
relevant organizations and individuals from May 4 - June 6,
2006. In preparation for this trip I am kindly requesting any
information the group may have on:
- Responses to HIV/AIDS in the sex worker population of Nigeria;
- Organizations that work with sex workers in Nigeria;
- Information/statistics on the scope of female sex work, and
HIV/AIDS within this population, in Nigeria;
- PEPFAR partner organizations that are working on responses to
HIV/AIDS in the female sex worker population.
I would also be interested in speaking with any organizations
that are related to my thesis topic (those working on HIV/AIDS
responses, those working with sex workers, those benefiting from
PEPFAR funds). All interviews would be greatly appreciated and
are completely confidential.
Many thanks in advance for any information you can pass along!
Your help is much appreciated.
With best regards,
Kate Elder
tropEd Erasmus Mundus Scholar
Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
146, rue Léo Saignat
33076 Bordeaux Cedex
France
mailto:kateelder@gmail.com