whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

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Nope, Freedem, doesn\'t wash. The South African government disputes the connection between HIV and AIDS and won\'t distribute medication even though it\'s been donated. The US government doesn\'t li

2. Of Capitalism, Socialist Greed, Poverty and Remaining Silent
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...pects property rights. One of the worst excesses of South African state negligence has been regarding HIV / AIDS. Many large firms, from Anglo American to PG Glass, have invested in their own educat...

3. Jacob's ANC Ladder: the power of the state, the power of the party
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... goes even further.  During a rape trial (which charge he ducked since the judge decided that the HIV positive, vulnerable and clearly disturbed victim had coerced him ... Zuma's comment: &qu...

4. Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage B
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

Rating Report for Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage B  Summary Rating: BB Outlook: negative Previous rating: BB Date assigned: 23 Novem

5. Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

Rating Report for Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A  Summary Rating: AA Outlook: stable Previous rating: not rated Date assigned: 25 January 2007  Individ

6. Demonstration Table of Ratings
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... Finance & Sustainability Operational Effectiveness Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A AA 25/01/2007 stable AA BBB AAA ...

7. Climate Change: measurement, responsibility and risk
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The debate about Climate Change is increasingly acrimonious and defensive.  At core is conflict over whether or not anthropomorphic (human) carbon emissions are responsible for global warming. T

8. AIDS and the cost of doing nothing
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...es an unequivocal cost to South Africa of their government’s ambivalent approach to dealing with HIV / AIDS. The incidence rate of infection is given at 1.4% of the population per year.  F...

9. Making money, doing good
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ountry’s capital, says Dr Innocent Nyaruhirira, who holds the cabinet-level post of minister for HIV/AIDS. “We are a country of one thousand hills, so it often takes one month to receive a...

10. Rating to create a market; questions and answers
(Analysis/Analysis)

...f growth; rolling out enterprise development ratings in Gauteng, and developing a new model for rating HIV/AIDS organisations, is pushing us hard. We have also been on an informal road-show introduci...

11. A story of an African Orphan
(Analysis/Analysis)

...outh Africa is not only the economic powerhouse of Africa it also has one of the highest incidences of HIV (Human Immune-deficiency Virus) in the world. This former pariah state provides fertile groun...

12. Cry, The Beloved Country
(Analysis/Analysis)

... heal the wounds and bridge the rifts in those societies. In Kenya, Professor Job Bwayo, crusader for HIV research in Nairobi, was killed during a car hijacking.  In South Africa, David Rattray,...

13. Zackie Achmat, campaigner for HIV antiretrovirals, charged with genocide
(Analysis/Analysis)

It is as outrageous as it is hilarious.  ((Zackie Achmat)), HIV positive head of the Treatment Action Campaign and a tireless campaigner for universal access to HIV ((antriretroviral)) treatment

14. AIDS-related illnesses cost South African businesses up to R 2.2 billion per year
(Analysis/Analysis)

... the health and improved productivity of its workforce while providing an effective tool to managing ((HIV))/((AIDS)),” says Dr Craig Nossel, Head of Vitality Wellness at Discovery. ((South Af...

15. Millennium Development Goals and the Measurement of Change
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.... Goal 5: improve maternal health by reducing the maternal mortality rate by two-thirds Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses by halting the spread of HIV and reversing the incidence of...

16. The end of wild seafood and the myth of "free"
(Analysis/Analysis)

There are very few things in life that are free: air, water, seafood … not free in the sense that you don’t pay for them (water out the tap, fresh fish in the markets) but the product its

17. The danger of wanting to believe in the power of good intentions
(Analysis/Analysis)

Every now and then a fad for donating online takes hold.  This is especially so around the festive season when many feel an urge to assuage some imagined guilt with a little virtual charity.&nbsp

18. Guide to Donating
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...r family. Be specific about the change you want to affect. For example, don't just support generic HIV charities, but instead have targeted outcome goals for giving, such as providing anti-retrovi...

19. 4 What sectors is Whythawk focused on?
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...39;re focusing on presently include:  Enterprise: small business development and support Health: HIV / AIDS Education: adult education, skills programs, learnerships and apprenticeships However...

20. Ratings Subscriptions
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...ors under review are: Enterprise Development (enterprise development consultants and gateways) Health (HIV/AIDS orphanages and antiretroviral treatment) Education (schools and skills training programs...

21. Privacy Policy
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...party and will not be added to a bulk e-mailing list. Access Whythawk does not currently collect or archive any personal information sent to us on an individual basis. All information is collected and...

22. Ratings Subscriptions
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...ors under review are: Enterprise Development (enterprise development consultants and gateways) Health (HIV/AIDS orphanages and antiretroviral treatment) Education (schools and skills training programs...

23. Privacy Policy
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...party and will not be added to a bulk e-mailing list. Access Whythawk does not currently collect or archive any personal information sent to us on an individual basis. All information is collected and...