Lecture April 4

**Wednesday, April 4th, 2007, 9:30 am - 11:30 am, ROOM 208N Munk Centre

**UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOThe Lupina Foundation & Comparative Program on Health and Society at the Munk Centre for International Studies in the University of Torontopresent***

"It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Youth Perceptions of Vulnerability and Harm-Reduction Behaviour in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Rural Malawi"***

byLauren Classen (Lupina/OGS Doctoral Fellow, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto)

Lauren Classen is a Lupina/OGS Doctoral Fellow and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology at University of Toronto. She studies the field of Medical Anthropology, which emphasizes the value of a multidisciplinary approach to examining global health issues. Lauren works at the interface of natural resource management, agriculture and health. She has worked as an impact assessment consultant in Honduras for the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture and is currently involved with a participatory agricultural project in north-central Honduras. In collaborating with farmers in Honduras, Lauren is writing a book chapter on their experiences and perceptions of 'participatory development', due for publication in fall 2007. Through her doctoral research, she also aims to enhance livelihoods, food security, and health for HIV/AIDS-affected youth in Malawi.Wednesday, April 4th, 2007, 9:30 am - 11:30 am, Room 208NMunk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto1 Devonshire Pl., Toronto, ON.Light refreshments will be provided.If you are planning to attend, please register using the Munk Centre new e-registration system by visiting:http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=4273

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