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Supporting Lesotho teachers to develop resilience in the face of the HIV and AIDS pandemic

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Wood, L., G. M. Ntaote, et al. (2012). "Supporting Lesotho teachers to develop resilience in the face of the HIV and AIDS pandemic." Teaching and Teacher Education 28(3): 428-439.

Objective: HIV and AIDS threaten to erode the wellbeing of teachers who are faced with an increasing number of children rendered vulnerable by the pandemic. This article explores the usefulness of a supportive group intervention, Resilient Educators (REds), in supporting Lesotho teachers to respond to the HIV and AIDS-related challenges.

Methods: A time-series pre- and post-intervention design was used to evaluate the programme. The findings indicate that the intervention led to an increase in the sense of agency of participating teachers both on a personal and community level. The findings have international significance for teachers working in similar contexts characterised by extreme adversity.