HIV/AIDS is no longer striking primarily men. Today, more than 20 years into the epidemic, women account for nearly half of the 40 million people living with HIV worldwide.The call to empower women has never been more urgent. We must act now to strengthen their capacity, resilience and leadership. This book is an urgent call to action to address the triple threat of gender inequality, poverty and HIV/AIDS. Contents : PrefaceHIV/AIDS: Confronting a KillerAll About HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS and EducationEducation for HIV PreventionPeer EducationEducation: A Window of HopeAIDS on Poverty and InequalityAffecting Business EnvironmentFood and Nutrition SecurityGender into HIV/AIDS ProgrammesWomen: Advocacy, Preventionand EmpowermentLearning to SurviveIndian ScenarioBibliographyIndex