HIV/AIDS and co-operatives argues that "co-operatives themselves face difficulties and challenges directly as a result of HIV/AIDS."
Bibby argues, however, that the primary reason for co-operatives being interested in HIV/AIDS is because they are "democratic member-led businesses" that "subscribe to a set of beliefs which give them a particular reason to want to address the issue of HIV/AIDS."
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HIV/AIDS and co-operatives. Andrew Bibby, Co-operative College, 2006
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What the booklet does is to describe how co-operatives "are responding, using their strengths - of economuic activity, democratic accountability and commitment to community - to fight back."
The work of co-operatives in fighting HIV/AIDS is briefly profiled e.g.
- The health care SALUDCOOP in Columbia.
- The Padmavi Savings and Credit Union in Nepal.
- The National Co-operative Housing Union in Kenya.
- The Soweto Home-Based Care Givers Co-operative.
Bibby, Andrew HIV/AIDS and co-operatives, Co-operative College 2006
