The Virtual Resource Centre (VRC) is an online resource centre for trainers, educators, journalists, gender and media advocates and students. The VRC includes case studies and clippings of media articles.
The VRC case studies and clippings may be searched using the following criteria: * Country * Theme * Skills * GEM classification (The GL Gender and Media classification system highlights whether an article illustrates a blatant or subtle gender stereotype; is gender aware or gender blind. Click here read more on the GEM classification. )
Both the media clippings and case studies have a description of the article. The case studies are written as training resources and include an analysis of the articles from a gender and journalistsic perspective and links to other training resources. The media article is attached as a jpeg to the case studies and clippings.
To search the VRC database click here. You can search for clippings; case studies or both by ticking the relevant boxes.
If you would like to contribute to the Virtual Resource Centre or comment on a case study please email gmdcofficer@genderlinks.org.za
The article reports on how the ESCOM youth have undertaken to refrain from promiscuous behaviour to prevent themselves from contracting HIV. [read more]
The article is about the Dipichi community where a new IT lab has been donated and installed by a multi national IT company. It makes reference to HIV/AIDS and how technology could be used in development and to monitor AIDS. [read more]
The report concerns the rape of a five-year old child by a 19 year old man. The court has ordered the perpetrator to be tested for HIV before sentence as this could affect the severity of the sentence according to Botswana law. [read more]
