Kakuru (sociology, Makerere U.) analyzes the impact of gender inequality and the complex interactions between schools and rural livelihoods within the context of the HIV/AIDS crisis, carrying out her research within the framework of the African Women Leaders in Agriculture and the Environment project funded by The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Through direct access to Ugandans affected by the interrelated conditions of gender inequality in education, want, and HIV/AIDS, she analyzes teacher competence, classroom interactions, pupils' academic competencies, children's rights and gender equality, closing with significant work on how they all work together and against the possibility of a life free of HIV/AIDS for girls and women. Distributed in the US by Enfield. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)