About Us
CHART is a collaborative for research, reflection and engagement within the School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics (SRPC) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) with the following eight aims:
- To build collaboration in research around HIV and AIDS amongst staff within SRPC.
- To understand religious obstacles to prevention and treatment and to communicate these in a language accessible to non-religious people.
- To coordinate relationships and represent the work being done within SRPC with other appropriate groups within UKZN.
- To provide a channel for collaboration with agencies outside of UKZN, including religious groupings, faith based organizations, other Universities, and funding agencies.
- To develop and oversee post-graduate research and reflection focusing on HIV and AIDS, religion and theology, through formal teaching programmes at this level.
- To create a cadre of CHART researchers through sponsorships of postgraduate students working in the field of HIV and AIDS, religion and theology.
- To create a structured environment conducive to hosting post-doctoral fellows from UKZN and other international institutions.
- To develop a resource centre that documents all research which directly links HIV and AIDS, Religion, and Theology.
