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Swaziland: People
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About 86 percent of Swaziland's people are Christians, and 11 percent hold traditional religious beliefs. The official languages of Swaziland are siSwati, a Bantu language, and English, in which most government business is conducted. In 2007 life expectancy at birth was estimated to be 32.6 years for women and 31.8 years for men.
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The Family Life Association of Swaziland (FLAS), a not-for-profit making Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), is the largest and leading organization in the provision of innovative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. It plays a complementary role to the activities of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOH&SW). It ... advocates for the reproductive health rights of all people in the reproductive age.
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For the first time, Swaziland may be forced to seek relief from the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said Noah Nkambule, the principal secretary for the ministry of agriculture. WFP is planning an assessment mission to determine the number of people in need, while the National Disaster Relief Task Force expects to import 300,000 mt of grain this year - a record - to stave-off starvation.
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The enormous stigma associated with HIV and AIDS in Swaziland prevents many Swazis from being tested for HIV or declaring their HIV status if they are positive. The government estimates that only 20% of people in the country know their HIV status. Swazi traditional opinion links AIDS with sexual promiscuity, and often causes HIV positive people to be rejected by their families.32 It is believed that many people in the country do not want to know their HIV status, and those who do know will often keep it a secret, some even from their sexual partners.
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The University of Swaziland reaffirms its faith in the principles of academic freedom and autonomy and endeavours to provide a congenial learning environment, accessible to the people of Swaziland and beyond. Such an environment shall facilitate excellence in teaching and learning, research, community service, and provide opportunity for consultancy, professional leadership and enterprise development, with a view to nurturing men and women who are well equipped for service to the changing and dynamic society through the job market and self-employment.
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The greatest single problem confronting the people of Swaziland is the HIV/AIDS pandemic. As of 2005, the infection rate of adults (ages 15 to 49) was 42.6 percent, giving Swaziland the highest HIV rate in the world. In addition, approximately 70,000 children have been orphaned as a result of AIDS.
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