A simple KM approach focuses on how knowledge is shared in a system: Within any environment, we expect to find people who are being infected with HIV while there are those who are not being infected. A KM framework might ask the following questions:

• How are those not getting infected by the disease organising and synthesising their experience differently from those who are getting infected?

• Do those not getting infected have access to different information, technologies, organising metaphors or skills in contrast to those who are getting infected?
• Are they accessing different kinds of learning experiences by virtue of their role, status, gender, socioeconomic class, literacy level, access to technology, financial means, etc?
• What are their skill sets with regards to preventing the spread of HIV?
• How could these skills be transferred to those who do not have them?
• What are the beliefs and stories that circulate around HIV?

KMAfrica.com Member Resources

KMAfrica's member resources include a variety of electronic publications, links and a member knowledge exchange that allows KMAfrica members to 'make the connection' with each other much like the way in which impromptu connections are made during the tea breaks in the actual KMAfrica conference. The resources available via this website include: