Stories in the report
Was reading some of the narratives in the report, and as pleased to here some reporting of the work of Christian people in HIV/AIDS prevention.
In Mizoram, in North East India a women who used to inject drugs, works as a peer educator. Using music and stories to spread awareness about HIV and prevention in local churches, groups, and even local TV.
If you want to read her full story it’s on page 104 of the report.
In Kenya there is a story of a pastor who had been “one of those preachers who believed that HIV was a curse and a punishment from God.” She was diagnosed as being HIV positive and after telling the church she and her family were isolated by their community.
Now though she works for a ANERELA+, a network designed to:
- “to establish a network of religious leaders living with or affected by HIV;”
- to empower church leaders to become agents of change; and
- to empower church leaders to stimulate discussion and action on HIV and AIDS in their home
congregations.
As a result of her speaking out in her community people started coming to her for help in such volume that she and her church started their own centre to care for people.
You can read her full story on page 195 of the report.