ICW2 days ago2 minGENDER NORMS INFLUENCING YOUNG WOMEN’S ACCESS & UPTAKE OF HIV TREATMENT by Saidy Brown, South AfricaThere is an effort that has been put in place, in making sure that women living with HIV live long, and healthy lives. However, women liv...
ICW5 days ago2 minU=U: THE UNDERUTILIZED EMPOWERMENT TOOL by Shyrene Mvula, MalawiIn Malawi, the U=U campaign was launched was officially launched at the 2018 PEPFAR Regional Planning Meeting (RPM), after four large st...
ICWOct 222 minLet Us Fight for our Women and Young Girls by Treasure, eSwatiniThe main drivers of the HIV epidemic are influenced by a wide range of gender inequalities. HIV positive women and adolescent girls face ...
ICWOct 191 minI AND THE SOCIETY by Hajarah Asiimwe, UgandaAm sick, that's is what the society has rubbed in my face. It has always told me that am sick. Am not a loner, society pushed me to it. W...
ICWOct 123 minA CHANGE IS NOW by Chanda Mwango, Zambia“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre There is a clearl...
ICWOct 84 minThe Story of the Violation of My Rights by Mariia Vlasova, UkraineI want to share with you a story that happened to me 2 years ago. This story is my personal experience of discrimination and my encounter...
ICWOct 83 minCommunity Advocacy: Innovation & Mobilization #HIV2020 by Sharifah Nalugo, UgandaRegional partners in the struggle to eliminate HIV by 2030 jointly organized an e-conference as part of HIV2020 on 1st September, 2020 th...
ICWOct 63 minMY BODY IS NOT A DEMOCRACY by Ester Kabasambo, UgandaMy body is not a democracy and therefore you should not vote for what happens in my body or what my body should do. I am the landlord and...
ICWAug 252 minEmpowering girls and young women to end HIV by Ester Kabasambo, UgandaMany young girl's dream to grow up and get a family. But when it comes to girls and young women who are living with HIV it's a different ...
ICWAug 212 minSave me by Asiimwe Hajarah, UgandaWhy does my voice echo in pain? Why do you let me be there? Why rip my heart with scarred thoughts? I bleed... Red blood. I feel through ...
ICWAug 183 minMy AIDS 2020 Virtual conference Musings and Reflections by Laura Thoa, KenyaThe year, 2020 began with so much of hope. A dawn of a new year, ‘new me’ kind of vibe. Travel plans, conference aspirations. I knew that...
ICWAug 132 minLearning to Live and Cope with HIV by Treasure, EswatiniLearning that you are HIV-positive can be one of the most difficult experiences you can go through in life. You may feel scared, sad or e...
ICWAug 53 minImpact of COVID 19 on Young People Living with HIV in Malawi by Shyrene Mvula, MalawiYoung people living with HIV are at higher risk of some mental health conditions like depression and anxiety which are as a result of sus...
ICWAug 44 minHow Much Longer? by Keren Dunaway, ArgentinaA year ago, specifically on April 6, 2019, I made the controversial decision to publish my drug holiday. I’ve been on medications since 5...
ICWMay 135 minThe blog with no title by Loyiso Lindani, South AfricaBefore you start reading, I’d like to warn you that this is not a politically correct blog. It may have some content about sexual violenc...
ICWMay 133 minEmbracing your HIV status through the Arts by Chanda Mwango, Zambia“No matter how much falls on us, we keep ploughing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear” – Greg Kincaid I can understand how...
