Number two..Monday...quickly..we only have a few more minutes on this spectacular machine...so happy i can send pictures...a number of you have written to ask where and what they can contribute to in lieu of Xmas presents to family and friends...what a great idea I think...this being why i am trying very quickly to get photos to you..tomorrow i will add the text...and contact people..for vegetable and herb seeds, and especially for financial donations....believe me, everyone i have spoken with and interviewed is desperate...desperate.
This blog entry will encompass pictures from the Handeni HIV/AIDS Organization...with its 27 members ranging from age 54 down to AGE FOUR!! As i mentioned last week they are very brave, in coming out...the STIGMA of the disease is huge here...with relatives and friends knowing of their positive diagnosis, they are most often shunned by those who loved them the most. Nevertheless they work tirelessly to educate and assist others who are sick...constantly around the clock, at their own expense, as volunteers..depriving themselves and their families of the basic ammenities of life which we so often take for granted...
Here they are..
1- some of the members of the HIV AIDS Handeni organization
2- Masanja, the founder of the organization.
3-Mwajuma, her story tomorrow...
4 - grandmother Kashomo 75 and her 4 year old granddaughter positive tested: Muzna
5 - astonishingly young grandmother Amina, age 36 with her grandson Jumu
and finally,
5-Naomi....unmarried, who contacted aids from looking after her father..age 49..