Country: Malawi

I am a widow with three sons, a nurse and a pastor. I tested HIV positive in 1992. I got it from my husband who had an STI while I was six months pregnant in 1986. Since that time, I had a recurrent problem of STl, resistant to antibiotics and as result I delivered a…

I am Dr Strange, I am 43 years old. I am married and blessed with four children. I live at Chikanda village, Sub Traditional Authority Chinyama in Kasungu. I work voluntarily with K2 Tigwilanemanja Aids Support Organisation formally known as K2TASO as a Community Motivator, but largely I do farming on a small scale. I…

Hi my name is Drax, and I am one of the people living with HIV in Dedza. I am a lady aged 41, with five children, two boys and three girls. I am a single mother, residing in Katsekaminga village, Traditional Authority Kamenyagwaza in the same district of Dedza. I got infected with this virus…

I am Gamora born in 1974 at Dedza District hospital. I am a lady with three sons. My husband passed away 20 years ago. I am a teacher by profession and Mchochoma is my home village TA kamenyagwaza Dedza. It was a time when my husband left me and married a certain woman whose husband…

I am MsM , or maybe we should say men who have sex with men and my name is Human Torch. I live in Dedza , in the village of Katsekaminga , T/A Kamenyagwaza. I was born in a family of 7, 3 boys and 4 girls. I am one of the persons who is…

My name is Iron Man. l am from Dedza, that is where l stay. My father is from Ntcheu, and my mother is from Dedza. It was very difficult for me to know if l was HIV positive or not because at that point in time because l was a child. What l was just…

My name is Jean Grey and l am 49 years old. I was born in Zambia at Kitwe. We were 9 children in our family, 7 boys and 2 girls.  I am the 4th born. All my parents were from here and they just went to Zambia to work. In 1983 , l left Zambia…

My name is Nova. When l found someone to get married to, we went to get tested and we were both negative. Then after 6 months, my partner left me for 2 months and when he came back l just welcomed him as my husband. Then when l got pregnant, l was told to get…

My name is Professor X, I got infected with HIV through having multiple sex partners and l have faced a lot of problems like stigma, lack of finances to buy different nutritious food.

My life has been very hard when I first knew that I was HIV positive. So many things have happened. Some people would stigmatize me, like I said, a lot has happened. At one point l signed up to take a loan and people said that this one has a virus so when will he…