Country: Malawi

My name is Storm. I was born in 1968 and am the divorced mother of a 27-year-old daughter. I tested HIV positive in 1999 when I was 31-years-old. Being an HIV positive single mother wasn’t easy. HIV stigma and discrimination were at their peak during this time. My friends started to disappear but my daughter kept…

My name is Spiderman. I was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in 1958 and moved to Malawi in 1973 and later followed my calling and become a pastor. In 1993 my wife fell ill and was diagnosed with HIV. After two years of battling this disease without treatment she passed away in 1995. The following year…

My name is Shuri and I am a 39-year-old woman. I was born in 1982 in Zimbabwe. My father was from there, and my mother was from Malawi. My four siblings and I lost my parents suddenly and after they passed we came to stay in Malawi with my mother’s family. I did my studies…

My name is Okoye and I am from Kasungu in Malawi. I am a 45-year-old Christain woman with 2 brothers and 2 sisters. I am the mother of 2 children, a boy and a girl. I was diagnosed with HIV in 2007 and I started taking the antiretroviral treatment that same year. Having access to that…

My name is Luke Cage. I am a 26-year-old single Christian man and the firstborn of four children – I have one brother and two sisters. COVID-19 has impacted my daily routine and caused a lot of financial hardship for my family.  We are living in fear of what comes next and we worried about…

My name is Iron Man and I am the last-born of three children, born in 1989. I discovered that I am HIV positive in 2005 when I was still a teenager and honestly it was very difficult for me to comprehend this and to believe that I really have HIV. Luckily there were people who…

I am Gamora a 42-year-old Malawian Christain woman with three sons. I was diagnosed with HIV in 2006 and have been taking antiretroviral treatment for 15 years. I have struggled with this disease for a long time; I have struggled to take care of my family and my children. Their father died when the boys were…

I am Falcon, a young, single  Malawian man born in 1990 with a background in Mechanical Engineering. I have 7 siblings – 5 sisters and two brothers and I am the sixth born. I was born with HIV but was only diagnosed in late 2004 and that is when I started treatment. My HIV status has…

My name is Black Panther. I am 59 years old.  I was born in 1962 and have 4 sisters. I am a married man and have 7 children – 5 girls and 2 boys. I consider myself a religious person and am a church elder in my village in the Kasungu district of Malawi. I…