Country: South Africa

I am Thobani. I was born and raised in the Eastern Cape and I am the first-born of 6, though one of my siblings has passed away.  I learned that I was HIV positive in early 1997 and my life changed forever. After my diagnosis, my health was very bad and I was hospitalised on…

I am Winnie, also known as Bubbly Winnie and if I could define myself in one word, I’d say that I’m bubbly because I talk a lot, I’m very lively. I am 21 years old and I doing my 4th year of a Bachelor of Education at the University of Johannesburg though I am originally from…

My name is Jenny, and I am 53 years old. I live in South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in a community called Mariannridge, about 20km out of the city of Durban. This is where I live, and this is where I work. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQOb2wHqwCh/ I could be described as somebody who is growing old…

My name is Philisiwe and I am 38 years old. I am a woman, a mother, a daughter and a sister.  I am a mother to two lovely boys and I will fight until my last breath for them because they are all that I can truly call mine. My life growing up was not…

My name is Lerato and I’m from Atteridgeville just outside Tswane, Pretoria, in Gauteng. My journey as an activist started back in 2008 when I still in grade 7. In my community we had many cases of sexual assault and when I got an assignment for school to come up with a project to mitigate…

I’m 32 years old, I have 4 siblings, 2 sisters and 2 brothers. I was born and raised in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal. By nature, I am an outgoing person who is full of life. I enjoy the outdoors and being surrounded by people. I grew up in a family that didn’t allow us as young people…

I’m Lethukukhanya, known as Leticia. I am from Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal, one of the biggest townships in South Africa. I’ve been born, bred and buttered in KwaZulu-Natal in Umlazi. I’ve lived here for 30 years now, though I have travelled around, around the country, the different provinces, and even went out of the continent, to…

My name is Euletta and I was born in 1974. I have 3 children and one grandchild and while I’m not employed full time I volunteer and a youth empowerment organisation just outside Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. The first time I found out that I am HIV positive was when I was pregnant with my last…

I am Nkosikhona from KwaMashu in Durban, South Africa. I’m a young man who loves life and youth development. I believe in youth so much that I have dedicated a decade of my life working to uplift young people through serving in different civil society youth structures. I have two beautiful daughters and I live to…