Comments on: AIDS Rights Congo: Stories of Stigma and Hope http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/11/18/aids-rights-congo-stories-of-stigma-and-hope/ Helping the global population join the global conversation Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:06:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gareth Morlais http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/11/18/aids-rights-congo-stories-of-stigma-and-hope/#comment-18621 Gareth Morlais Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:16:02 +0000 http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=507#comment-18621 It's so good to hear some good news from the Congo. This sounds like a fantastic project. Is there a link to a page where I can watch one of the videos online please? Gareth Morlais, Aberth Digital Storytelling Blog It’s so good to hear some good news from the Congo. This sounds like a fantastic project. Is there a link to a page where I can watch one of the videos online please? Gareth Morlais, Aberth Digital Storytelling Blog

]]> By: Weekly Newsletter » Blog Archive » Citizen Media and World AIDS Day http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/11/18/aids-rights-congo-stories-of-stigma-and-hope/#comment-18188 Weekly Newsletter » Blog Archive » Citizen Media and World AIDS Day Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:58:24 +0000 http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=507#comment-18188 [...] starting point for sustained campaigns that advocate for the rights of HIV-positive individuals, like the AIDS Rights Congo project is doing; spread preventive education with creativity, like the REPACTED project in Kenya does on a [...] [...] starting point for sustained campaigns that advocate for the rights of HIV-positive individuals, like the AIDS Rights Congo project is doing; spread preventive education with creativity, like the REPACTED project in Kenya does on a [...]

]]> By: David Sasaki http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/11/18/aids-rights-congo-stories-of-stigma-and-hope/#comment-18018 David Sasaki Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:33:18 +0000 http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=507#comment-18018 I think that handing out the digital cameras as the training workshop was a very smart strategy. There is something about being able to see those photographs first hand that bring the community and events closer to home. Reading Aurelie's first-hand account is very powerful. I remember the anxiety I felt when getting tested the last time. Of course I thought about what my reaction would be if I were told that I was HIV positive. I think that it would be easy to isolate oneself even though it is clearly important to be part of some sort of support group. It's good that Aurelie met the woman at AFPC who introduced her. I am looking forward to more stories. I think that handing out the digital cameras as the training workshop was a very smart strategy. There is something about being able to see those photographs first hand that bring the community and events closer to home.

Reading Aurelie’s first-hand account is very powerful. I remember the anxiety I felt when getting tested the last time. Of course I thought about what my reaction would be if I were told that I was HIV positive. I think that it would be easy to isolate oneself even though it is clearly important to be part of some sort of support group. It’s good that Aurelie met the woman at AFPC who introduced her.

I am looking forward to more stories.

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