Our thanks go to all the Wola Nani Clients who have agreed to share their stories. Where indicated with an asterisk*, names have been changed to protect the clients’ identity.

Nomawethu – “I am sick and tired of hiding this thing.”

Babalwa – “The education is important. The youth are dying outside.”

Francis – “I told my boyfriend but he didn’t run away.”

Monica – “I must accept it, so it can accept me. If you don’t accept your virus, ..you get ill.”

Samuel* - “Doing home visits helps me a lot. It means I can share and understand the problem, and be more comfortable with my status.”

Nomalunga – “I tell people about my story but, mostly, they don’t believe me.”

Vufi* - “He beat me badly and I lost the baby.”

Portia* - “I make light bulbs. It changed my life. I can’t say enough thank yous.”

Eunice* - “I think maybe God has a way of deciding when is the time.”

Viwe* - “On Mothers’ Day, I bought her flowers and put them on her grave. She suffered a lot. She really struggled. She wanted to live. I saw everything. She was everything a child could be to a mother. She was my angel.”