Story of the Month
This month, read about GROOTS Tetu--one of the only groups responding to AIDS in this mountainous region of central Kenya.
Coming to Say Good-Bye: Stories of AIDS in Africa
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Stories of Women Fighting AIDS in Africa
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Community AIDS Watch. Students and Youth from the US and Africa travel through Kenya, documenting how women are fighting AIDS in 12 communities
GROOTS Tetu. Women in mountainous central Kenya hold together their community in the face of AIDS by caring for their friends and neighbors.
Springs Ministry. Widows in Kisumu, in Western Kenya, are caring for orphans and each other, and supporting young widows to resist harmful cultural practices that lead to the spread of HIV.
GROOTS Kiamoria. Members of this self-help group help each other meet their basic needs, and care for people in their community who have fallen ill from AIDS.
GROOTS Mathare. In the second largest slum in Nairobi, women in this group are providing hope for caregivers, the sick and orphans from their Mother's Center.
GROOTS Siaya. In Western Kenya, where the AIDS prevalence rate has been estimated at 38%, empower their community through income-generation, sharing resources for the sick and education.
Tei Wa W'o. In dry Kitui, in Central Kenya, women have been making an impact with their AIDS awareness campaign and that it is now "the daily song" throughout the area.