bearing witness: hiv/aids in uganda
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Bearing Witness: HIV/AIDS in UgandaAJWS President Ruth Messinger meets with project partners, February 2008
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Women elders in a rural community supported by AJWS project partner Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against AIDS and Other Diseases (THETA). Photo Credit: R Messinger
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Two AIDS orphan sisters who were adopted by a traditional healer who is the major service provider for the THETA supported community. Photo Credit: R Messinger
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A young boy of the THETA community carries his brother. Photo Credit: R Messinger
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Children of the THETA community. Photo Credit: R Messinger
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At the rural site of Foundation for the Development of Needy Communities (FDNC), three graves of people who have died of HIV/AIDS. Photo Credit: R Messinger
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Participants of a vocational tailoring class run by AJWS project partner Kamwokya Christian Caring Community (KCCC), which provides HIV/AIDS support, care, advocacy, prevention and empowerment programs. Photo Credit: R Messinger
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A KCCC clinic waiting room.Photo Credit: R Messinger
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KCCC clinic conducting HIV/AIDS testing.Photo Credit: R Messinger
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AJWS President Ruth Messinger with a traditional healer and the lead doctor of THETA.Photo Credit: D Rotbard
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A former commercial sex worker now a member of AJWS project partner Lady Mermaid Bureau (LMB). LMB aims to ensure that commercial sex workers – who face significant risk of HIV infection – are able to access health services. Photo Credit: R Messinger
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Ruth Messenger visits with a baby born to a deaf and mute mother in the THETA community.Photo Credit: D Rotbard
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Children of Uganda Community Based Association for Child Welfare (UCOBAC), which strives to maintain a center for the care and support of individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Photo Credit: R Messinger
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Ruth Messinger with a child from UCOBAC.Photo Credit: D Rotbard
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