On August 28, 2009 Leribe district challenged HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination. The festival, the first of its kind, was brought together by local and international NGOs and the government of Lesotho. G.R.O. Foundation hosted the “Kids Corner” with a jumping castle, face painting and frisbee games. The G.R.O. Scholars, all high school students affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, demonstrated their support by volunteering all day at the event. The G.R.O. Artisans, a collective of HIV positive mothers, challenged stigma in their own way by teaching kids how to make bracelets. The Olympic Youth Ambassador Program and Kick 4 Life joined us in offering HIV prevention and Life Skills games to the over 1,000 people who attended the event. We would like to thank our community partners and friends who helped make this powerful and important event possiblem and we stood up and said ‘no’ to stigma and discrimination.
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- Students play on the jumping castle
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- G.R.O. senior scholar mans the jumping castle
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- Artisans of Leribe challenge stigma and discrimination
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- The artisans teach about making bracelets
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- G.R.O. Artisans show off their jewelry stand
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- G.R.O. Scholars distribute Canada stickers with the Mayor of Waterloo
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- G.R.O. Foundation Scholars
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- G.R.O. Scholars volunteered at the festival
Posted under Letters from Lesotho
This post was written by jean.margaritis on September 9, 2009
