Mildred K Barya

The major strength of Beah’s story must be the glimpses of hope amidst raw reality. He and surviving friends are sustained by the memory of reunion with their families.

The global community’s solutions to HIV/AIDS consistently fail to reflect the reality of women’s lives and the broader social-political forces that increase their risks. For most of Africa, HIV/AIDS prevention is more of a security and peace issue, not just reproductive health.

In the zone of waiting

We were not sure we would arrive home. If we did, we tried to imagine the kind of questions Big Man would fire at us once we made it to his office. Being in his presence for a good record alone was frightening. How was our meeting going to proceed at headquarters?