HIV, women and motherhood

Sindie Malindzisa, Swaziland—After having lost her mother to AIDS-related illness, Sindie decided to get involved in the work of the International Community of Women living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) in Swaziland. She relates the despair and loneliness that orphans to AIDS can face, having often to act as substitute parents to their siblings. Sindie tested HIV-positive in 2004. She describes the cultural beliefs around HIV in Swaziland and how they particularly affect women.

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Fourteen women share their most painful times, their resilience, their yearnings and their passions for change.

A series of interviews conducted at the International AIDS conference in Mexico in August 2008.

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