Cathrine Murombedzi HIV Walk

A music producer has taken a giant leap in his efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination on people living with HIV and Aids. Webster Mapanda, of Log-a-rhythm, has been in the music industry since

Cathrine Murombedzi HIV Walk

“THIS cannot happen to me. I cannot be HIV positive,” is all that one youth said to Mrs Tariro Chikwanha of Zengeza 4. The youth looked sickly and Mrs Chikwanha had enquired if she had ever taken an HIV test. Mrs Chikwanha runs an organisation, Dreams HIV and Aids Youth Network which she registered as a trust in 2008. She works from Utano Clinic in Chitungwiza, where she lives.
She is passionate about the youth as she has noted with concern that they are the most at risk

Cathrine Murombedzi HIV Walk

AS Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Aids Day tomorrow (December 1) in Dulibadzimu, Beitbridge; it is time we remember orphaned and vulnerable children.

Cathrine Murombedzi HIV Walk
One does not need to be HIV positive to be passionate in making a difference to the lives of those infected and those affected with the virus. Youths growing up in a difficult environment in Hatcliffe Extension came together and founded an organisation that sought to bring relief to the hard lives they and their peers faced. Vision HIV/Aids was formed in 2005 by youths. They were directly affected by HIV and Aids as there were many orphans in their midst. The youths came together to assist fellow orphans and vulnerable children aged between 0-18 years.
They later spread to marginalised areas in Harare to cover Hopely, Whitecliffe, Caledonia and Epworth. Funds permitting they intend to cast their net wider. This festive season, the group has launched a festive hamper promotion and seeks to see that children within their reach do not go hungry. "We would like to see that no child living under difficult circumstances goes to bed