The Clock is Ticking

“I like to do things myself,” says Isabel Tinga, 75, a cassava farmer in central Mozambique. She wants to expand her plantation to support herself in old age and provide a financial base for her niece, who suffers from mental illness. Isabel is her niece’s guardian and caregiver.   Isabel is usually energetic and productive, but in the past year, she lost the strength to […]

Berta was one of thousands of children living with HIV, but not receiving treatment. Thanks to her community and loving family, she is now healthy.

Daniel, a boy living in southwest Uganda, began to fall ill in his early years of life. Eventually, his mother took him to Kisoro Hospital, where he was diagnosed with HIV. Initially, Daniel responded well to medication and achieved viral suppression—meaning that HIV became undetectable in his blood.   However, following his parents’ separation, Daniel encountered […]