Sinikithemba

The Sinikithemba ('We give hope') HIV+ Choir is a group of HIV infected Zulu men and women from South Africa. They work in the McCord Hospital in Durban.

At that hospital approximately 70% of medical admissions are HIV-related, and about 40% of women giving birth are living with HIV. The stigma of AIDS is a major problem for those infected, so the hospital formed Sinikithemba, a support group for persons living with HIV/AIDS - believed to be the first in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Some of the money raised through Dance4Life projects goes to the Sinikithemba Choir. “Sinikithemba” is Zulu for “give us hope” or “we give hope.” For most persons, this support group is the only place where they feel it is safe to disclose their HIV status, as they are likely to be ostracised by family and friends if their infection status is publicly disclosed. (project by STOP AIDS NOW!)

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