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"i think a camp should be built for them (PLWHA)and provided with all basic needs where they can live their life away from stigmatization"......."denying them admission into institutions is a way of protecting those of us who are HIV nagative"....said the other.
These were some of the responses of some university students during the "RED CARD" campaign. The campaign was part of our project to fight stigmatization of PLWHA in the society,in the course of this activity ,we travelled to different Universities within Nigeria to get young people to air their view and tell their senators to support the "Antistigma Bill " and see that it is been passed into law.
This experience was an eye opener as it exposed me to alot of youths who were still ignorant of issues affecting their sexuality and rights such as HIV/AIDS etc. On the brighter side ,it gave me an oppourtunity to educate a relatively larg number of young people in these states and i hope they were convinced as it seemed. These young people can not be crucified for saying what they think is right. Never the less, the number of youths who made substancial contributions out numbered those who were not well informed. This gave me great joy as i got to know that majority of the students were aware of STI's and other issues affecting their sexual reproductive health and only needed to be aware of their rights as young people and policies that affect them.
This experience was exciting for me and i also got to know that our work is not in vain and also that our impact no matter how little is been felt.
"I LOVE DOING WHAT I DO.............."
