Comments on: Diamonds: Real stories of women living and HIV/AIDS http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/ A social platform for raising global issues and finding solutions Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:12:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: angela kabiru http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/comment-page-1/#comment-1320 angela kabiru Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:01:46 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1266#comment-1320 Women in war torn countries also have a story to tell. Why is it that men choose to violate women sexually as a form of punishment? Infact, any form of social unrest if a good opportunity for rapes to happen. The men know they are abusing the women, and they do not even bother to use protection. The problem gets bigger especially because in such cases it is difficult for the women to seek medical attention immediately and so reduce their chances of infection. Ultimately many of them get infected and also have children who are infected. After that the women are at the mercy of their family members who may choose to treat them as outcasts without listening to their side of the story. Oh the curse of being a woman! Women in war torn countries also have a story to tell. Why is it that men choose to violate women sexually as a form of punishment? Infact, any form of social unrest if a good opportunity for rapes to happen. The men know they are abusing the women, and they do not even bother to use protection. The problem gets bigger especially because in such cases it is difficult for the women to seek medical attention immediately and so reduce their chances of infection. Ultimately many of them get infected and also have children who are infected. After that the women are at the mercy of their family members who may choose to treat them as outcasts without listening to their side of the story. Oh the curse of being a woman!

]]> By: Hanna http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Hanna Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:08:10 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1266#comment-1209 Thank you Sarah. The ramifications of HIV/Aids are of course vast for all - internationally, nationally, on a community level and for individuals. But women are disproportionately affected - often robbed of the resources - either physical or emotional - to either prevent catching the disease or push for treatment once infected. Treatment is so vitally important, and of course good drugs, and the capacity to produce them, do exist. The gap between need and provision (with 5 million people who could benefit from access without drugs) is wholly unnecessary and shameful. Annie Lennox has written a blog for world AIDs day about the work of the Treatment Action Campaign in pressing for wider drug availability: Good stuff. http://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blog/09-12-01-demanding-aids-justice Thank you Sarah. The ramifications of HIV/Aids are of course vast for all – internationally, nationally, on a community level and for individuals. But women are disproportionately affected – often robbed of the resources – either physical or emotional – to either prevent catching the disease or push for treatment once infected. Treatment is so vitally important, and of course good drugs, and the capacity to produce them, do exist. The gap between need and provision (with 5 million people who could benefit from access without drugs) is wholly unnecessary and shameful.

Annie Lennox has written a blog for world AIDs day about the work of the Treatment Action Campaign in pressing for wider drug availability:

Good stuff. http://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blog/09-12-01-demanding-aids-justice

]]> By: angela kabiru http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 angela kabiru Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:14:56 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1266#comment-1205 I have not seen this documentary here yet, but I hope it's coming. I have not seen this documentary here yet, but I hope it’s coming.

]]> By: Sarah Fortuna http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 Sarah Fortuna Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:19:39 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1266#comment-1129 Thanks Mikael for sharing the information. I've read the book but yet to see the documentary - can't wait for the opportunity to see it. Thanks Mikael for sharing the information. I’ve read the book but yet to see the documentary – can’t wait for the opportunity to see it.

]]> By: Ida Jeng http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Ida Jeng Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:05 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1266#comment-1115 Thanks Mikael, cool site. Thanks Mikael, cool site.

]]> By: Mikael Enlund http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Mikael Enlund Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:45:21 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1266#comment-1102 Thank you Sarah for posting this! @Ida - We are sending the documentary to film festivals around the world at the moment, so hopefully it will be shown at a festival near you! Otherwise we will eventually make the movie available in other media as well. Keep an eye on www.backyardfilm.se or www.apnplus.org for updates. You can see the trailer at www.vimeo.com/7391512 I'm glad that you are interested in seeing the film! Oh, and I'm the director of the documentary :) Thank you Sarah for posting this!

@Ida – We are sending the documentary to film festivals around the world at the moment, so hopefully it will be shown at a festival near you! Otherwise we will eventually make the movie available in other media as well. Keep an eye on http://www.backyardfilm.se or http://www.apnplus.org for updates.
You can see the trailer at http://www.vimeo.com/7391512
I’m glad that you are interested in seeing the film!

Oh, and I’m the director of the documentary :)

]]> By: Ida Jeng http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Ida Jeng Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:16:58 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1266#comment-1080 Hi Sarah, Thanks for sharing. Where can you watch the movie? Hi Sarah,
Thanks for sharing. Where can you watch the movie?

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