Dear readers.With this issue of Sister Namibia we bring you stories of women who, despite all odds, are effecting change in their own lives and the lives of those around them. In our cover profile, read about Karolina Pieters, a teacher, local councillor and activist, caring for 380 orphans and making things happen in Maltahohe. Learn how Inatu Indongo teaches people affected by HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and Aids healing through art, and how the women of Nyeka ye Pumba have turned their craft into economic independence. We are also happy to share with you the unbelievable story of long lost sisters, Isabel Somp-Yav and Judith Kabwitz-Fan, twins separated by civil conflict in the DRC DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DRC Down (Stage) Right Center DRC Director(ate) of Reserve Components DRC Disability Rights Commission (United Kingdom) who were finally reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb. Preceded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 5 1979 Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer at the Osire Refugee Camp. We explore national and global issues, taking a critical look at the Namibian government's implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW CEDAW Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (United Nations) CEDAW Component Explosives Damage Assessment Workbook (reference for blast effects software modeling) ) and at the World Social Forum held in Nairobi in January. We also examine the link between marriage and the risk of HIV infection for women, questioning the validity of an "abstinence abstinence: see fasting; temperance movements. " approach to HIV/Aids prevention. As usual we highlight the creative work of women, featuring a poem and a short story submitted by our readers. We also reflect on Exposed, an original exhibit that creatively challenged us to rethink re·think tr. & intr.v. re·thought , re·think·ing, re·thinks To reconsider (something) or to involve oneself in reconsideration. re our role in the fight against gender based violence. Within these pages, we hope you find inspiration, food for thought, and something that makes you smile. Enjoy! |
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