Learning about HIV/AIDS

We highly suggest that before you arrive to volunteer with us on either our community or medical projects, that you do some research into KwaZulu Natal, Zulu culture and HIV/AIDS.

Just for fun, and hopefully to help you learn more about HIV/AIDS (particularly in sub-Saharan Africa) before you arrive at our projects in St Lucia, we have put together a few infographics for your use.

The information provided above demonstrates just how far the world has come in the fight against HIV - highlighting
both successes and failures. As you can see, some of the gains in public opinion have been extremely positive, but
this infograph also demonstrates just how far we have to go in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
To view the full-size version, click here. 

Women and the education of females is a large part of what we do on our African Impact - St Lucia projects. One helpful infographic that can explain mother-to-child transmission can be found here, as well as one that explains just how important it is to educate women here.

This picture explains more about how HIV is contracted, spread, and how it affects the human body. These are all important parts of our HIV education course - both to adults and children. To view the full version click here. 

Knowing the history of the virus is also important - this infographic will help make the path of the virus when it jumped to humans more clear.

Another infographic showing how far we've come in our fight against HIV/AIDS, with a highlight on South Africa.

We also highly recommend Stephanie Nolen's book 20 Stories of AIDS in Africa, which can be purchased on Amazon.

Happy reading!