I joined the Care For Aids staff on the ground in Nairobi on Sunday of last week, and the last several days have been busy busy busy. In addition to photographing I’m responsible for taking audio and video, which will culminate in a handful of multimedia pieces tailored for the Care For Aids website. Some of the individuals I’ve documented have endured some seriously hard times. Some have even been bedridden for as long as two years. Yet somehow, they have reclaimed life and defied the terrible stigma that HIV positive Kenyan have to endure. In their culture, testing positive is a death sentence. Thanks to organizations like Care For Aids, individuals living with AIDS have risen from the bedridden, often emaciated state to find hope not only to continue living but to start businesses, strengthen their families and fight the stigma associated with the disease.
I shot a several rolls of film which unfortunately I won’t be able to develop until I get back to the states. To see and hear their complete stories, keep an eye out on my website and the Care For Aids website in the coming month.
