"On eve of World AIDS Day, activists in India call for increasing awareness among public to remove stigma attached to HIV/AIDS..." featuring The Well Project Global Ambassador Jyoti Dhawale
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This gone sound crazy. But I don't know how to be no woman. I mean, especially not good enough to teach another woman how to do it. I just be doing shit. ... trying on different versions of myself. ... trial and error. ... getting back up again. Hell...
Para muchas de las personas que vivimos con VIH y que conviven con VIH, el 1 de diciembre es todos los días!
The day we all anticipate for yummy food and store deals but the one day out of the year where many intentionally pause to remember all they are thankful for!
For years I accepted my status but still I blamed you and never really forgave. As much as I thought I did forgive by accepting my status, it showed in my actions and my thoughts how I really felt. Although I never forgave you for this, I do thank...
As a woman, I know what it feels like to be invisible. As a Black woman that feeling is sometimes intensified. It gets juxtaposed with occasionally being the person everyone is looking at, but not really seeing.
People of trans experience, particularly women and femmes of color, endure targeting for horrendous acts of violence and even murder in racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-Black societies around the world, including the US. This terrible fact gave rise...
Ciarra Covin featured in "award-winning podcast about the power of being seen" hosted by Anika Noni Rose and presented by ViiV Healthcare.
Ever since I was little I have LOVED talking. Being an effective communicator meant that I could get candy, hugs, and laughter. I have always valued this. Now as I’ve gotten older I realize that when I’m hurting or trying to understand something, I...
This year's POZ 100 "spotlights the work of Black advocates... making a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS", including The Well Project Editorial Director Olivia Ford and CAB members and A Girl Like Me bloggers, Gina Brown, RSW; Bridgette Picou, and Masonia Traylor.
My birthday month, November, had a great start by doing what I like most, giving my HIV activism a boost. Between 4-7 November I was in Istanbul for a face-to-face 'Skills Training to Empower Patients' (STEP-UP) and networking weekend organized by...
Explore questions about sharing your HIV status with providers with two women advocates living with HIV – one of them a licensed vocational nurse who shares her expertise on both sides of the client-provider relationship.
As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, staying connected to our community and sharing up-to-date information is key. In the 11th episode of A Girl Like Me LIVE,, host Ciarra “Ci Ci” Covin was joined by The Well Project’s former community...
This month Akira, my youngest son of 13 years old, and I travelled to Antwerp for a filmshoot for the 'Undetectable equals Untransmittable' (U=U) campaign in Belgium. Whilst in the train towards Antwerp I asked how he felt to be part of this campaign...
Dear Destiny, We always make it through. I've dealt with some type of depression since I can remember. It was never anything I couldn't handle though. Then again I never had to handle it alone. I'm close with GOD; maybe I should of started with that...