As an African artist living with HIV in the Netherlands for more than 15 years now, I continue to experience a lot of stigma and discrimination based on me being open about my HIV and my beautiful colour. I realized that for many people with a...
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The ninth in our The Well Project Leadership Exchange series features a conversation between The Well Project Community Advisory Board member Masonia Traylor and SisterLove Founder and President and WRI member Dázon Dixon Diallo.
Geez!! Anyone else feeling really really tired, exhausted and unmotivated?! I have been for awhile, and I can't even blame covid although it certainly hasn't helped. I was talking with a coworker about how my bestie has all this energy and I just can...
Listen to two amazing leaders living with HIV talk about what U=U means to them and the impact that learning about it has had on their lives.
For many who have had their lives irrevocably changed by HIV, COVID-19 has been particularly challenging. HIV survivors, including several members of The Well Project's community, spoke with TIME Magazine about their experiences with both pandemics.
Have you ever battled with HIV fatigue and/or depression and felt very alone in your own sadness? A particular scene appeared in front of my vision: I was sitting behind my friend Karuna on her scooter- waiting for the traffic light to turn green...
I recently decided to get the Covid vaccine. When it first started being administered I decided I was going to wait to see what happened to everyone else who got it. I didn't trust it. I felt it was rushed, it was still being tested (basically on us)...
I have a least favorite question when it comes to HIV. It annoys me. It didn't always, but over time due to folks' reactions and overheard statements, it gets on my damn nerves. "May I ask you something?" I answer it because I know it has value and I...
Most of us long term survivors living with HIV virus are not doctors or nurses, but have impacted and helped improve the wellbeing of newly diagnosed persons. Fifteen years ago, a neighbour came to my house to ask for my help with her aged mother who...
Prevention Access Campaign’s U=U is a growing global community of people living with HIV, allies, researchers, and organizations committed to science-based messaging about people living with HIV and HIV prevention.
My name is Jonique (John-Neek), I am a single mother of two smart and amazing HIV-negative boys. I was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut.
Listen to two inspiring women living with HIV discussing personal experience with the COVID-19 vaccine, clinical trials, vaccine hesitancy, and more.
My lovely people, can you explain to me why white people coming to Africa are quickly called "experts", but people of African descent in Europe are often called "refugees, migrants, or illegals"? After I married my husband, in the different countries...
Read about sessions of interest from the International Workshop on HIV & Women 2021, including a presentation by The Well Project's own Krista Martel!
The WRI 2021 Virtual meeting assessed the current US policy landscape as it relates to women and HIV.