Ethiopian People Living with HIV/AIDS Speak to the Nation

Ethiopia: People Living with HIV/AIDS Speak to the Nation
“When Tizita discovered her husband’s notebooks, she wasn’t expecting them to change her life. As she leafed through
them she was shocked to find that he was.... Page after page, he agonized over how to tell her, but until now he had kept
silent,” the radio rang out.
This account, which sounds like the plot of a drama serial, is actually the true experience of one of Ethiopia’s HIV-positive
radio diarists. Broadcast on national radio, the series gives millions of Ethiopians a chance to hear about the real-life
experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS. On the show, six HIV-positive people talk about their lives openly during weekly
installments. Source: Betga Radio