NO ONE ASKED FOR IT

HIV/AIDS is an epidemic disease face by the rest of the world. The fight against HIV/AIDS is intensifying but at the same time the rate of infected people is rising. Even though no one asked for it, there are many way of contracting these disease. Working here at Nkosi’s Haven made me realise how life can be cruel sometimes.

We are a facility caring for HIV/AIDS infected mothers and children and we see off our kids up until tertiary level and have skills developing programs for our mothers as most of the have not finished school. Every single soul here has a story of how they came in contact with this disease and how those they once looked up to or loved turned their back on them because of their status. Instead of turning our backs on our family members, partners and friends we should be supporting them because it’s them suffering from this disease not us and they never asked for it. Some were born with it, some were raped and some got it through sexual intercourse because the partners where not loyal. So were do we get the right to make life more difficult for those with HIV/AIDS when they mostly need us?

Coming to work everyday and seen all this children and mothers with a smile on their face breaks our hearts when we come to think how much they went through before their arrival here, how people turned their back on them when they really needed their support. It becomes sadder when our kids have to come in terms with their status; they find it difficult to accept because they do not know how they contracted this disease. They asked themselves so many questions like why them? And when coming to think that people out their discriminate them for something which is not their fault becomes harder for them.

This is there reason why we have organisations like Nkosi’s Haven whereby we cater for mothers and children infected with HIV/AIDS. This is a place where they live their lives as free as they want to, without no discrimination but love and support. When Nkosi established this facility he wanted mothers and their children to have a place where they can be cared for and provided with fair opportunities just like everyone else and have the share of happiness like every child and mothers out there. Here at Nkosi’s Haven we are a unity a family that looks after each other irrespective of our status. We never discriminate or turn our back on our residents because of their status but hold hands with them through out their journey. Together we stand divided we fall. Let not discriminate those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS but give them love and support. At the end of the day WE ARE ALL THE SAME!!!

We kindly accept any form of assistance.

For more information about Nkosi’s Haven visit our website. www.nkosishaven.org