Knowledge gives life!

A parent living with HIV has a lot to think about. So many emotions, so many fears. One of these fears is telling their children, young or old, their HIV status. Another fear is that their children may also have HIV and feelings of shame and blame can feel just impossible. Thirty years on, stigma and discrimination is still with us as communities, families and as individuals in the form of self-stigma!


HIV is NOT a death sentence. This is the focus of the SAfAIDS Children's ART Literacy Series. 'Knowledge gives life' reads one of the stickers in the package. How true.

Giving life to children goes beyond birth. Giving life is also about living. A happy and fulfilled life is a gift that parents, guardians and families of children living with HIV can give when careful and loving disclosure to their children about their status comes together with an easy and fun way to manage the medicines that children living with HIV need to stay healthy and strong. They may be young, but children do have a right to know the things that affect their lives.

In 2008 SAfAIDS understood that this was a gap that needed filled. They put together this wonderful package to help parents and caregivers and service providers support children with and through
their treatment. This package was produced with the help of our visionary funders, but today we see there may be need to update and begin to use it again.

Do you know your status? 

Do your children know their status? 

Want to use this kit? If you want an e-copy of this kit, it is available from our online catalogue. Just follow this link:

http://www.safaids.net/content/kids-art-education-series-childrens-treatment-literacy-toolkit

Want to update this kit? Come talk to SAfAIDS, we can make a plan!