Bonn, Germany: I am Brigitte Syamalevwe a volunteer against HIV/AIDS from Zambia, and I am a woman who has been living with HIV/AIDS for 10 years. Read

Bonn, Germany: Brigitte Syamalevwe brings years of experience as an international consultant and speaker on HIV/AIDS issues to her present position as a national UN Volunteer attached to the Zambian Ministry of Education. The mother of 11 children has been living with HIV/AIDS for the past 10 years. She knows what she is talking about. Read

Brussels, Belgium: The following is an intervention of Zambian national UN Volunteer Brigitte Syamalevwe to the interactive session on health at the Third United Nations Conference for the Least Developed Countries. Read

BONN: A United Nations International Short-Term Advisory Resources (UNISTAR) adviser made two trips to the region in 1999 to support the Government in developing plans to invest profits from oil for vocational training and environmental protection. The adviser also worked with his longer-term UNV colleagues to design a workplan for the Atyrau Sustainable Development Centre, which promotes community participation in health and social services. Read

Bonn, Germany: UN studies note that a record 2.6 million people died from the HIV/AIDS pandemic in 1999 and another 5.6 million became infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The fight against HIV/AIDS is not only medical. The stigma of AIDS and its effect on societies is also an enemy UN Volunteers are combating. UNVs -- many of them infected with HIV -- have stepped into the open to give a human face and voice to the epidemic. Read

Kasama, Zambia: In Zambia, people with HIV/AIDS receive home-based care and support  from a mission hospital in Chilonga. A diary by UNV Regina Tibenderama. Read