Young HIV warriors tap social media to fight stigma

Friday, September 06, 2019

Today's youth living with HIV/AIDS are using social media to fight stigma

While older generations of people living with HIV/AIDS set the battlelines against stigma, the modern youth living with the disease have opened up a new frontier in the war. Mmegi Correspondent, NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE finds that the young warriors are slowly winning the war against stigma on social media

For many young people born with the epidemic, the battle against the stigma rages on social media. At the recent Sentebale Second Youth HIV Summit in Gaborone, most young people living with HIV pointed out that they use social media for a positive impact in raising awareness and fight against stigma.

Their stories change many people’s perspectives on HIV and help the affected youth themselves deal with their status.

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