In this powerful video from (RED), poet In-Q brings the true story of a woman named Connie. She and her husband lost three children to AIDS during the 1990s because of lack of awareness and access to affordable treatment for HIV.
Connie is an example of incredible perseverance. She not only became one of the first women to receive the lifesaving antiretroviral therapy in Zambia (which can cost only 40 cents per day) but also overcame fears that she would never have children again.
In 2012, Connie gave birth to a daughter, who she named Lubona.
Lubona is HIV free.
Medication has saved her and her husband’s life and now their three-year old daughter's. And Connie is not even close to the only one who needs affordable access to antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV and prevent AIDS.
Did you know 9.7 million people use antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV?
Nobody should ever have to choose between lifesaving medication and paying for food, but many still have to make that decision. By supporting clinics that provide free medication for people with HIV, and using the power of Giving Tuesday and World AIDS Day, the world can end this disease.
Ending the AIDS epidemic calls for continued awareness. So on World AIDS Day, watch this beautiful story of hope that the world can see an AIDS free generation soon with your help.
Creating an AIDS free world is possible, and this generation has the power to do it.
You can start now by taking action against AIDS through www.red.org.