These photographs are intended to capture the complexity of the disease: the experience of living with it, its effects on children and the role women have assumed as AIDS victims and vanquishers.
For those looking to support the efforts of locals working to combat AIDS, donations should be made to organisations that work closely with the communities they serve. Pathfinder International and Partners in Health are two organisations that train community health workers to attend to the health needs of people in their communities.
Pictured: Pewa, Mombasa, Kenya
Pewa, who was three when this photo was taken, was born HIV-positive. She was living with her mother and brothers and sisters in one concrete room with no bed or carpet.
