Bruce Wilkinson, Chris Keller

Interview with Bruce Wilkinson – R.A.P.I.D.S., Zambia

TOJ: What is your take on the G8 conference this past summer? Was it successful? What are some positive results of the conference and what are your critiques of the conference? BW: Yeah, well in general I believe it was a positive outcome. Two things that we need to keep in mind, anytime you get […]

Faith Wambura Ngunjiri

Spirituality and Leadership in Action: Women Leaders Fighting HIV/AIDS in Kenya

Women the world over have been under-represented in leadership be it in educational administration, business and industry, and political arenas (Bass, 1990; Uraizee, 2000; Weiss, 1999). This phenomenon is often described in terms of a glass ceiling: one that women can see through but cannot go past due to cultural, organizational and other systemic discriminations […]

Eric Williams

Reflections on HIV/AIDS in a Southern African Border Post: HIV/AIDS in Namibia

Departure The coolness of the early morning greeted me as I set off for the northeastern part of Namibia. Cruising at 12,000 feet, the unpressurized cabin filled with the muffled sound of its dual engines. The vast and desolate landscape sped by beneath us as the rising sun ushered in the new day. My destination […]

Rob Smith - Agathos

The AIDS Crisis in Africa – Who Cares?

A number of statistics are thrown around when discussing HIV/AIDS and Africa. In fact, statistics are the closest encounter most have with this crisis. There are no pictures of catastrophe or mass chaos as seen in the recent tsunami crisis or hurricane Katrina devastation—only mind-numbing statistics. Over 40-million people are currently infected by HIV in […]

Jason Bortz

Film and the AIDS Pandemic

People have asked if it was difficult to take a film crew to Kenya to film a documentary dealing with the pandemic of AIDS and the seemingly ineffectual efforts of a handful of people to stem the tide of affliction and disease. Our documentary, Scratching the Surface; A Journey with HEART, deals primarily with the efforts […]