Sekolo began 2006 with a new round of teacher-training workshops in Oshigambo, near Namibia's boarder with Angola. In this region, the adult HIV prevalence rate is oround 40% - twice the country's average.
This teacher is called Paulina. Paulina went to the clinic with her sister for HIV tests. Despite having the virus, her sister was refused medication because her CD4 blood cell count was only 94. She was told to improve her diet and exercise, reduce stress, and come back for medication when her CD4 count was 200. Sadly she died before the count improved.
Elizabeth Robinson describes Paulina as 'an out-spoken, beautiful woman who believes in encouraging learners to focus on their future dreams and hopes, as an incentive to keep themselves healthy and alive.'
