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Shaddreck Hamakwembo: My Life Continues

This excerpt from a CRS documentary about AIDSRelief, features Shaddreck Hamakwembo, a program beneficiary from Zambia. He tells the story of what his life was like before antiretroviral therapy, and what his life is like now.

World AIDS Day

This video is one of three multimedia features on the CRS World AIDS Day site. The others include a slideshow entitled Living With HIV, and a video from Zambia, entitled Mutinta Kalenga: My Life Continues.


Stories About HIV and AIDS

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Free Medicine Means New Life for Ugandan Girl

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AIDS Orphans Hail Programs That Work

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Hope for HIV-Affected Children

Watch this video to learn how CRS is helping orphans in western Kenya who have lost parents to AIDS to be kids again. Read More »»