Thembi's AIDS Diary Tour: South Africa

World AIDS Day 2007: 46664 in Jo'burg

2007-12-13T15:10:58Z

This World AIDS Day I was invited to the 46664 concert in Johannesburg. 46664 was Nelson Mandela's prison number--466 was the number and 64 was the year that he went to jail. The Nelson Mandela Foundation uses that number to remind us of his strug...

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October 2007: Being a UNICEF Ambassador in India

2007-12-13T15:04:27Z

Thanks to my work with Unicef, I was given the opportunity to visit communities in India to talk about my story. And, in India my story was welcomed with open arms. People there were waiting for me. I have never been amazed like that in my whole ...

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June 2007: J8 Summit with UNICEF

2007-12-13T14:41:39Z

A lot has happened since you last heard from me. I was chosen to go as a Unicef HIV/AIDS junior ambassador to the J8 Summit in Germany this year. The G8 Summit (not J8) is kind a gathering of some of the world's most important leaders from eight...

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March 2007: Video of South Africa Tour

2007-04-19T12:45:06Z

Just so you know, on this page you will find the second half of the tour. Don't forget to read about how it all began. So you don't have to scroll down too much or look too far, here is a link to postings and pictures of the beginning of the Sou...

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March 29: Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa

2007-04-19T08:11:09Z

The idea of going to Parliament was something we had worked on but to tell you the truth I didn’t like the idea. Going to parliament....and with this issue! Scary. Also, I don’t like to talk about politics. People are who they are and politics...

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March 14: Port Elizabeth, Ubuntu Education Fund & Umhlobo Wenene

2007-04-19T08:03:09Z

Ubuntu Education Fund is a great organization that works with high schools in the townships of Port Elizabeth. They invited me to Port Elizabeth to speak to some of their students. It was here that I think I can say that I am officially famous....

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March 14: School of Journalism & Media Studies, Rhodes Univ.

2007-04-19T07:22:21Z

The Journalism & Media Studies Department at Rhodes University is a building that has beautiful colors and art on the walls. An entire wall has "South African style" radios hanging from it. We were there to present to a class of journalists, man...

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March 13: Grahamstown, Rhodes University

2007-04-04T16:51:55Z

We hit the road to Grahamstown and this time I was to present to an audience of university students, many who were journalists and activists. The last time I spoke to a university audience was in the US. They asked me many questions about politics...

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March 11 - 12: East London & Nelson Mandela Institute for Rural Schooling

2007-04-04T05:14:28Z

I was so excited to be on the road, driving away from the Bulungula. Although I was glad to have seen a new side of South Africa. The drive to East London showed me how beautiful South Africa is. We were driving on the edge of a mountain and I wa...

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March 9 - 10: Transkei Adventures

2007-03-16T05:17:29Z

The Bulungula Lodge is a secluded place in the Transkei where tourists come to rural villages to get the "real South African" experience. I went to present to communites from the villages. The lodge was mistaken for a river, a mountain, a shop a...

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