We needed to get the men to get involved and to change their habits and behavior becausethe women didn’t seem to have enough negotiating power.
The power dynamics within the families and community did not favor women, and I felt we needed to engage with men.
We started a society for women and AIDS in Africa, along with health professionals and a few colleagues who were in WIN.
I joined with a group of women who felt that we needed to respond and to do something to protectwomen from HIV.
I decided to found Community Life Projects, where, as the name implies, we relate to young people, women, and families from the framework of community life.