February 13, 2009

Last pictures from Blantyre

HIV and AIDS are very serious problems in Malawi, where a significant portion of the population is sick (and dying, mostly due to lack of access to ARVs). All state companies and para-statal institutions (such as the Blantyre Water Board) are legally mandated to participate in AIDS awareness and prevention campaigns. Among the many actions undertaken by the BWB (such as offering anonymous testing and counseling and distributing ARVs for free to its employees and for a subsidized fee to the public), is the distribution of free condoms. These are available in the toilets. If you zoom in, you'll see that the condoms are chocolate colored and flavored. No comments...
This woman had a funky hairdo, so she makes the blog.
A yellow flowered tree.
A mangy and enormous eucalyptus (probably close to 100 years old).

2 comments:

MDC said...

Coucou Greg !
Je ne sais pas si tu auras ce message... Ton blog est très interessant. J'oublie souvent de regarder celui là, contrairement à celui de la familia...
J'aimerais beaucoup que l'on se voit bientôt et qu'on ait le temps.
J'espère que toute la famille va bien et je vous embrasse fort.

Xander and Alana (but mostly Alana) said...

That woman's hair is amazing! I wonder how she does it?