HIV Testing

No.6, December:

We all know by now that HIV is a virus that enters the human body and destroys its immune system (defence system), making the person vulnerable to all sorts of diseases. We also all know that it takes time for a person who has been infected to develop symptoms.

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Sex For What

No.5, October:

Talking about HIV transmission has always been a difficult issue in Namibia because it is mostly happening through unprotected sexual intercourse. It is therefore impossible to talk about HIV
transmission, and subsequently prevention, without talking about sex.

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Love & Relations In Times Of HIV/AIDS

No.3, June:

What is love? What is the difference between sexual attraction and deeper feelings that grow with a relationship? Should you have sex to demonstrate your love for someone? Is it possible to have love without sex?

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Life After School

No.4, August:

Life after school can be fun if one goes for further education or gets a job. But it can also be very challenging.

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Rumours & Gossips

No.2, April:

Last week, in the classroom …
Stanley: You know what? I heard that Cherina didn’t read the latest issue of the OYO magazine, the one on rape.
Sandie: Do you know why?
Stanley: Maybe it’s because she has been raped. I don’t know.

Two days later, at the hostel …
Sandie: Did you know that Cherina was raped?
Letho: No, how do you know?
Sandie: Well, she refused to read the OYO magazine on rape, because it brought back bad memories!

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Rape

No.1, January:

There are words we wish we did not need in our vocabulary, because they referred to things that do not exist. But unfortunately, “crime”, “assault” and “violence” do exist. “Rape” exists.  And we hear these words more and more frequently.

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