I have been working towards AIDS Awareness in Nigeria especially northern Nigeria. It's just so sad to hear and see too many people dying with this disease and most of them do not even know about it. I am not all that familiar with all this in Nigeria, but I want to devote my life in helping hausa women to be open and to be aware of AIDS before it's too late. So many time the women are the one who are innocent and ignorant when it comes to AIDS. since I started thinking about his project I have found out that AIDS is really growing in out nation. I know sometimes it's inmoral to talk about such thing but I believe that it exist and it's about time for us to bring out so that the society will really see the light. I figure it's time to enlightened our people and it's time for us to talk about this. this is not shame we need to save our innocent and our children.
--- Gimbiya
What can I do to help. Just let me know and I will try. This is a very hard and difficult disease and many innocent people Men and Women suffer severely. Please let us not discriminate against those who have this. You cannot get this sickness from being kind to someone. You do not get it from visiting, or eating or drinking after someone with this sickness. We must all unite as one people to make our governments work together to find a cure and until they find a cure we MUST all work as one unity to FORCE governments to recognize that ALL peoples regardless of race or religion deserve to live the best possible life and to get those who are ill the necessary medications to help them live longer and better. This disease does not discriminate only we do. Therefore, until we learn to work and live together this monstrous disease will continue to dessimate us. Let us join as one to fight this evil.
gimbiya hunny, its not immoral to talk about sex and sexually transmitted diseases... especially when it's concerning us!!!!
um... maybe i'm being ignorant.. but the only way a hausa/fulani woman can contract AIDS is thru her triflin' husband...
ya'll know its not common for hausa/fulani ladies to creep around.. and u hardly find a situation where a hausa/fulani wife cheats on her husband.
the young girls... well yes, maybe the problem is there, because i know a number of them are more "open" when it comes to sex (nowadays)...
but them men need to put on a leash for real, innocent wives are suffering!!!...
Hello. My name is Mary I live in the USA, and I work at a hospital in the Communications department. I work for thousands of doctors and nurses I also do a medicall call service for doctors. If you like Queen I may be able to send you some pamlets concern AIDS.
(AIDS-ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME).
Queen alot of people in the USA have AIDS education but still they don't protect them selves against this deadly virus?
It's so sad are people are killing them selves with INNORANCE AND VIOLENCE. The USA have street gangs, and try kill each other over drugs territories and colors. These kids will sale there own mother drugs, however, same of these women sale there bodies, and a lot of men have more than one woman,
nevertheless, this thing go...on and on...etc....people need to chang there life styles. Queen if you want the pamlets send me a address or P.O. Box.
Thank,
Mary P.
::)Mhmmm
FDQ that's exactly my point. it's not ignorance or anything else, the men knows that they are the ones cheating on their wifes-- eventhough they don't find it cheating since they can marry more than one woman. My whole point here is that the women are innocent they ae just doing thier wifely duty while the husband is out there being stupid. added to that soem of hausa women have respect and are very shy to talk about this thing and the husband wouldn't like it when she start telling him how to live his life, they don't know it's her life too because at the end of the day she has to live with it. I know a lot about this disease because where I located they talk about it alot and there's alot of studies going on about it and we out here to educate people about this disease, it's just unfotunate that we don't have this kind of organization in Nigeria. This is the main reason that I decided to create my own charity organization to educate our people about this disease.
--- Gimbiya
AIDs and HIV are also spread by using the same needle that someone with the disease has used. It is common knowledge that Africa does not have enough needles to use only one per person and then throw it away. So when giving immunizations or anything else the risk of the disease is spread. In fact, I have knowledge that one needle is resharpened no less than 100 times to be reused. Let us stop putting blame on a perhaps promiscuous woman or a trifling man and get some education to the people and some help to them. I have no money right now as I am student teaching in the United States and student teachers do not get paid. But I will start working soon. Give me the address of a doctor in Nigeria and I will be more than happy to try to get more clean needles to him to use for the people. ALL OF US MUST WORK TOGETHER AND USE OUR RESOUCES to end this horrible, monstrous epedimic. Some say this is the work of God. I cannot believe this is Gods justice. God is a kind and loving God and would not make his children suffer in this way. It is great Mary that you want to send information as education is a beginning, but it is not enough. Can you not help a family or someone with the sickness please. Let me know how I can use my resources to help someone else. God did not put me on this Earth to be self sacraficing. In other words to take care of just me. He put me here for a reason. To love and help others. So put me to work helping.
Hello Kristal, Gimbiya, and Ummita I hope and pray everyone with this deadly virus is loved and cared for, however, I will check with every women matters, and some of the clinics in my area for help. Most of the pharmcies in the USA sale syringes by boxies of a hundred or more. I still need address's and contact information once I start recieving supplies or information.
My email address is dallas_mary_@www.excite.com
stayture2you
Mary P.
well thank you all I think this is going to be a big help
Mary
Let me know what the boxes cost and I will try to pitch in. I will even try to get some of my friends to help with some monies to buy them. My home phone number is 636-978-5720 and my address is
Dawna Kristal Thomann
1311 Sunny Terrace
O'Fallon, MO 63366
I think this is a really great start.
Gimbz,
I would suggest those who are trying to make the awareness of aids to be a bang on should concentrate on illerates, young people, university students, b'cos that is where sex craze they go on without them thinking the out lash. For AID victims , yup a charity would do... but theres more to charities. Foundations, If its true aids has no care AT ALL, AT ALL. How about making it a history as first Queen to research into aids cure. :-X :-/ Sounds like a crappy idea.
1/2sa I don't think that's a crappy idea, I know it's going to take time with the organizations and everything. but it's a good idea. I'm also working on that, but I'm not a doctor even them try but there's still nothing. but there are pills and other medicines that supress the bacteria of HIV.
also it's not about sex my thing is that there's a lot of way to get HIV/AIDS but people in my nation don't know that so we need to educate them all they need is somebody who will talk about and who is not a shame of talking to people about this so I see this working in the future inshaallah.
--- Gimbiya
Come off it. HIV is about sex. Gimz, not sayin ur HIV awaress is not bout sex, but in 1 way or d other 1 will still have to relate it to sex, because a person HIV victims contact it through needle pricks, blood transfussion & so on but then what is the major source sexual intercourse. Good luck anyways
Nah..Gimbiya its not immoral 2 tlk about AIDS & its awareness. U got me thinking...y not all women,not only hausaz... so its more of a selecting randomly thingyyy. I wud reckon all women...not only hausaz. I think I might b able 2 help or shud I say contribute a lil..... not 100% sure though. A thingy will b cumin up nxt yr though ::) 'n' I dont think u can wait that long ryt? Hausa gulz foudation/hausa gurl must bubble (its called) Its gon take place in Abuja during summer, all northernz/Fulaniz around d world will cum 2gether in a pack. Alot of things will b goin on..Seen sum gurls workin on the AIDS awareness thingyy. U can host ur won programme that is if err ...errrr u r interested..Shot me holla if u r. Fingers crossed,best of all luck & Allah ya baki sa'a Queeny in ur projectasy.
Ummita Thanks for your support. Actually my whole AIDS awareness campaign is not Hausa women only but you know hausawa sunce komai zaka fara ka fara daga gida. so I will work from north first and move on. One of the reason why I actually put the topic here it's because I want to see the reaction from the youngsters before I go anywhere else. I know how our people react to certain things and I don't want to cause problem. ba na son abu ya zama daga gyara kayanka .... you that proverbs we have. I am really interesting in this thingy that would be going on, I have a feeling I would be traveling to Niaja this summer inshaallah. so girl thanks alot for your help I know we will go somewhere. Inshaallah I will get my message across even if it will take me centuries.
--- Peace
ayyah... wai ita ma nan wai ita ma nan "involved" :P LoL!!!!
sha... we'll all get there... altho there are VERY VERY stubborn people...
Puff!!! Puhleeeeeeeeeeeeez Dyme babes!! That's y I c ma gurl gettin involved 2 d x-tremes.... ( Fashy u 4 1 side).
Eniwayz, Queeny lets discuss!!! I wud like 2 clariffy 1 or 2 things. U said u were interested ko? Fine! The hosters of Hausa women r takin u on, but mostly married women!! As other hausa gurls foundation is...fully booked on. Have u got any transcripts? u know that kinda thingyyy!!! 2 remind u, it will be in summer nxt yr. If u r still willin 2 join then thats kool. If not u still carry on Gimbiya. Though its not only HIV thingy...alot will b goin on.
U r tryin 2 make ur HIV awareness go global with the northerners/wome rty? Have u done enithing like leaftlets,flyers,poppins or....... . :-/ ? Yes/No? (Enihow u can still carry on). If u have then its all gud.
I was kinda recommendin,u 2 start hosting little conferences/seminar in universities, campaignin selling of little anttiques or ornaments like (badges) 'n' the money u get...u can pass it out 2 charities,or HIV victims, in a way gettin source of finance flowin in 2 promote ur HIV Awareness campaign.
U can grab ur cam, visit hospitals,villages get ppls responses docs, nurses, HIV patient, on video..... Take a trip 2 villages, visit hausa women @ their recidents, ur target r matan hausawa rangin b/w d age group of wut? twentish,......n over???? Highlight them on wat u r tryin 2 du. Get their support its gonna help.
We once did sumthing on Organ Donor, we r up 2 super highway 2 success, but then things got worse...we were accused by ppl tryin 2 get ppls organs 4 vodoo....but we were only campaignin not collection. ::) Eniwayz, As I was sayin..... Then u have got ur self slot down 2 success!!! I hope so.................All lucks 2 u Queeny!!
Its about tym a hausa female duz this...Allah ya baki lada.
Thanx, yes everything is going o.k so far. I do have people at work who are willing to help me. also this organization is registered in the US. so hopely we will get some help from the US dept of health. I am inshaallah going to be in Niaja this summer hopely in June. so I am in and pamplets and all the other awareness things suma suna nan tafe. I am considering giving lectures in universities.
fyne I have been on this for a while now since I was in university so it's not a new thing is something I consider to be really serious to me.
thanx ummita and all
haba... i was juss tsokana-ing... or maybe u misunderstood meeh...
the stubborn people... i meant those who choose to remain ignorant.. and mos prolly ignore the awareness education.
btw... gimbiya u owe meeh mail...
Gimbiya howz everything goin on with regards 2 ur project/campaign? Remember we r prayin 4 ur success ;)
Ummita thanz for asking. I actually have a lot of people who are trying to help me in Nigeria. I will see what I can do. Also do you have the dates or more information about that seminar that will be held in Nigeria. Let me know so that I can arrange my travel dates around it.
Ya dai, kina lafiya?
Yeah 4 defo I know some dates structured 4 some activities, but I dont know the specific date 4 the AIDS seminars. However, I will find out from the lady sponsoring that event 'n' I'll let u know. Yayi miki :)
well HIV isn't all about SEX !!! .I read down here in uk in a nogerian news paper dat diz family in Nigeria is struglin with thier two kidz one 5 y,ears and da other 7 year, who all have AIDS >:( >:( .Da mum don't hav Aids nor does their dad.Guess who?? Their mai aiki ::) ::) !!!!.HOUSEGIRL. DA STUPID HOUSEGIRL USES DA KIDZ TOOTHBRUSH. I dunno if dey ar still alive.But people plzzzzzzzzz be aware of wot kind of HOUSEGIRL U TAKE. ::) ::)
Peace.Lov ya'al
1/2 you are so right sex is not the only way to get infected, well this is the first time I heard about toothbrush thing but it's common sense. but there's alot of things and way to get infected mude sai dai munce allah yaya kiyaye kuma allah ya rufa asiri
Ummita I just want to know if you find the exact dates for the summit this summer?
Gimbiya.
It is very encouraging to see women whose concern for the welfare of others extends beyond rhetorics. I wish I were more like you. If you really intend to do something then I want to add that in the North apart from the usual promiscuous ways of contracting AIDS, there is another very very common and very disturbing way of catching it, and I believe you should seriously consider it. The point is that AIDS is quite rampant amongst married couples and it has nothing to do with waywardness. What it has to do with is ignorance and it has devastating multiplier effects.
Take in this scenario:
A woman becomes a widow because her husband dies of AIDS. Unknown to her, she has contracted the disease. In our society, she will not be allowed to remain single for long. So she gets married again. She will possibly marry a man who has a wife or two already. He catches it from her and spreads it to his other wives. One of them dies, maybe the former widow. The man may divorce one of his wives and she marries some one else. He could die and then his other wives have to marry. So it goes on and on. Then there are the children who will probably be born with the virus.
Our people must be made aware of the need to have blood tests before marriage. God help us, it is a terrible tragedy to be told that one has the virus. That is the greatest reason why no one wants to go for a blood test! Isn't this the worst irony? But there is nothing else to be done. At the very least knowing about the condition of spouses before marriage will help save a life and curb the spread as well. There are some quarters who say it is anti Islamic to have blood tests before marriage- a case of Tawakkaltu alallahi. While Allah SWT has given the means to avoid it. It does not work that way. A genuine case of Tawkkaltu alallahi, is when one has tried all that is in ones power to avoid a calamity and it has not worked then you say Tawakkaltu alallahi' la Haula wa la Kuwwata Illa billahi; inna lillahi wa inna ilaiHi rajiun.
A friend of my brother who was a doctor once told me that they performed an expt whereby they tested the blood samples of every patient who attended the General Hospital he worked in. As of the time he told me of it, they had found that 60 percent of the patients had the AIDS virus. Subhanallah! Sixty percent! If you project that figure it means that six out of every ten people are HIV positive!
Allah Ya Jikan mu da Raharmasa Amin.
On a positive note though! Those innocents who contracted the VIRUS unwittingly, take heart. In Sha Allah Aljanna is your abode because AIDS is an annoba after all.
QuoteGimbiya.
The point is that AIDS is quite rampant amongst married couples and it has nothing to do with waywardness. What it has to do with is ignorance and it has devastating multiplier effects.
Take in this scenario:
A woman becomes a widow because her husband dies of AIDS. Unknown to her, she has contracted the disease. In our society, she will not be allowed to remain single for long. So she gets married again. ?She will possibly marry a man who has a wife or two already. He catches it from her and spreads it to his other wives. One of them dies, maybe the former widow. The man may divorce one of his wives and she marries some one else. He could die and then his other wives have to marry. So it goes on and on. Then there are the children who will probably be born with the virus.
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you are so right. actually what you have said above is the main reason why I have decided to create this organization. When you talk about AIDS in northern nigeria they only see the reality way of getting infected by it(SEX) but that's not my main reason I have hear about too many scenerios like the one you have above and that's where my main concern at. Mostly the married women su a ke cuta. so I want to figure a way so that they can learn about the virus and protect others and themselves from it.
thank you for your encouragement, this is an important topic for me. I am dedicating most of my time to this organization and inshaallahu we will make a difference, we will help the people who are in need.
Gimbz, how far along with ur porjectasy? Yeah...u been gettin alot of infoz from kanoonlinerz.
Its all gud!!!!!! (Allah ya kera buderwar)
Tis is a very good topic. Gimbiya I cant contribute more than what they have all said. It covers evrything I WANT TO SAY
Ubangiji Allah ya kara taimakawa
hiya aids is not only transmitted thru sex, and its spreadin so fast more in saharan africa due to ignorance and some traditional thingy goin on. parents are ashamed to talk about sex and aids. but its abt tyme parents talk to kids abt it coz its real and its in the top 5 killer disease now abt 5 ppl contact aids evry hr (statistics from WHO) so we need enlightenment and it needs to start from home. cioa and good luck Gimbiya in ur campaign. CIAO
I wonda how Gimbz iz duin with d whole campaign on AIDS awareness, give us sum feed bck laydee!!!!!! so that we can know that iz all gud
Ummita,
I'm in nigeria right now, and I wnat to know when is the summit going to take place or if you have any more information about please let me know. so at least i can put albarkacin bakina
Ithink the issue of aids in Nigeria especially the North is not ignorance but a case of shying away from the reality,somebody did a test and found to be positive,instead of him to go for medical advise or similar things he will just sit down and concluded that his rtime has come,and he will not tell anybody including members of his immediate family,the poor woman will continue having affairs with him,with out knowing whether at that time shw was not infected,had it been he told her she herself will go for test if luck was on her side she might be tested negative.and the way people castigated people with Aids is another thing of great concern.