Ukumelana Nemithi - Treatment Action Campaign
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ngiphilile futhi ngiphuze imithi nyami. Empeleni,<br />
bangishayela ucingo zonke izinsuku bengikhumbuza<br />
ukuthi ngiphuze ama-ARV ami. Lolu hlobo lokwesekwa<br />
luyisimanga futhi ngizizwa ngibusisekile ngokuba nabo<br />
empilweni yami. Bekuzoba nzinyana ukuba umndeni<br />
wami ubungangeseki. Uma ngizizwa ngingaphilile<br />
ngiyahamba ngiye ekhaya ngiyophumula ngibe ngcono,<br />
okwenza umehluko omkhulu. Umoya wami uphezulu<br />
ngenxa yothando lwabo nokungikhuthaza.<br />
Njengomsebenzi wocansi, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi<br />
amaklayenti ami ngiyawavikela kanye nami ngokugqoka<br />
amakhondomu. Kahle hle, umzimba wami umsebenzi<br />
wami! Uma amaklayenti engafuni ukugqoka ikhondomu,<br />
ngisebenzisa ikhondomu yabesifazane. Abaningi babo<br />
abazi ngama-STI ngakho uma ngibona ukuthi omunye<br />
wawo une-STI, ngiyamkhuthaza ukuthi ayohlolwa<br />
emtholampilo. Amanye amaklayenti angitshela ukuthi<br />
ayesaba ukuya, abanye bathi abanendaba ngempilo<br />
yabo. Ngezinye izikhathi ngike ngahamba namaklayenti<br />
ukuya emtholampilo ukuze bahlolelwe i-HIV.<br />
Ngiyabeseka ngale ndlela ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi akulula<br />
ukuhamba wedwa .<br />
Ama-ARV sengiwaphuze iminyaka emibili manje.<br />
Nakuba ngezinye izikhathi kunzima ukubhekana<br />
nemiphumela emibi, ngiyawaphuza amaphilisi<br />
kodwa, ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi angisiza ukuthi ngihlale<br />
ngiphilile futhi nginamandla. Ngiyaqhubeka nokudla<br />
kahle futhi ngiphumule ngokwanele ngoba yonke le<br />
mizamo isiza umzimba wami nemithi yami ukuthi<br />
kusebenze ndawonye ngempumelelo. Ngisebenza futhi<br />
njengomfundisi wontanga eSisonke, ngifundisa abanye<br />
abasebenza ngocansi ngempilo nangamalungelo abantu<br />
nokuthi kubaluleke ngani ukuthi umsebenzi wocansi<br />
ungabi icala. Abasebenzi bocansi abaningi bayesaba<br />
ukuhlolelwa i-HIV ngenxa yenhlamba ehambisana<br />
nomsebenzi wabo. Bayesaba ukuthi abasebenzi<br />
bezempilo bangahle bababandlulule. njengomfundisi<br />
wontanga, umsebenzi wocansi kanye nowesifazane<br />
one-HIV nginethuba lokuphonsela izinsumo inselele<br />
ngegciwane ngokushiyelana ngolwazi lwami uqobo<br />
nokutshela abanye ikakhulukazi abasebenzi bocansi<br />
ngqo ukuthi akufanele besabe ukuhlolelwa i-HIV<br />
nokufuna ukwelashwa.<br />
Indaba yami isibonelo nje, kodwa ngiyethemba ukuthi<br />
isebenza ukukhombisa ukuthi abasebenzi bocansi<br />
bahlanganyela kanjani ukusizana. Kuyisifiso sami<br />
ukuthi le ndaba ifake isandla ekuguquleni umphakathi<br />
nepolitiki ukuze kusizakale abasebenzi bocansi,<br />
nokuthi iNingizimu Afrika ikhiphe imisebenzi yezempilo<br />
enozwelo ngokuthe xaxa nengahluleli.<br />
*I- Sisonke Sex Worker Movement inhlangano ese- Hillbrow, eyasungulwa<br />
ngonyaka ka-2003 kanti iholwa ngabasebenzi abasebenza ngocansi.<br />
Inhlangano ihlose ukuhlanganisa abasebenzi abasebenza ngocansi, yenze<br />
ngcono izimo zabo zokuphila nokusebenza, futhi ikhankasele amalungelo<br />
alinganayo.<br />
Isithombe yi-Market Photo Workshop/ Working the City 2010.<br />
“Abazali bami bobabili<br />
Isu<br />
bangabasebenzi bendawo<br />
Lokubambelela<br />
yokunakekela abagulayo<br />
(ihosiphisi)abaphila ne-HIV.<br />
Bangitshela ukuthi kulungile<br />
nokuthi kufanele nje ngiphuze<br />
umuthi wami. Uma ngisekhaya, indodakazi<br />
yami iyazi njalo uma sekuyisikhathi sokuthi<br />
ngiphuze imithi yami ama-ARV. Uma<br />
sekuwu-8pm iyamemeza, “Mama! Phuza<br />
umuthi wakho! Ngiyabonga ngalokhu<br />
ngoba bayangeseka futhi abangiphathi<br />
ngokwehlukile ngenxa yesimo sami.”<br />
U-Diputo Lety, umsebenzi osebenza ngocansi<br />
ovela e-Hillbrow<br />
UKUPHILA NE-HIV NAMA-ARV<br />
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