Category: Personal Stories

BORN WITH HIV- FOUND LOVE AT 30

Apr 1, 2026

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by

Mark Wandyaka

in HIV & Public Health, HIV education, Personal Stories

I Was Born With HIV. At 30, I Finally Understand What Love Really Means. I was born with HIV. That sentence has always carried weight—sometimes louder in my own mind than in the world around me. It shaped how I saw myself long before it shaped how others saw me. And as I approach 30, I’ve begun to realize…
I Thought Mozambique Was Dangerous — I Was Completely Wrong

Mar 20, 2026

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by

Mark Wandyaka

in Personal Stories

I expected danger in Mozambique—but found something completely different. A personal story about perception, fear, and reality. Before I landed in Mozambique, I had already made up my mind about it. Not consciously. Not deliberately. But it had already happened. Floods. Terrorism. Instability. That’s what came up when I searched. That’s what the videos showed. That’s what the headlines pushed to the top. And…