Planting Seeds..

This article was originally posted at www.thebody.com as a part of their World AIDS DAY series of blogs, articles and reflections. I am reposting here to share with our Aniz audience.

In my 14 years as Founder/CEO of Aniz, Inc., it has not been uncommon to see a grandmother, mother and daughter, all HIV positive, in one or another of the multiple treatment programs offered by Aniz, Inc. In some cases, each of the women believed she was the only HIV-positive member of the family. (more…)

As our mission states, Aniz exists to provide comprehensive health awareness, education and prevention services for the disadvantaged multicultural children, adults, and families, through therapeutic intervention and education. Our goal is to not only to educate the community about HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, teenage pregnancy, mental health and substance abuse but to prevent the spread of the intergeneration spread of these conditions. Aniz is led by the Founder, Zina Age, who has witnessed firsthand grandmothers, their daughters, and their grandchildren all become infected with HIV. It is when she took upon herself to remove the veil of “secrecy, shame, stigma, and guilt” that has led to the persistent high rates of HIV/AIDS, STI’s, teenage pregnancy, and domestic violence in the community. (more…)