Interview with Xiomara Castro de Zelaya,The First Lady of Honduras
Since the beginning of her charge as First Lady, Mrs. Zelaya has focused on strengthening the national response to AIDS, including universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support, with an emphasis on young people and women.In June 2006, Mrs. Zelaya led the formation of the First Ladies Coalition and Latin American Woman Leaders to discuss the issues of women and AIDS. She actively participated in the 2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS and the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. Read Interview

Interview with Ludfine Anyango, National Coordinator for HIV/AIDS ActionAid Kenya Country Program
Ludfine Anyango is the National HIV/AIDS Coordinator at ActionAid Kenya and is herself living with HIV. Her work involves strengthening HIV prevention, care and support strategies to reduce the impact of AIDS on Kenya’s communities, supporting programmes that protect the rights of those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, and developing partnerships between the Kenyan government and community-based NGOs. Read Interview

Interview with Mary Robinson, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative
Mary Robinson is President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. She served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002 and as President of Ireland from 1990-1997. She is a founder member and Chair of the Councilof Women World Leaders and Vice President of the Club of Madrid. She chairs the International Board of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and is Patron of the International Community of Women Living with AIDS (ICW). She is Honorary President of Oxfam International. In 2005,she co-founded the Business Women’s Initiative Against HIV and AIDS. Read Interview

Interview with Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, the General Secretary of the World YWCA
Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro is the General Secretary of the World YWCA, a global movement of 25 million women and girls in 125 countries. Guided by her leadership, the World YWCA empowers women and girls to lead social and economic change around the world. Her passion is to promote the leadership of young women. Dr. Kanyoro is a member of the Leadership Councilof the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS. Read Interview

International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) Video Interviews
Kousalya Periasamy - Founder of Positive Women's Network, India
Ludfine Anyango - National Coordinator for HIV & AIDS, ActionAid Kenya
Maire Bopp - Founder of the Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation
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