"Words of Light"-Poetry by Young Women on HIV/AIDS Wanted
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Dear Friends:
"Words of Light" has been established to give girls - the most
vulnerable population to HIV infection - a forum to express
their feelings and thoughts about what is happening to them.
They are thoughts and feelings we need to know if we are going
to change the tide regarding HIV/AIDS.
As the deadline for submissions approaches, I am hoping that
your organizations will join me in encouraging our girls to par-
ticipate in this contest. Besides the spiritual and personal
value, there is also a financial benefit (see below). Please en-
courage sisters, daughters, cousins, friends to write. Thank you
for your time and help!
Please submit work to: mailto:AIDSoutofAFRICA@aol.com
Mwaganu wa Kaggia
Editor
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Words Of Light*
A Contest For the Best Poem by a Female between the ages of 6
and 18.
The contest is dedicated to the women of Africa - past, present,
future - who are the light of so many. The contest is open to
women 6-18 years of age who reside in Africa.
Please submit poems of fifty lines or less (there is no minimum
length) in English on the topic of women and AIDS in Africa. Po-
ems can be intensely personal or about a situation you know of.
Let your heart lead you.
The First Prize will be US$ 100; the Second Prize will be US$
50; the First Honourable Mention prize will be US$ 25; the Sec-
ond Honourable Mention prize will be US$ 25.
Name and address required. Proof of age: A copy of a picture ID
is required. Other forms of ID may be considered.
All awards will be payable to the equivalent of the winner's na-
tional currency.
Announcement of the winners will be on December 1, World AIDS
Day.
This contest is sponsored through AIDS out of AFRICA by Janice
Price, who works in HIV research in Seattle Washington USA. We
at AIDS out Of Africa have no words to express our gratitude to
Ms. Price. All we can say is THANK YOU.
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* The title of the contest is based on a quote of Tolstoy: "Add
your light to the sum of light. Do it with patience and love,
and respect for the depth and difficulty of the task."