The Cross-Generational Devastation of AIDs in Mozambique

Me and My Brothers (2010): Four brothers live on after their parents' lives were claimed by AIDs. But is there any hope for them in a country where the disease remains a taboo topic?

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There are over 600,000 AIDs orphans in Mozambique, with an average life expectancy of just 41. Under the weight of these depressing statistics, four children are slowly building a life for themselves.

When Sergio is asked if he knows how his parents died he claims ignorance; "I don t know , it seemed like malaria ." The name of the real disease is never spoken here; there is still too much stigma attached. Sergio 's wishes are simple: "I ask to live well with my brothers, without any serious problems. "

Yet even feeding his younger siblings is a daily struggle, and there is little support for their all too common situation. Arriving at school with an empty stomach, their teacher remarks, "They 're old enough to go 12 hours without eating." Local initiatives, such as Graca Machel' s Foundation for Community Development, offer them some hope for a more stable future. For now, however, it is up to Sergio and his brothers.

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