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The Gugu Dlamini Foundation was founded in memory of Gugu Dlamini, who, upon finding out her status, decided to come out and educate her community about HIV/Aids. At the time, the virus was a taboo topic and not many knew much about it, except that it’s sexually transmitted. Gugu made a bold decision and decided to dedicate her life to educating, motivating and encouraging others to reveal their HIV status and talk about the virus as a social issue. She joined a support group and got involved in outreach programmes to help spread and raise HIV/Aids awareness. Gugu was on a mission to beat the stigma and show the rest of the community that it is nothing to be ashamed of. She publicly disclosed her status on radio, and later at a packed stadium in her neighbourhood in KwaMashu, encouraging the community to speak out and collectively face this monster. Sadly, she was then murdered in front of her daughter, a few meters away from her home by community members.
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