Swaziland

Swaziland is one of the world’s poorest countries but it receives very little international monetary support. With its unique political and economic situation, Swaziland finds itself on the brink of collapse. Politically, King Mswati III rules by decree o…

There is never a more inspiring or humbling experience than meeting the
exceptional women of Africa. In countries where women are hampered by
poverty, lack of information, infrastructure and crippled with disease, their
access to resources and power is practically non-existent. Yet they have
the burden of survival placed heavily upon them. In the face of all these
challenges exceptional women emerge that change the world around them.
Positive Women was founded for these women.

Why Swaziland?
Swaziland currently faces the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the world and
the lowest life expectancy of anywhere in the world. People have limited
access to healthcare or knowledge on living with the disease. Women can
be powerless to prevent infection of HIV/AIDS and support their families if
widowed, and their situation is exacerbated by living in a patriarchal society.
Women are often blamed for the spread of the disease and lose their
homes; children are left orphaned, without basic education and have to run
households in the face of poverty and disease.
Through funding primary school places for HIV/AIDS orphans and other
vulnerable children, creating women-led income generation projects and
through our legal work, Positive Women is empowering the women of
Swaziland to secure a different, better future.