Growing up positive: Surviving an AIDS epidemic in Kyrgyzstan
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 20 July 2018 - Nurdin marches up to me and thrusts his hand out in greeting. As we sit down to talk, the well-dressed and reflective 10-year-old alternates between his cell phone and his coloured pencils. There is only one thing he won’t talk about: his HIV status and how he has suffered as a result. He won’t answer questions…