Without access to clean water, Melikhaya worries that his mother will not be able to recover from her illness. He also worries that his siblings may get sick from the food he prepares with contaminated water.
Melikhaya’s story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0NTf4XDTCo) is a plea to government to provide clean, running water to all people living in South Africa who struggle without it every day.
[Melikhaya’s story is part of a series of digital stories on “Young People Speak Out”, produced in collaboration with Sonke Gender Justice and the Centre for Digital Storytelling’s (http://storycenter.org/) Silence Speaks Out project (www.silencespeaks.org) which uses participatory media, popular education and testimonial practices to support the telling and witnessing of stories that all too often remain untold and unheard. This digital story seeks to enable young people and adults affected by HIV and AIDS to share their stories in order to deepen existing conversations about HIV and AIDS as well as empower citizen storytellers and their communities).Melikhaya’s story is part of a series of digital stories on “Young People Speak Out”, produced in collaboration with Sonke Gender Justice and the Centre for Digital Storytelling’s (http://storycenter.org/) Silence Speaks Out project (www.silencespeaks.org) which uses participatory media, popular education and testimonial practices to support the telling and witnessing of stories that all too often remain untold and unheard.]
