Brian Ahimbisibwe

In addition to his role as an EGPAF Ambassador, Brian continues to support EGPAF programming in Uganda as one of the leaders of “Ariel Club Superstars.” Brian and several other Ariel Club alumni formed this mobile-based virtual support group when EGPAF’s programs scaled down in Uganda.

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Ben Banks

Although Ben has been living with HIV since early childhood, he was determined not to let the virus take away his dreams of having a family. And his dream was realized in April 2013, when Ben and his wife Kasiah welcomed their beautiful daughter, Finley Elizabeth Banks, into the world. Finley was born healthy and HIV-free. But the journey to have a healthy, HIV-free biological child began many years before Ben became a father.

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Martha Cameron

As an HIV-positive mother of two HIV-negative children, Martha strives to educate women about stigma, HIV prevention, and the incredible gift of PMTCT services. She continues to advocate for increased access to these critical services and looks forward to the day when every HIV-positive woman in the U.S., Zambia, and every other part of the world has the knowledge, and the ability, to have an HIV-negative child.

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The Meredith Family

In 1996, everything changed for Clay and Suzan Meredith and their two children, Alee and Mitchell. Shortly after their youngest son, Mitchell was born, he became very ill. During that same time their daughter, Alee, then 5 years old, was also suffering from a series of mysterious illnesses that doctors could not diagnose.

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Jamie Gentille

Jamie currently works as a child life specialist for a children's hospital. She is also a passionate advocate for children and families living with HIV/AIDS.

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Jake Glaser

Jake Glaser, the son of Elizabeth Glaser, is a healthy young adult living with HIV. He continues to work with EGPAF to carry on his mother's legacy.

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Fortunata Kasege

In 1997, Fortunata was 22 years and had just moved to the U.S. from Tanzania, to pursue a degree in journalism. She was a newlywed with a baby on the way. Less than two weeks later she received the news that she was HIV-positive. After receiving this devastating news, she was concerned for her own health and most of all for the health of her unborn child.

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Rosa Mahlasera

Growing up in Zimbabwe’s capital of Harare, Rosa Mahlasera was not aware of her HIV status. When she was 6, Rosa lost her younger brother to chronic diarrhea and her 2-year-old sister to a prolonged illness. A year later, her father died of tuberculosis, leaving Rosa with only one sibling—her elder brother—and her mother.

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Faith Mang'ehe

As the daughter of an EGPAF Ambassador, Faith has been a member of the fight for an AIDS-free generation from the day she was born. Faith, now 17 years old, uses her love of music and singing to encourage her peers who are living with HIV to take their antiretroviral medications and fight against their feelings of stigma that are often associated with being HIV positive

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Tema Mkhonta

As Tema looks to the future she aspires to become more involved in not only advocating for others fighting HIV but also in researching solutions that will lead to the end of the HIV epidemic, as an epidemiologist.

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Dee Mphafi Tanka

Born in Lesotho, Dee was just 18 years old when she learned she was living with HIV. Experiencing stigma from a care provider could have discouraged Dee, but instead she was motivated to empower other young people to stand against all forms of stigma. Today, she is a global advocate for women and girls living with HIV, and mother to an HIV-negative daughter.

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Tatu Msangi

In 2004, after becoming pregnant with her daughter, Faith, Tatu Msangi faced a fear that no new mother should be forced to confront: whether or not her daughter would be born with HIV.

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Maurine Murenga

Maurine Murenga discovered she was HIV-positive in 2002, when those living with the virus in her home country of Kenya had little access to treatment and preventative care. When she realized she was pregnant shortly after her diagnosis, she was unable to afford medication—as a result, her son, Earl Fortune, was born HIV-positive.

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Ashley Rose Murphy

Ashley Rose Murphy has been fighter since the day she was born. Infected with HIV since birth, Ashley was initially only expected to live a few months when her adoptive parents, Kari and Don Murphy, welcomed her into their home.

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Josephine Nabukenya

Like so many children living with HIV in Uganda, Josephine Nabukenya wasn’t aware of her HIV status during most of her childhood. When she was eight years old she came across a letter written by her mother that revealed the devastating news—Josephine, her mother, father, and younger sister were all living with HIV.

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Cristina Peña

Cristina Jade Peña became an HIV/AIDS advocate and educator shortly after learning she was born HIV-positive. She holds a Masters from the University of California, Berkeley in public policy and collaborates with national and international organizations to advance health policy. Cristina has been an EGPAF Ambassador since 1997.

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Paige Rawl

While adolescence alone can pose challenges, Paige Rawl held an even heavier burden growing up: a positive HIV diagnosis. After leaving middle school, Paige sought to channel her experience into service—through public speaking, providing support to other HIV-positive youth and victims of bullying, and eventually helping pass a 2013 Anti-Bullying law in her home state of Indiana.

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