Nkosi Johnson citations

Nkosi Johnson, né Xolani Nkosi le 4 février 1989 et mort le 1er juin 2001, est un enfant sud-africain victime du SIDA dont le destin a eu un fort impact sur la perception de la pandémie et de ses effets par le public avant sa mort à 12 ans. Il était alors l'enfant né avec le SIDA avec la plus grande longévité.

Il conserve une notable popularité en Afrique du Sud. Wikipedia

✵ 4. février 1989 – 1. juin 2001

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Nkosi Johnson: Citations en anglais

“Don't be afraid of us, we are all the same. You can't get AIDS if you touch, hug, kiss, hold hands with someone who is infected.”

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The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource http://www.thebody.com/content/news/art42594.html

“Care for us and accept us - we are all human beings. We are normal. We have hands. We have feet. We can walk, we can talk, we have needs just like everyone else - don't be afraid of us - we are all the same!”

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Closing lines of his address to the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, in July 2000.
Source: Nkosi's speech at Nkosi's Haven http://www.nkosi.iafrica.com/index.html

“Do all you can with what you have in the time you have in the place you are.”

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One Boy's Heroism in the Face of AIDS, National Public Radio, December 1, 2004, 2008-12-27 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4195336,

“An icon of the struggle for life.”

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Nelson Mandela
The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource http://www.thebody.com/content/news/art42594.html