Teacher Mthetho explains HIV
Details
Reading level
Level 2: Early Reader
Language
English
Type
Reading book
Storybook
Fiction/Non-fiction
Fiction
Translator/Versioner
Ntombifuthi Ncwayiba
Illustrator
Simon Mokoena
Publisher
Zenex Foundation
Saide
Organization
Zenex Foundation
Saide
Series
Ulwazi Lwethu African Languages Literacy Project
Country
South Africa
Year of publication
2023
Number of pages
8
Licensing condition
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Blurb:
In this story, Sihle finds herself alone because she is HIV positive. Luckily, she has an observant and caring teacher that helps her and the children at school understand how HIV is transmitted. The children learn to accept her and Sihle gains friends. This is a story about kindness and forgiveness. This story was created and written in isiMpondo, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development, as part of the Zenex Ulwazi Lwethu reading materials project in 2020.
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