The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism 2006-2007
Vida Li Sik
Features Writer
Drum magazine
Johannesburg, South Africa
TOPIC: Focus on households headed by children as a result of HIV/AIDS and the help available to them to cope with stress and depression.
Aids Orphan Takes on World
She's just 23 yet she's challenged Tony Blair, been on TV with Bob Geldof and bowled over one of the world's most influential businessmen. Meet Sibulele Sibaca, a dynamic young woman who refused to let hardship get her down and now has the world at her feet.
The Vicious Cycle of Aids
Children, who are orphaned when their parents die of Aids-related illnesses, suffer from much more than an empty stomach.