I had to go to the red-light district of New York City and pass out condoms to prostitutes. I had to counsel ex-cons about safe sex practices, and to do that, I had to take a course to become a certified HIV presenter in New York. That kind of thing was required of me almost everywhere I went. Now Hanclosky has a possible book deal in the offing, as well as the possibility of travelling to Africa to conduct a similar project. I don t really want to go to Africa, he admits, but I find myself now working with the United Nations, and I have the support of 22 African nations to do this.
Journalists go over there, and all they see is the devastation.
I want to focus on the good things that are being done there, the things that are saving lives. His reluctance is still apparent, but is tempered by the understanding that the project and the fight against HIV and AIDS demands his participation.