With a degree in health education from the University of Florida at Gainsville, she wanted to do something in her field when she returned to Guatemala. This is much more than just a job to me. We're having an impact. We're raising the level of awareness in Guatemala that the disease exists. Part of Annie's work involves getting the funding to pay for ASI's activities and coordinating the various activities.
Prevention is an essential part of our work.
But once people are infected, we try to help. They don't have access to medicines. We see men and women doing the impossible to try to live and raise their children. Our work is only half done if we can't help them. She has also addressed the subject of women and AIDS in Guatemala, where the epidemic is primarily heterosexual.