page_title: Zackie Achmat
hierarchical_section_title: Zackie Achmat
caption_attribution_description: English: A photograph of the South African activist Zackie Achmat taken in Cape Town, 2013.
context_page_description: Abdurrazack "Zackie" Achmat is a South African activist and film director. He is a co-founder the Treatment Action Campaign and known worldwide for his activism on behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. He currently serves as Board member and Co-director of Ndifuna Ukwazi, an organisation which aims to build and support social justice organisations and leaders, and is the Chairperson of Equal Education.
context_section_description: Abdurrazack "Zackie" Achmat (born 21 March 1962) is a South African activist and film director. He is a co-founder the Treatment Action Campaign and known worldwide for his activism on behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. He currently serves as Board member and Co-director of Ndifuna Ukwazi (Dare to Know), an organisation which aims to build and support social justice organisations and leaders, and is the Chairperson of Equal Education.
caption: Achmat at an Open Society Foundation of South Africa event on police accountability in 2013
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