a child plays on her scooter in the old prison exercise yard.

A old prison once derelict and abandoned is ironically now the home of about 12 Pietermaritzburg South Africa children. That some who are very young, some a little older some approaching their teens, all who should be within a family structure now call this place home is due to the Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This is Duduza Home, �to comfort� in zulu the home language of these children. They come from the surrounding areas of KwaZulu-Natal�s capital city of Pietermaritzburg, an area that is also one of the epicentres of South Africa�s AIDS problem...

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a child plays on her scooter in the old prison exercise yard. A old prison once derelict and abandoned is ironically now the home of about 12 Pietermaritzburg South Africa children. That some who are very young, some a little older some approaching their teens, all who should be within a family structure now call this place home is due to the Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This is Duduza Home, �to comfort� in zulu the home language of these children. They come from the surrounding areas of KwaZulu-Natal�s capital city of Pietermaritzburg, an area that is also one of the epicentres of South Africa�s AIDS problem... �John Robinson/South Photographs africa afrika afrique HIV causes AIDS children
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