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Today, our team mate, Diane Bannister, came to class with us to talk to the women of Iftin about HIV/ AIDS and TB. Diane explained to the girls how the disease can be transmitted and the importance of being tested. Many girls responded that they would like to be tested but there is too much shame attached to the test. They said that if they tested positive it would automatically be assumed that they had contracted the disease through sin and they would then be alienated from their family and community. Please pray for these women as they are very vulnerable to sexual assault and live under with much fear and shame.