785days:

Day 232: February 14, 2013

Photo: The various students of Ngomane High School looking very fashionable during the school’s V day activities.

One in Four

Children stand in front of a local store in a mountainous region of Swaziland—the country with the highest HIV rate in the world. One in every four people is infected with the virus, while everyone in this small country is affected. The children of Swaziland suffer the most, many losing their parents to the epidemic. But the children are also the future, empowered with knowledge and hope that the HIV epidemic can be conquered.

According to statistics, it is likely that at least one of the children in the photo has HIV.

Taken by Peace Corps Volunteer Ryan Fouss

785days:

Day 112: October 17, 2012

Photo: The view of the river in Lauren’s village.

Swaziland - 1996