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She started as a counselor at ATICC, later the same year joined Project Gateway as a Community Development Facilitator, resigned in protest to racism and the lack of understanding towards the needs of HIV positive people. In 2000 she joined TagTecElectirical Institute as a lecture in Business Skills and Life Skills. 2001 and 2002 Anne struggled with AIDS in a country where access to treatment depended on once financial status. With the support from family she was able to access ARV privately. This experience raised the activism and advocacy within her. In 2003 she co-founded Springs of Hope Support Group Project, later that year renewed her working relationship with TAC, and joined ICW where with five other women living with HIV develop a concept paper “Our rights, our realities”. In 2004 she served as a Chairperson of ICWRSA and later worked as a coordinator for ICWRSA for six months. Maintaining her relationship with both TAC and ICW as an advocated and an activist she focused on developing Springs of Hope learning from the grassroots. Working closely with GAF she joined other female activists in the formation of “Womandla” a women’s activist coalition, in Womandla she served as a spokes person where challenged some Civil Societies on the fact that female activist are not “just faces and Vagina” demanding meaningful involvement. In 2006 to 2007 she served as the secretary of TAC at the district level. She is the South Africa female in SATAMO. In 2007 Anne was amongst the 14 women who received international awards from World YWCA in recognition of their leadership in the response to HIV and AIDS for restoring dignity for HIV positive people. Currently she is working as the Project Manager for ICW in South Africa. Anne is a mother of one and loves reading and any brain challenging games. She will always be a developer and educator at heart.
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