The Concept of Botho and HIV/AIDS in Botswana

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The Concept of Botho and HIV/AIDS in Botswana Zapf Chancery Tertiary Level Publications A Guide to Academic Writing by C. B. Peter (1994) Africa in the 21st Century by Eric M. Aseka (1996) Women in Development by Egara Kabaji (1997) Introducing Social Science: A Guidebook by J. H. van Doorne (2000) Elementary Statistics by J. H. van Doorne (2001) Iteso Survival Rites on the Birth of Twins by Festus B. Omusolo (2001) The Church in the New Millennium: Three Studies in the Acts of the Apostles by John Stott (2002) Introduction to Philosophy in an African Perspective by Cletus N.Chukwu (2002) Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation by Francis W. Mulwa and Simon N. Nguluu (2003) Applied Ethics and HIV/AIDS in Africa by Cletus N. Chukwu (2003) For God and Humanity: 100 Years of St. Paul’s United Theological College Edited by Emily Onyango (2003) Establishing and Managing School Libraries and Resource Centres by Margaret Makenzi and Raymond Ongus (2003) Introduction to the Study of Religion by Nehemiah Nyaundi (2003) A Guest in God’s World: Memories of Madagascar by Patricia McGregor (2004) Introduction to Critical Thinking by J. Kahiga Kiruki (2004) Theological Education in Contemporary Africa edited by GrantLeMarquand and Joseph D. Galgalo (2004) Looking Religion in the Eye edited by Kennedy Onkware (2004) Computer Programming: Theory and Practice by Gerald Injendi (2005) Demystifying Participatory Development by Francis W. Mulwa (2005) Music Education in Kenya: A Historical Perspective by Hellen A. Odwar (2005) Into the Sunshine: Integrating HIV/AIDS into Ethics Curriculum Edited by Charles Klagba and C. B. Peter (2005) Integrating HIV/AIDS into Ethics Curriculum: Suggested Modules Edited by Charles Klagba (2005) Dying Voice (An Anthropological Novel) by Andrew K. Tanui (2006) Participatory Learning and Action (PLA): A Guide to Best Practice by Enoch Harun Opuka (2006) Science and Human Values: Essays in Science, Religion, and Modern Ethical Issues edited by Nehemiah Nyaundi and Kennedy Onkware (2006) Understanding Adolescent Behaviour by Daniel Kasomo (2006) Students’ Handbook for Guidance and Counselling by Daniel Kasomo (2007) BusinessOrganization an Management: Questions and Answers by Musa O. Nyakora (2007) Auditing Priniples: A Stuents’ Handbook by Musa O. Nyakora (2007) The Concept of Botho and HIV/AIDS in Botswana edite by Joseph B. R. Gaie and Sana K. MMolai (2007) The Concept of Botho and HIV/AIDS in Botswana Edited by Joseph B. R. Gaie, PhD Sana K. MMolai, PhD Zapf Chancery Eldoret, Kenya First Published 2007© Joseph B. R. Gaie and Sana K. MMolai All rights reserved. Cover prodution team Joseph B. R. Gaie, C. B. Peter, and Michael Chege Copyeditor R. Venkatasamy, PhD Associate Designer Mihael Nchimbi Publishing Consultant C. B. Peter Printed by Kijabe Printing Press, P. O. Box 40, Kijabe. Published by Zapf Chancery Research Consultants and Publishers, P. O. Box 4988, Eldoret, Kenya. Email: zapfchancerykenya@yahoo.co.uk Mobile: 0721-222 311 or 0733-915 814 ISBN 9966-7185-5-9 This book is printed on fully recyclable, environment-friendly paper. To Billy Mosedame, Cynthia Leshomo, and all the other great warriors in the struggle against HIV and AIDS, all those whoarefightingthevirusnow,thosewhohavetoldtheworld about it and a host of other unsung heroines and heroes of our nation and other nations of the world. And To the great sages of our beloved Botswana who have bequeatheduswiththegreatSetswanawisdomandlanguage. Joseph B. R. Gaie Sana K. MMolai Great warriors who fought The gallant fight against the big Enemy HIV, you are our pride You are our salvation You are our teachers You are the toast of Your nations the divinity Of our souls. Great warriors fighting the fight now We are proud of you, we love you We respect you, we will always admire you Courage! Hold your heads high for your salvation is near Be of good cheer for each of us is just like you We will never die for death is but an illusion. We are made of divine stuff We are divinity itself Our love will always shine through And thus teach us that we will never die For death has been forever condemned To the world of illusions. In the world of the living there is neither Sickness nor hunger Pain and suffering are illusory They are replaced by the apparently Illusory definite real eternity Take heart my love, take heart We are in this together Our love will see us through...