[Viva] Fwd: Taking a moment to Honor Prudence Mabele

[Lisa Lagos]

Thanks for sharing this Shelley. What an amazing lady and a life
well-lived.  My condolences to all who are grieving.
God bless you,
Lisa

On Jul 12, 2017 12:29 PM, "shelly tognazzini" <shetognazzini at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> From: "ICW NA" <icwnacoordinator at gmail.com>
> Date: Jul 12, 2017 8:31 AM
> Subject: Taking a moment to Honor Prudence Mabele
> To:
> Cc:
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> *Honoring Prudence Mabele*
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> ICW North America is saddened by the death of Prudence Mabele who passed
> away on July 10th.  She was among the first black women to be open about
> her HIV status in South Africa. Prudence was a Founder and Director of
> Positive Women’s Network - South Africa and Founder of Treatment Action
> Campaign.
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> Prudence was a great warrior and a long time HIV activist, women’s right
> advocate, a courageous leader, a mentor and always giving to the community.
> She has left a legacy that we will all remember her with; She championed
> access to treatment, care and support in South Africa and globally;
> encouraged many to disclose their status and fight stigma; she set a good
> example for positive living and self care. Prudence was always Jovial and
> encouraging to fellow women living with HIV. She will be missed by many.
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> Below please find the statement released by her family, and another
> released by GNP+.
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> *Statement from her family:*
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> It is with profound sorrow that the Mabele family announces the death of
> their daughter Prudence Nobantu Mabele. A leading advocate for people
> living with HIV & AIDS, a respected gender activist, and one of the first
> black women in South Africa to disclose her HIV status,  Prudence was the
> founder and executive director of the Positive Women's Network and deputy
> chair of the South African National AIDS Council. She passed away from
> pneumonia on 10 July, 2017.
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> Details of the Memorial service and funeral will be announced in due
> course.
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> Prudence Nobantu Mabele - b. 21 July 1971, d. 10 July 2017
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> Released on behalf of the Mabele family by Dreamcatcher- contact: Marang
> Setshwaelo -0825591802/ 0114475655 Marang at dreammultimedia.co.za
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> *GNP+ statement*
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> *GNP+ mourns the loss of Prudence Mabele, a leading light in the HIV
> movement.*
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> The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) is mourning the death
> of Prudence Mabele, who passed away earlier this week. Prudence was
> a trailblazer, a strong, fierce, and beloved activist and mentor to many
> people living with HIV and those in the HIV/AIDS and TB human rights
> movements. As one of the first black women in South Africa during the
> apartheid regime to be open about her HIV status
> <http://reliefweb.int/report/south-africa/life-battling-aids>, she gave
> courage to people living with HIV worldwide for more than 25 years and
> through her constant engagement in the struggle to make decent services and
> HIV treatment accessible for everyone who needed it.
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> Prudence was the founder of the Positive Women’s Network
> <https://www.facebook.com/pg/positivewomensnetworksa/about/?ref=page_internal> and
> one of the founding members of Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)
> <http://www.tac.org.za/> and the National Association of People Living
> with HIV and AIDS of South Africa (NAPWA).  <http://www.napwasa.org/>Last
> year, Prudence worked tirelessly with GNP+ as the National co-chair of the *LIVING 2016:
> the Positive Leadership Summit*
> <https://www.gnpplus.net/our-solutions/living-2016/the-summit/>, a
> pre-conference to the International AIDS Conference, created by and for
> people living with HIV to build skills, share knowledge, and develop shared
> advocacy strategies. Prudence devoted her time to the pre-conference and
> following her commitment she worked to motivate others to give “a voice to
> people living with HIV”.
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> GNP+ honours the incredible legacy left by Prudence Mabele and extends our
> heartfelt thoughts and condolences to Prudence’s family, colleagues,
> friends and loved ones.
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> Source: https://www.gnpplus.net/gnp-mourns-the-loss-of-prude
> nce-mabele-a-leading-light-in-the-hiv-movement/
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