Leaving home is never easy—especially when discrimination, xenophobia, and cultural barriers await you in your new destination. In this episode, Zero Hour™ speaks with two leaders who are working to not only ease the transition for migrants and displaced people, but to also connect them with vital HIV services and resources.

Our guests are:

Denis Onyango, a grassroots activist who organizes HIV testing, prevention, and peer support services through his role as Programs Director for the Africa Advocacy Foundation. He reflects on how losing his brother and three sisters to AIDS spurred his focus on HIV activism, as well as the harsh realization that the care they went without was widely available in other parts of the world.

Isjed Hussain, founder of the Prisma Group Foundation, which supports bicultural and Muslim LGBTQ people in the Netherlands. They explain how Prisma helps refugees to navigate the asylum process and how they assist refugees living with HIV.

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Correction: Guest states that a study took place with 3000 participants in 10 countries. In actuality, the study took place in 9 countries with 2009 participants.

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Ep. 8 ”Finding Home: Migrants and Displaced People”