Violet Banda

Violet Banda (born 1991 or 1992) is a reporter and children's rights activist from Malawi. Through her weekly radio appearances, she has drawn the attention of the Malawian public and government to the problems affecting children in her country, including abuse, rape, forced marriage, and discrimination based on HIV status. Quotes "When I found out I was positive, I was in primary school. Whenever I would tell people about my status it happened that I lost all my friends. Some didn’t want to be near me or touch me. They just ran away." “As of now, in Malawi, still only a small percentage of youth have access to reproductive health services, and most are not integrated,” "We've now seen a trend where some of our members are being accused of being corona carriers," "People just need to get information from credible sources," “We’ve been distributing personal protective equipment to our members while educating them on HIV and coronavirus.” External links Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Activists Category:Human rights activists Category:Women's rights activists