Today, we celebrate a force so strong that it transcends any circumstance: a mother’s love. Across the regions where Untold operates, HIV-positive mothers defy what stigma has told them and press forward to raise healthy children while building vibrant families.

Get to know one of our longstanding partners, the Scanlan family, and their Untold journey.

Devotha describes her first encounter with Untold as “divine intervention.” The now 42-year-old mother of two lay on her death bed in the backroom of a local church when she first came to know Regional Coordinator, Sayuni. Although Untold had not been established in Mwanza at that point, Sayuni was scouting potential churches in the region for Untold’s inaugural launch.

It's been several years since I have gotten butterflies in my stomach before traveling for my work with Untold, but in January I kissed my family goodbye, jumped into an Uber, and felt the excited nerves of a first-timer.

Untold exists to embrace and equip people to live a life beyond AIDS. But what does a life beyond AIDS look like?