"A lot of my job was teaching others about the reality of HIV, as well as caring for people and families who were impacted by HIV."

"HIV is not just something from the past. We are still living with it, and we are still being stigmatised."

"A positive status doesn’t mean it’s the end of your world. I’m 25 years positive and still kicking!”

"That's my favourite part about my job - seeing people develop themselves, learn new skills, thrive and benefit from support of their peers"

"It’s been a long road, and I’m not nearly at the end of it yet."

"If you want to know the truth about living with HIV, you need to ask someone who has HIV."

"HIV is just a tiny part of who someone is."

"It's our duty to talk frankly and responsibly about sex."

"It's the mental side of HIV that's more difficult that the physical."

"If only those people could see things now, they wouldn't believe it, that HIV is an illness that people just carry on with."