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NAIROBI, KENYA – The audience is silent in anticipation at The Go Down Arts Center in Nairobi, the capital. The pitch black walls of the auditorium add to the eerie ambience until a husky female voice interrupts the quiet.
“My name is Kate Kamunde,” the 30-year-old woman says as she leans into the microphone at the event celebrating International Day Against Homophobia last month. “I am the executive director of Artists for Recognition and Acceptance.”
KALIALI DISTRICT, NEPAL – Rame Bhul is 79 years old. He says he will never forget the deep sound of the Panchebaja, traditional Nepali music, playing in the background as his father gave him his first order to carry a heavy load. Most than seven decades ago, Bhul learned that he was a member of the Dalit, or “untouchable” caste and his was to be a life of bonded labor, servitude and torture.
NAIROBI, KENYA -- Bishop James Okombo, 51, stands more than 6 feet tall with a white collar around his neck. At first, he looks like an ordinary pastor.
But unlike other bishops, Okombo uses the pulpit to preach the message of hope, tolerance, and access to medication and condoms for people living with HIV in Kenya.