Table 1.
Stigma story | Feature film | Illustrated Video |
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A young boy, Kittu, approaches a truck driver, Ramu, and asks to take him to Mysore to find his mother. | ||
After searching, they find Kittu’s mother in a hospital, where she is in the end stages of AIDS. | ||
Kittu tells Ramu that he was ostracized and forced to leave school due to his and his parents HIV-positive diagnosis. | ||
Ramu petitions the principal to fight for Kittu’s return to school. | ||
Principal becomes a key spokeswoman for HIV awareness, HIV education, and the fight against HIV-related stigma. | ||
Kittu returns to school, with the blessing of administration and other parents, where other children embrace him. |