Reverend Canon Gideon Byamugisha (born 1959) is an Anglican priest in Uganda with a parish outside of Kampala. In 1992, he became the first religious leader in Africa to publicly announce that he was HIV positive.[1][2] In 2009, Byamugisha received the 26th annual Niwano Peace Prize "in recognition of his work to uphold the dignity and human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS".[3]
Byamugisha co-founded the African Network of Religious Leaders Living with and Personally Affected HIV and Aids (ANERELA+) in February 2002,[1] and in 2006 started a shelter for orphans whose parents died from AIDS.[4] He lives with his wife and three HIV negative children.[4]
- ^ a b HIV-positive religious leaders break their silence. Mg.co.za (17 March 2008). Retrieved on 26 November 2012.
- ^ Canon Gideon Byamugisha Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine – ICMDA Worldwide.
- ^ Why the 26th Niwano Peace Prize is being awarded to The Reverend Canon Gideon Baguma Byamugisha.[permanent dead link] – Dr. Gunnar Stålsett, Chairman, Niwano Peace Prize Committee
- ^ a b Nolen, Stephanie (2007). 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa (First U.S. ed.). New York: Walker & Company. ISBN 9780802715982.