Eliane Becks Nininahazwe
Eliane Becks Nininahazwe is a Burundian singer and musician, who is also known for promoting AIDS/HIV awareness both in Burundi, and in the Netherlands, where she now lives. Career Eliane Becks Nininahazwe was born and raised in Murira, Commune of Gihanga, Burundi. She was brought up during the fighting between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes, which resulted in the death of her sister during childbirth as they failed to get her to a hospital. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and suffered from hyperglycaemia. Nininahazwe managed to control her blood sugar levels through regular check ups. Later on, she fell pregnant and her boyfriend left her, but she decided to keep the child. Four months after giving birth, she met Dutchman Michael Becks, with whom she moved to Angola for his work. During a routine check for diabetes, at the hospital she attended, she was diagnosed with HIV. After a bad experience at that hospital, she sought medical treatment in South Africa. Because of the stigma against HIV in Africa, the couple hid her medication whenever they travelled across borders in that continent. They then moved to The Netherlands, where she founded her company Indonongo named after the one