Thirteen people gather around tables littered with laminated posters, coloured paper, and marker pens. It looks like fun, but for the men and women in the room this is serious business, literally.

 

Every one of them is either HIV infected or affected, which makes it difficult for them to earn a living. Today's activities are part of a small business training program that will hopefully teach these men and women how to run a business to support themselves and their families.

Two of the attendees are being trained to run this program in India and Nepal, passing on the skills they are learning here today.