Lesotho now has the second highest HIV prevalence rate in the world at more than 23% of it's population, nearly one out of 4 people in the country are living with HIV. In 2009 there were around 23,000 new HIV infections and approximately 14,000 people died from AIDS. Over half of the 260,000 adults living with HIV in Lesotho are women. There are currently more than 200,000 orphans in Lesotho, most of whom are AIDS orphans (Source: HelpLesotho.org). The impact is felt all over the country in its economy, education, human development, and health care. The years ahead are very important for Lesotho as they continue their efforts in the fight against HIV. For 10 weeks as I learned these statistics and what my role would be as a Healthy Youth Volunteer in Peace Corps Lesotho I woke up with the sun, as one usually does in a rural village without electricity, and stepped outside to photograph and admire the beauty of the landscape I now lived in and would for the next two years. These sunrise photographs, like the HIV epidemic, show a beautiful and young country, in which it is slowly beginning to come together and shine light on the most pressing development issue it faces, recognizes what has to be done to combat HIV. HIV Calendar