Rod Michano moved away from the Pic River area at the young age of 18. He traveled extensively in Canada and the United States, before finally settling in Toronto, Ontario. In 1990, Rod Michano began HIV/AIDS work and has continued to work in HIV/AIDS activism. Since then, he has become a very well-regarded public speaker on HIV/AIDS. He has also led the crusade to educate Canadians and other worldwide on HIV/AIDS.
Rod Michano has dedicated most of his life to informing others about HIV/AIDS. He has helped with many initiatives to raise HIV/AIDS awareness among First Nations, Inuit, Aboriginal, and Metis people.
In 1994, Rod was featured in a poster campaign for the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation. During a six month stay at Casey House Hospice in 1997, he was the subject of an educational and informational video on HIV/AIDS awareness.
Since 1997, Rod Michano embarked on a lifetime quest to inform people about the high rate of HIV/AIDS within the Aboriginal communities. In 2004, his accomplishments were highlighted in MacLean’s magazine, and he was again able to speak about the Aboriginal communities.
Rob Michano is a member of several HIV/AIDS organizations, including: the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation, The Canadian Treatment Action Council, the Prisoners’ HIV/AIDS Support Action Network, and the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network. Rob Michano was also one of the hosts for the 23rd annual Toronto AIDS Vigil.
Rod Michano presently works as an HIV/AIDS educator, activist, public speaker, and consultant. Rod Michano tested positive for HIV in 1987 and has been a survivor of HIV/AIDS for over twenty years and continues to share his motivational story to inspire others. He is tireless in offering advocacy and support for all who live HIV/AIDS, in both the local and worldwide levels.
In today’s society, there is a great need for people like Rod Michano. He has dedicated his life to educating and helping others with HIV/AIDS. This man has beaten the odds for twenty plus years and has often spent months in a hospice. Rod Michano is truly a great humanitarian and one of the best motivational HIV/AIDS speakers alive today.
As a parting thought, consider this quote by Rob Michano: ““My goal is to offer peace and hope to all people in this life, especially People living with HIV/AIDS, regardless of what our Creator places in front of each one of us. My own illness has actually taught me about life…how to live in a better way, both spiritually and mentally. The one thing I have learned most is to never give up…through the worst of circumstances, sometimes come the most valuable lessons of our existence. I had to make a choice, to live or die, but I chose to live…I believe the Creator kept me here to send this message of hope to all people of Mother Earth. Just never give up.”