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African HIV/AIDS Organizations
General
- Africa Alive
African network where youth HIV/AIDS prevention programs at local, national and regional levels can share ideas, have a common, focused strategy and solicit funding for their programs.
- African Counselling Network
- African Youth Alliance
A partnership between youth organizations in Botswana, Tanzania, Ghana and Uganda. They run clinics, youth centers, peer education programs and outreach programs.
- Africare
This organization provides counseling, testing, treatment and support for HIV-positive Africans under their HIV program.
- AllAfrica.Com
A regularly updated source of news articles about HIV/AIDS in Africa.
- Chezesalama
This adolescent sexual and reproductive health site is available in both English and KiSwahili, and features an HIV/AIDS section including information on testing sites.
- Dear Auntie Stella
Based in Zimbabwe. Lists 33 frequently asked questions regarding youth and sexuality and offers a glossary of terms.
- GRASSROOTSOCCER
This program uses the popularity of professional soccer to reach youth in Africa with messages of prevention and awareness by training professional soccer players to be HIV/AIDS educators.
- Institute for Research, Socioeconomic Development and Communication (IRESCO)
En français
Conducts research and manages programs and projects to promote better health and quality of life.
- Kidzpositive
The Kidzpositive Family Fund is dedicated to improving the health of HIV-positive children in Southern Africa.
- Kimasomaso
A BBC program with a glossary of information on sexual and reproductive health for young people. (Web site is in Swahili).
- KIWAKKUKI -- Women Against AIDS in Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
- Mothers' Rural Care for AIDS Orphans (MORCAO)
Works with the community to provide education, medical care and psychosocial support for orphaned and vulnerable children.
- Rwanda Women Network/Polyclinic of Hope (RWN)
Free medical services, human rights education and socio-economic empowerment programs.
- The AIDS Consortium
A network of 815 African organizations.
- Tofta Educational Trust
Assists needy students from around East Africa in covering their educational expenses.
- WE-ACTx: Women's Equity in Access to Care and Treatment
Based in Rwanda, WE-ACTx focuses on increasing women's and children's access to HIV testing, care, treatment, support, education and training.
- WhizzKids United
This program, run by Africaid, tours Africa working in different schools and uses the passion most kids have for soccer to teach life planning and HIV prevention.
South Africa
- AFRICAID
(Français, Italiano, Deutsch, Espanol, Portuguese)
Works to boost AIDS awareness in Africa, with a focus on the medical, developmental and social needs of children.
- AIDS Law Project
- AIDSDATA
Database of South African HIV/AIDS organizations.
- Artists for a New South Africa
- Cotlands
Shelter for abused, abandoned, HIV-positive, orphaned and terminally ill children from birth to fourteen years of age.
- HIV Outreach Program and Education
HIV/AIDS outreach and education in Capetown, South Africa.
- HIV/AIDS Information and Service Project
Newsletters and support in South Africa.
- lovelife
Promotes healthy, responsible living among South African teens. Includes HIV testing information, HIV FAQ and articles on sexuality by and about youth.
- National AIDS Helpline
This South African helpline provides a free national telephone counselling, information and referral service for those affected by and infected with HIV/AIDS.
- National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Provides counseling, destigmatization programs, advocacy, assistance in organizing and awareness.
- Red Ribbon
Provides general information, advice on living with HIV, and information on legal issues surrounding HIV.
- Soul City Institute of Health & Development Communication
- South Africa HIV Testing Sites
- South African HIV/AIDS Resources
A listing of various AIDS organizations and other support groups for people with HIV/AIDS.
- Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service
Provides policy analysis, outreach, capacity-building assistance, and current information in the field of HIV/AIDS research.
- The Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking
A Web site showcasing approaches to the fight against HIV/AIDS in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa.
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