African HIV/AIDS Organizations
General
- National AIDS Coordinating Agency (Botswana)
- NigeriaHIVinfo.com
- AFRICAID
Works to boost AIDS awareness in Africa, with a focus on the medical, developmental and social needs of children.
- 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.
- Institute for Research, Socioeconomic Development and Communication (IRESCO)
Conducts research and manages programs and projects to promote better health and quality of life. (Site only available in French.)
- 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.
- Tofta Educational Trust
Assists needy students from around East Africa in covering their educational expenses.
- African Counselling Network
- 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.
- Kimasomaso
A BBC program with a glossary of information on sexual and reproductive health for young people. (Web site is in Swahili).
- 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.
- 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.
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