Meet Our Grantee NGOs
With donations from people like you we have provided $5,000 grants to 15 community-led organizations which are continuing to provide live-saving HIV services to those most in need. Read more about these organizations below.
HwwB will support 250 vulnerable children and families in Gaborone and South-East districts for six months. Trained community workers will provide home-based case management, monthly visits, adherence counseling, and health facility coordination. Caregiver groups will be reactivated for peer support and psychosocial help. Special focus will ensure adolescent girls and young women access sexual and reproductive health education and protective services.
Stepping Stones will provide three months of case management to 300 vulnerable children, reconnecting those with HIV to treatment and monitoring viral suppression. Staff will respond to violence or neglect cases, linking families to legal, social, and health services. The goal is to protect children and strengthen overall family well-being.
PASMO will resume free HIV prevention services, including PrEP, for 250 high-risk young men in San Salvador over three months. Prevention education and referrals will reach an additional 2,500 young men region-wide. These efforts aim to curb new infections and strengthen epidemic control across Central America’s most affected communities.
BLETY will support 20 adolescent girls and young women (15–24) who survived sexual exploitation in Dabou and Sikensi. These young women face economic hardship, limited education, restricted access to care, and severe social stigma. Over four months, the RENAISSANCE Project will provide vocational training, literacy support, psychosocial counseling, and reintegration assistance to help them build confidence, gain skills, and pursue safe, sustainable livelihoods.
In Lualaba Province, Kheth’Impilo is restoring access to HIV diagnostic testing, which had dropped below 30% after funding cuts. The grant will fund staffing and transport to collect and process up to 5,000 viral load and early infant diagnosis samples across four Health Zones—ensuring timely treatment for HIV-positive children and infants.
CEPROSH will support 200 people living with HIV—children, adolescents, and adults—at risk of stopping treatment. Over four months, funds will cover transport to clinics, food kits, school supplies, and essential staff costs. The goal is to maintain treatment adherence, protect health, and address barriers facing migrant and vulnerable clients.
Grupo Clasa will strengthen follow-up services for people living with HIV in Puerto Plata. The grant will provide transportation support for 120 clients to attend appointments, conduct 60 home visits to deliver medication and re-engage those who stopped treatment, and offer 52 adherence counseling sessions. A small incentive will support the community navigator. Overall, the program will improve continuity of care, adherence, and viral suppression.
OSSHD is aiding 255 HIV-positive children who defaulted on treatment due to conflict. Monthly care packages—food, healthcare, and school supplies—will be provided for three months. This emergency support will stabilize health, improve adherence to treatment, and enable children’s return to school, restoring stability after prolonged disruption and displacement.
AMURT will deliver three months of HIV care and case management for 214 children with high viral loads in Mombasa. Support includes food baskets, transport to clinics, psychosocial services, and household visits by trained staff. These targeted interventions aim to improve viral suppression and restore health for vulnerable children.
ANDA is reactivating 11 caregiver support groups reaching 681 HIV-positive children in Manica. Groups will provide training on treatment adherence, reproductive health, nutrition, and financial literacy. Facilitators will also teach home gardening to improve food security. Social workers will offer targeted help to vulnerable families to boost treatment and reduce stigma.
AEE will support 120 children living with HIV and their mothers through treatment access, nutrition support, and household food grants. The project will also fund medical care and transport for 20 children, expand post-violence care and legal services for 180 GBV survivors, and provide psychosocial support. The grant aims to reduce non-suppression among mother–child pairs and lower HIV risk among GBV survivors.
CHoiCe Trust is rehiring a social worker to support 120 HIV-positive children and adolescents in Limpopo. Since USAID funding ended, many have lacked follow-up care. The social worker will conduct home visits, provide psychosocial support, and coordinate care with health providers—helping prevent treatment interruption and supporting adherence.
Future Families will use the grant to provide small monthly stipends to vulnerable households, ensuring a stable income for food, school needs, and emergencies. By reducing daily financial stress, families can plan ahead and invest in long-term stability. The program will also offer home visits and psychosocial support to strengthen resilience, reduce dependency on social assistance, and help families build lasting economic independence and opportunity.
HIVSA works to improve health outcomes for Children and Adolescents Living with HIV in South Africa, where 27% are not on lifesaving treatment. Before USAID cuts in January 2025, HIVSA supported over 10,000 children in Gauteng Province. With this $5,000 grant, a specialist social worker will provide one-on-one adherence counseling to 40 beneficiaries, helping them stay on treatment and thrive.
YAU is improving nutrition for 168 children living with HIV who are not virally suppressed. Funds will purchase fortified maize flour, beans, and groundnuts, providing each child a three-month food supply. YAU staff will also deliver home-based case management and caregiver training on nutrition, hygiene, and consistent feeding. This integrated approach aims to boost immunity, support treatment adherence, and help children achieve viral suppression.
PCZ will deliver community-based HIV services to 4,000 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and 82 children with disabilities. Trained caseworkers will offer HIV testing, care referrals, and linkages to education, vocational training, and child protection. The grant will also support families of children with disabilities through access to healthcare and caregiver savings groups.
Pamuhacha will monitor viral loads for 250 HIV-positive children and aid 150 survivors of sexual violence. Support includes counseling, court accompaniment, and emergency transport. Ten community childcare workers will be trained in crisis response and economic support, ensuring urgent needs are met while promoting children’s safety, recovery, and resilience.