From Adversity to Empowerment: A Journey of Hope and Resilience Meet Nonhlanhla Mnyanda, a 23-year-old from Sebokeng, whose life story...
Welcome to
HIVSA
HIVSA is a not-for-profit company that was established in 2002 as well as a strategic partner of the Gauteng Provincial Departments of Health and Social Development. HIVSA empowers individuals, community workers and organisations by developing their capacity and resilience to effectively address socio-economic and health issues in the context of high HIV and AIDS burden with the ultimate vision of creating an HIV free generation.
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The Three Core Imperatives
Guiding Our Work
Strengthening community services for children.
- Preventing HIV/AIDS in Vulnerable Populations (PHVP)
- OVC Comprehensive package of services
- OVC Preventative package of service
- DREAMS package of service.
Strengthening community health services and systems.
- Stepping Stones group-based interventions to reduce gender-based violence
- Screening and Brief Intervention to reduce alcohol harm
- Discovery Fund – Accelerated training of community health workers.
Digital Innovations to reach Young Women.
Choma Magazine, an interactive mobile phone magazine that engages with South African girl adolescents between the ages of 15 and 25 years in order for them to stay free from HIV. Towards preventing new HIV infections for an HIV free generation.
HIVSA Performance Highlights
oCT 2021- DEC 2021
Preventing HIV/AIDS in Vulnerable Populations
HIVSA has been implementing OVCA&Y programs with the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding since 2012.
Working in close collaboration with the Provincial Department of Social Development (DSD) and the Provincial Department of Health (DoH) in Gauteng province in the City of Johannesburg (COJ), City of Tshwane (COT) and Sedibeng. Read more...
Choma
Magazine
Choma launched in 2013 and aims to empower young South African women between the ages of 15 and 25 years, through the platform of an interactive online magazine, accessible on mobile phones.
We aim to provide youth with 24/7 access to a wide arrange of popular and resonating lifestyle content but more importantly information on HIV and Sexual Reproductive Health so that they can make informed decisions in their lives. Read more...
Read Our Success Stories
Successes should be celebrated. That is what we have done by identifying success stories of our services, partners and beneficiaries.
PREVENTING HIV, TRANSFORMING LIVES SUCCESS STORY
HAPPY MOSOMA. Meet Mr. Peter Mosoma, a resilient single parent facing the challenges of raising his children in the wake...
A STORY OF RESILIENCE AND HOPE
BY: L I N A H C H A M B A N E. Linah Chambane's journey embodies the indomitable...
Word From The CEO: Choma Magazine Turns 10!
On Monday, the 31st of July 2023, we celebrated a big milestone: Our #ChomaMagazineTurned10! We are proud to celebrate Choma’s 10...
Choma Café Changed The Life of Palesa Ramakhetheng
Palesa Ramakhetheng Palesa Ramakhetheng is a beneficiary at Khomanani community-based organisation in Vlakfontein in the south of the City of...
With determination and hard work, one can reach the stars - Linda Zondi's story
With determination and hard work, one can reach the stars. Linda Zondi's story Linda Zondi is a beneficiary at Sinethemba...
HIVSA AND YES4YOUTH MAKING FIRST JOBS MEANINGFUL
HIVSA AND YES4YOUTH MAKING FIRST JOBS MEANINGFUL As an organisation that champions health and social development, strengthening unemployed youth’s...
High Tea, Hats and Highly Powerful Women: “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” - International Women’s Day 2022
HIVSA initiates a movement for gender equality in HIV Prevention According to the UNAIDS “Prevention Gap Report” (2016), gender...
HIVSA- Creating Opportunities for Youth
HIVSA has worked in the HIV space since its inception in March 2002. While our initial work focused on HIV...
Empowered to prioritize Sexual Reproductive Health amid COVID-19
Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) often find that they need support to empower them to take ownership of their...
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