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Project in South Africa

  • Bishop Simeon CR Trust

    Many women and girls living in South Africa have been denied the opportunity to get an education and a sustainable job, which means they have no means to work their way out of poverty. The project supports women and girls by offering them training in business management and leadership skills. Many then find employment or set up small businesses so they can provide a better future for themselves and their families.

    Amount Awarded: £236000

  • Bishop Simeon CR Trust

    Children orphaned by HIV often face extreme hardship and struggle to survive on their own. The project provides practical help to people with HIV in poor communities in South Africa and is trying to prevent the disease spreading further. Communities are trained to offer care and counselling, basic education and to raise the level of understanding around the disease. They also support orphaned children by getting them into education and helping them get state funded grants.

    Amount Awarded: £904899

  • Elton John Aids Foundation

    The numbers of children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV in South Africa continues to grow. The project supports local organisations in South Africa to respond to these increasing numbers, as they are best placed to provide care and support. The focus is on strengthening the traditional support systems already in place among neighbours and extended families, and petitioning the government to pay the salaries of the local organisations so that they are more sustainable.

    Amount Awarded: £696628

  • Friends of the Children of Southern Africa

    Despite antiretroviral treatment being available in South Africa, people in rural areas often cannot get to hospitals to access the drugs. This project provides home-based medical and social care for people with HIV in Ingwavuma. The project also runs support groups for carers and orphans, to provide help in getting government grants for housing, food and education. They run after-school clubs and scholarships to schools to that children affected by HIV can get an education.

    Amount Awarded: £544800

  • Friends of the Treatment Action Campaign (FoTAC)

    Many people living with HIV in South Africa do not know what treatment they could get. This means they often die sooner than necessary and people carry on believing the myths around HIV. The project works with communities to raise awareness of the treatment options available and people's rights to access this treatment. They also work to tackle stigma around the disease by raising awareness of the facts.

    Amount Awarded: £359109

  • Gaia Foundation

    Many South African farmers do not get a fair price for their produce which means they find it hard to work their way out of poverty. The project supports farmers, especially women and seasonal workers, to work together to improve their bargaining power and negotiate for fairer prices and working conditions. Any increased income means they will be able to support their children to go to school or loved ones if they are unwell.

    Amount Awarded: £301880

  • Gaia Foundation

    Over 11,000 young people are arrested in South Africa each month and because there is no juvenile justice system, they are dealt with as adults meaning re-offending rates are high. The project works with schools and the courts and focuses on prevention work among young people at risk of offending. They also provide a range of activities to young people already in trouble with the law so that they can build their confidence and self esteem so they are less likely to reoffend and are equipped to get their lives back on track.

    Amount Awarded: £945495

  • International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS

    Women living with HIV in Africa are one of the most underprivileged groups, often struggling to get medical care and rarely aware of their rights to treatment and support. The project trains women so they can support other positive women in negotiating for their rights – whether it be to land or property, or access to health services. After training, these women will provide essential support to thousands of other women living with HIV. This project operates in seven countries, with a spend of £71,428 in each location.

    Amount Awarded: £71428

  • International Development through Sport UK (IDS)

    Many children who have been abused or exploited by adults have very low self-esteem and it can be hard for them to trust people. Sport can help to reach out to these children as it can build their confidence and make them feel part of a team. The project will work with sports practitioners across Africa to identify how sport can be best used to change children’s lives. This project operates in eight countries, with a £47,700 spend of in each location.

    Amount Awarded: £47700

  • Legal Assistance Trust

    Many people living with HIV face discrimination and exclusion. This project supports people living with HIV in South Africa - almost one in four of the adult population. The work involves making legal challenges to government and employers so that HIV positive people are treated fairly, especially the most vulnerable - rape survivors, widows, refugees and child-headed households. The project also monitors national policy on HIV and AIDS and makes sure that it respects the rights of HIV positive people. The project establishes legal precedents and policies for the long-term benefit of people affected by HIV, to protect their rights under the South African Constitution.

    Amount Awarded: £600000

  • Legal Assistance Trust

    Over 36% of South Africans are homeless or living in informal settlements. Without legal support, homeless people don't know their rights and can be evicted. The Legal Resources Centre has made a powerful impact on reforming the law in South Africa and this project will provide legal services to an additional 10,000 clients, indirectly benefiting almost 1.2 million people, and will contribute to new laws to protect homeless South Africans.

    Amount Awarded: £500000

  • One World Action

    It can be hard to reach those living with HIV if they aren’t organised to access the services they need and tackle the stigma they face. This project is setting up groups of positive people in remote districts in Malawi and supporting them with home-based HIV care, nutritional supplements, counselling, peer support and micro-credit. The groups then build links to district and local health centres so they can access life saving antiretroviral medicines and campaign locally against the stigma and exploitation HIV positive people face. This project operates in two countries, with a spend of £295,880.50 in each location

    Amount Awarded: £295880

  • Open Channels

    The majority of the San ‘bushmen’ have been removed from their traditional lands, have lost their cultural identity, and live in poverty. They face discrimination, and are at great risk of HIV/AIDS infection. This project works to reclaim their land through the courts, to support the San people to earn a living, and to provide to access to HIV/AIDS services. By investing in organisations run and managed by the San, the project reduces the stigma and discrimination many of them still face. This project operates in two countries, with a spend of £571,400 in each location.

    Amount Awarded: £571400

  • War on Want

    Women working on farms and vineyards in South Africa are often paid very low wages and work in poor conditions. This project supports women living and working on farms in South Africa by helping them expand and strengthen a local women-led union for farm workers. The union helps to secure minimum wage payment, better housing, and improved health and safety standards, and provides a network of support for women.

    Amount Awarded: £552747

  • Waterberg Society Trust

    The government of South Africa plans to provide HIV treatment to 80% of those in need by 2011, but urban areas are prioritised as they’re cheaper to service. This means that, in effect, HIV treatment services are simply not available for people in rural South African communities unless they can afford to travel - which poor people cannot.  This project aims to bring HIV services closer to rural farm communities by providing mobile health services for HIV counselling and testing, prevention, care and treatment. Using peer education in schools, the community and through sport, the project helps young people develop the skills for a healthy future. The project will campaign for the government to integrate HIV services into existing mobile health care so that this work will be sustainable over the long-term.

    Amount Awarded: £259200