South Africa (2003 -2009)

Supporting the legacy of our HIV work for mothers and children in South Africa 

194,000 children are benefiting from antiretroviral treatment (ART) therapy either by keeping their parents and caregivers alive or directly through treatment 

68,000 children have been helped to access government grants for themselves or their families
(Data to August 2011)

The HIV/AIDS programme in South Africa is our first health initiative to be handed over to a local partner and demonstrates how our work continues to have a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable children long after we have exited. Since taking over in October 2009, our local successor - Kheth'Impilo - has expanded the provision of ART to children and their parents or carers, working to prolong life and ensure children are not prematurely orphaned. 

Tens of thousands of new patients have enrolled on life-saving ART medicines since the handover to Kheth'Impilo, fulfilling our vision of setting up innovative programmes that are sustained after ARK has ceased to be involved.

Read more: 

• Read more about how children are still benefiting
• Learn about the legacy of our approach 
• Our successor organisation Kheth'impilo
• Suzy's story