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AIDS Consortium
The AIDS Consortium was established in 1992 by Justice Edwin Cameron, today a Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal and other HIV/AIDS activists. Its objective was to promote a non-discriminatory response to HIV/AIDS based on people’s basic human rights as enshrined in the South African constitution. The founding document of The AIDS Consortium was the AIDS Charter, which set out the basic human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS
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AIDS Law Project
The AIDS Law Project (ALP), a human rights organisation, seeks to influence, develop and use the law to address the human rights implications of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, regionally and internationally. It uses legal and policy processes and litigation to protect, promote and advance the rights of PLWHAs, as well as to change the socio-economic and other conditions that lead to the spread of infectious diseases and their disproportionate impact on the poor. In addition, it conducts research to assist with policy formulation and the development of appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks that respect, protect and promote human rights.
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AIDS Legal Network
The ALN is committed to the promotion, protection and realisation of fundamental rights and freedoms of people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS through capacity building, education and training, research, networking, campaign, lobbying and advocacy activities.
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Anglo American
The Anglo American Chairman's Fund's mandate is to support development initiatives aimed at bringing new hope and opportunity to South Africa's disadvantaged communities. The fund's size and experience allow it to work on over 300 projects ranging from small-scale, grassroots initiatives to important capital building projects and major service delivery programmes. The fund is well known for addressing high-priority social needs in the areas of education, HIV/AIDS, health, welfare, entrepreneurial development, arts and culture, environment, and policy and advocacy.
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AngloGold Ashanti
AngloGold Ashanti's areas of focus in the field of corporate social responsibility encompasses ethics and good governance, occupational health and safety, including HIV/Aids, labour practices, environmental matters and community relationships.
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Behind the mask
Behind the Mask, through journalistic activism, strives to mainstream lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and intersex (LGBTI) interests and to change negative attitudes towards homosexuality and same sex traditions in Africa. They are a communication initiative around LGBTI rights and affairs in Africa. The organization considers information and communication technology (ICT) and independent journalistic activism as its main tools. By way of publishing a website magazine the organization gives voice to African LGBTI communities and provides a platform for exchange and debate for LGBTI groups, activists, individuals and allies.
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Black Sash
The Black Sash works to empower marginalized communities and individuals to speak for themselves in order to effect change in their social and economic circumstances. They do this through 1) Rights Education: The Black Sash provides knowledge and training to enable vulnerable people to access their social and economic rights. 2) Advocacy: The Black Sash advocates for legislation and policy that promotes social and consumer protection for vulnerable people in South Africa. 3) Advice Giving: The Black Sash provides free paralegal advice that allows individuals and groups to exercise their socio-economic rights as prescribed by South African law.
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COSATU
COSATU was launched in December 1985 after four years of unity talks between unions opposed to apartheid and committed to a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic South Africa. At their launch they represented less than half a million workers organised in 33 unions. They currently have more than two million workers, of whom at least 1.8 million are paid up. Even by international standards they have been among the fastest growing trade union movements in the world. Today when most trade unions are facing a decline in membership, they have continued to grow.
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Department of Correctional Services
It is the responsibility of the Department of Correctional Services to contribute towards the maintenance and protection of a just, peaceful and safe society, by enforcing court-imposed sentences, detaining offenders in safe custody under human conditions and promoting the social responsibility and development of all offenders and persons subject to community corrections.
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Department of Education
The Department of Education oversees the education and training system of South Africa, including schools and universities. The Department is headquartered in Sol Plaatje House. The current minister of Education is Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor.
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Department of Health
The Department of Health came under much international criticism under the reign of former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. A contraversial goverment stance of AIDS Denialism caused Stephen Lewis to say South Africa held theories "more worthy of a lunatic fringe than a concerned and compassionate state." Under Msimang the TAC took the health department to court no less than 5 times. Politically supported AIDS denialism ended with the appointment of Barbara Hogan as the Minister of Health in September 2008.
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Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) is a registered non-profit organisation focused on the pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV and related infections in Southern Africa.
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Health-e
Health-e is a news agency that produces news and in-depth analysis for the print and electronic media. There particular focus is HIV/AIDS, public health and issues regarding health policy and practice in South Africa. They provide print features for newspapers and magazines and well as broadcast packages for national and community radio stations.
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HOSPERSA
Hospersa is a trade union for employees in the Public Service as well as in the private sector. Hospersa also organises members in nongovernmental organisations and parastatals. Hospersa professionally organises and serves to protect workers' interests and rights in the workplace. This is done in a democratic manner, free from employers' and political interference.
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Human Sciences Research Council
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa is a statutory body, established in 1968. It supports development nationally, in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and in Africa. It primarily conducts large-scale, policy-relevant, social-scientific projects for public-sector users, non-governmental organisations and international development agencies, in partnership with researchers globally, but specifically in Africa.
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Isibindi Project
Responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and its devastating effects on the lives of so many South African children, the NACCW has developed a model of care called 'Isibindi'. Operated as a social franchise, the model has been recognized by government and other agencies as providing excellent cost-effective services to children living in affected households. Working with partner organizations the model develops child and youth care workers to care for vulnerable and orphaned children in their own homes.
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Johns Hopkins Health and Education
JHHESA provides technical assistance and financial support to 16 local institutions working at the national, provincial and local levels in order to build their capacity to design, implement, monitor, evaluate, and manage HIV and AIDS related behaviour change communication programs in South Africa. JHHESA's partners use a combination of interpersonal communication, community mobilization and mass media to emphasize messages around HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, HIV counseling and testing, and orphans and vulnerable children.
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Joint Civil Society Monitoring Forum
The JCSMF is dedicated to monitoring the implementation of the Operational Plan. The JCSMF’s uniqueness lies in its ability to provide an opportunity for willing stakeholders to meet quarterly to share information and experiences about the programme. In doing so, it allows members and broader interested parties including people living with HIV/AIDS to be alerted to operational issues that require resolution as well as identifies the successes and limitations of the programme. Through such monitoring, members of the JCSMF have been able to campaign, lobby and litigate on certain issues affecting the implementation of the programme.
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Legal Resource Centre
The Legal Resources Centre is an independent, client-based, non-profit public interest law clinic which uses law as an instrument of justice. It works for the development of a fully democratic society based on the principle of substantive equality, by providing free legal services for the vulnerable and marginalised, including the poor, homeless, and landless people and communities of South Africa who suffer discrimination by reason of race, class, gender, disability or by reason of social, economic, and historical circumstances.
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Lesbian & Gay Community & Health Centre
The Lesbian & Gay Community & Health Centre provides, Personal, HIV/AIDS, Sexual Health and Legal Education, Counselling and Advise on matters ranging from understanding your own sexual and/or health status, to coming out, mitigating/fighting stigma and discrimination, homelessness, drug use/abuse, living positively, to same-sex marriages.
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loveLife
loveLife is South Africa’s national HIV prevention programme for youth. loveLife has brought together a broad based coalition of international foundations working in HIV/AIDS prevention, major South African media organizations and private corporations, the government of South Africa, and leading South African non-government organizations with one shared goal – to turn back the epidemic of HIV/AIDS, and related epidemics of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, among South Africa’s young people.
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Médecins Sans Frontières
MSF is an independent humanitarian medical aid agency committed to two objectives: providing medical aid wherever needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or sex and raising awareness of the plight of the people they help.
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Medicines Control Council
The Medicines Control Council (MCC) is a statutory body that was established in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, 101 of 1965, to oversee the regulation of medicines in South Africa. It is appointed by the Minister of Health and is supposed to protect the public through ensuring that all medicines that are sold and used in South Africa are safe, therapeutically effective and consistently meet acceptable standards of quality.
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MRC
The Medicines Research Council's mission is to improve the nation's health and quality of life through promoting and conducting relevant and responsive health research
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NACTU
NACTU was formed in 1986 as a merging between the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) and the Azanian Confederate of Trade Unions (AZACTU). The National Council of Trade Unions strives to assist in the enforcement of worker rights the protection of their interests and human dignity noting internationally accepted standards.
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NEHAWU
NEHAWU, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union was founded on the 27th and 28th of June 1987 by workers from the Education, Health, Government and Social Welfare sectors. The Union is affiliated to COSATU. NEHAWU is involved in the transformation, democratisation and restructuring of all levels of government and the private sector to ensure that the public sector reflects the community it is serving. NEHAWU feels strongly that management structures must change, delivery of services to communities must improve and communities and workers must be part of decisions and the running of public institutions.
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RADAR
Rapid Action Deployment of Aids Research (RADAR) is a joint venture between the School of Public Health at the University of Witwatersrand and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr Kim’s research currently focuses on the Intervention with Microfinance for Aids and Gender Equity Programme, an initiative that combines a poverty-alleviation programme with gender and HIV training in order to empower rural women and their communities to tackle both gender based violence and HIV/AIDS.
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SACTWU
Sactwu is the biggest union in the clothing, textile and leather industry, with more than 100 000 members. This allows Sactwu to represent members more effectively. We negotiate wages for the vast majority of workers in the clothing, textile and leather industry, and our agreements cover over 150 000 workers. Keeping jobs in fashion.
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SADSAWU
The South African Domestic Services and Allied Workers Union is the largest grouping of domestic workers in South Africa. The registered mebership is targeted to reach 500 000 in 2010. SADSAWU members play key role in our society with active members coming from all walks of life and serving various sectors and industries: various households, manufacturing and production, transport & Logistics, Hotel and catering, Science and Engineering, Food and Beverages, Agriculture, Public Sector, Engineering, Gardening and Landscaping, Textiles, Healthcare, Education, Construction, Mining, Chemical, Paper, Retail, Financial services, and Media.
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SADTU
SADTU was founded in 1990 following successful teacher unity talks to establish a national unitary non-racial and non-sexist union of educators. Today the union’s membership stands at 230,000 representing nearly two-thirds of South Africa’s educators. SADTU is the largest union in the public service and the second largest union in the country.
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South African Medical Association
The South African Medical Association (SAMA) is a non-statutory, professional association for public and private sector medical practitioners. Registered as an independent, non-profit Section 21 company SAMA acts as a trade union for its public sector members and as a champion for doctors and patients. On behalf of its members, the Association strives for a health care dispensation that will best serve their needs. SAMA membership is voluntary, with some 70% of public and private sector doctors in South Africa currently registered as members of SAMA.
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South African National Defence Force
On 15-16 May 2008, a ground breaking case on the constitutionality of HIV testing policies that were used to exclude all people with HIV from recruitment to, promotion or foreign deployment in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was heard in the Pretoria High Court. The case was the culmination of more than a decade in which the AIDS Law Project tried to engage with the SANDF on the fairness and legality of their policies on HIV. Despite this, in terms of the previous policy, anyone who tested positive, regardless of health or qualifications, were automatically excluded from being employed, deployed or promoted within the SANDF.
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Southern African HIV Clinicians Society
The Southern African HIV Clinicians Society was established in 1997, is an affiliate of the South African Medical Association (SAMA) and is the largest professional HIV interest group in the world.
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SWEAT
Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) is a non-profit organisation situated in Cape Town, South Africa. They work with sex workers around health and human rights. They also lobby and advocate for the decriminalisation of adult sex work in South Africa.
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Treatment Action Campaign
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) was founded on 10 December 1998 in Cape Town, South Africa. They campaign for treatment for people with HIV and to reduce new HIV infections. Their efforts have resulted in many life-saving interventions, including the implementation of country-wide mother-to-child transmission prevention and antiretroviral treatment programmes. The TAC also runs a treatment literacy campaign: this is a training programme on the science of HIV treatment and prevention.
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Treatment Action Group (TAG)
Treatment Action Group is an independent AIDS research and policy think tank fighting for better treatment, a vaccine, and a cure for AIDS. TAG works to ensure that all people with HIV receive life saving treatment, care, and information.
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Tshepang Trust
The Tshepang Trust (also known as Tshepang) is an initiative of the South African Medical Association (SAMA) supported by the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF). It is a programme that has been established to deliver a Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Intervention Strategy for the treatment and care of patients that are state dependent as well as providing Information, Education and Communication (IEC) to the South African community about combating and preventing the spread of the disease.
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