The overall aim of the Foundation is to limit new infections of HIV and to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS that primarily affects communities and households in vulnerable and under-resourced regions.

In response to the rapid spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in these regions, large numbers of Community Based Organisations (CBOs) have been established. Although these organisations are generally small, they have a very important role in the communities they serve. They labour, however, under two major constraints:

• The lack of available resources to carry out their work in an effective and sustainable manner;
• Their limited organisational capacity to manage and implement their projects effectively.
  The Foundation has sought to address these two problems by:
• The provision of grants, ranging from R120 000 to R250 000 per annum, over a 3- year period to selected CBOs to equip them with the necessary resources and skills to implement effective programmes.
• Building the organisational capacity of the target CBOs for good governance and long-term sustainability. This is achieved by means of quarterly site visits, intensive mentoring, skills building, learning & sharing, and leadership-training programme;
• The facilitating of greater networking and collaboration between local stakeholders & role players.