Ubuntu Africa, NFP. (UBA hereafter) is a 501 (c) 3, not-for-profit, organization dedicated to providing lifesaving healthcare and support services to HIV positive children and teens in Khayelitsha, South Africa. We provide comprehensive community based healthcare and support services aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of HIV positive children. UBA is also committed to fostering an empowered attitude towards HIV/AIDS in young people in South Africa and the United States. THE TERM UBUNTU Ubuntu is an African concept based upon the connection of all human beings and sharing what you have to help another. "I am because we are" is a phrase that is often associated with the meaning of Ubuntu. "Ubuntu [is] that profound African sense that we are only human through the humanity of other human beings." -Nelson Mandela WHERE WE RUN OUR PROJECT Khayelitsha, the community in South Africa where UBA provides services, is the largest township outside of Cape Town and is home to around 1 million people. In addition to having high rates of HIV, the Khayelitsha community also faces high levels of crime, unemployment and poverty. Many HIV positive people in the community lack easy access to clinics, nutritious food, antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and even indoor plumbing, making their illness particularly difficult to manage. Currently, there are few support services offered to children and teens in Khayelitsha who are living with HIV. After being diagnosed with HIV,young people in Khayelitsha are often left to bear much of the burden of this disease alone. There is a great need for Ubuntu Africa's comprehensive HIV care program, which provides services designed to assist and empower these young people living with HIV in Khayleitsha. Ubuntu Africa prides itself on having a strong leadership of individuals from different parts of the world, all bringing their own high level of expertise to the organization. View our Board of Directors   Our healthcare clinic is lead by a top quality healthcare staff in Khayelitsha. Our children are in the best of hands! Meet our staff in South Africa   The volunteers of Ubuntu Africa, both in South Africa and abroad, help us to provide the many programs and services we offer to the kids of Khayelitsha. Learn about our volunteers

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