ACET supports around 20,000 people each year across Africa - home care, school meals, school fees, orphan support, counselling, HIV testing and so on.  ACET reaches around 300,000 people a year in African prevention programmes, not including 3 million through radio broadcasts. These services are provided by around 800 volunteers in addition to country teams.

The centre of the global AIDS pandemic is in Africa, with Southern African nations affected most severely.  20 years ago, countries like Uganda in East Africa had the highest rates of HIV infection.  The good news is that HIV levels have fallen in Uganda from around 22% among teenage girls to around 8% today, as a result of prevention campaigns.  And we are seeing similar impact in other nations. ACET is currently active in five countries, providing HIV prevention, voluntary counselling and testing for HIV, and practical care for those whose lives have been devastated by HIV, including orphans and vulnerable children.