ACET Eastern Cape, based around East London, was founded in 2005 and is led by Ray Sangqu.

South Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV and AIDS in the world and ACET Eastern Cape is involved in education and home based care to tackle the pandemic in many of the poorest communities around East London.

Volunteers trained by ACET visit schools and  church youth clubs reaching over 55,000 young people, whilst others offer home based counselling and practical care to over 1,300 families infected and affected by AIDS.

Despite being a new programme, ACET Eastern Cape has achieved a huge amount already and independent reviewers recently gave it high marks.

The success of ACET can be attributed to many factors, not least the leadership provided by the Chief Executive and the dedicated team of staff and volunteers, working in difficult conditions. By working with local churches, ACET has developed responses that are community-led and community-owned.

Visit the ACET South Africa web site here