Networking Hiv & Aids Community of Southern Africa

Name

Networking Hiv & Aids Community of Southern Africa

Legal name

Networking HIV & AIDS Community of Southern Africa NPC

Website

https://nacosa.org.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Immunization & Vaccine Access Alliances (HLAJAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immunization & Vaccine Access Partnerships (Global Vaccine Alliances) (HLAJAOAF), Human Rights, Democracy & Rule of Law IGOs (BPADAAAG), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Community health services
• HIV/AIDS programme management
• Grant management services
• Capacity building training
• Gender-based violence prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Management and Programme Implementation: NACOSA acts as a grant manager and implementing partner for Global Fund grants, managing sub-recipients and distributing funds to community organizations. They provide programme management and capacity building services to their network.
2. Donations and Philanthropic Contributions: The organization accepts donations from individuals, corporations, and institutions. Donations qualify for Section 18A tax receipts and socio-economic development points on the B-BBEE scorecard.
3. Training and Capacity Building Services: NACOSA Learning provides training, capacity building, and development opportunities to organisations, businesses, communities, government and people working in community health and social development. They are accredited by Health & Welfare SETA, Education SETA, and Quality Council for Trades and Occupations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NACOSA is a networking organisation and grant manager that connects community-based organisations, movements, academics, and activists to address HIV, AIDS, TB, and gender-based violence (GBV) in Southern Africa. It facilitates networking, manages Global Fund grants, sub-contracts implementing partners, and delivers accredited training, adolescent health programmes, mobile health clinic services, livelihoods support, and dignity packs to vulnerable communities.

Product overview

NACOSA (Networking HIV and AIDS Community of Southern Africa) is a networking organisation and grant manager that operates as a platform connecting communities rather than offering a single unified software product. The organisation provides community health and social development services through multiple programmes including NACOSA Learning (accredited training and capacity building), the My Journey Programme (adolescent and young people health services), the GLO livelihoods programme, Mobile Health Clinics, Welcome Dignity Packs, and the Social Employment Fund. It also maintains a CBO Network of over 1,500 member organisations across Southern Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NACOSA Learning SETA-accredited (Health & Welfare SETA, Education SETA, Quality Council for Trades and Occupations) training, capacity building, and development services for organisations, businesses, communities, government, and individuals working in community health and social development.
• My Journey Programme Adolescent and Young People Programme targeting ages 15-24, providing biomedical services, sexual and reproductive health services, and support for HIV, TB, and GBV prevention and care in secondary schools.
• GLO Programme (Grow-Learn-Own) Economic strengthening and livelihoods programme that empowers young people, increases food security, and lowers the risk of gender-based violence.
• Mobile Health Clinics Mobile health vehicles and trailers (VW Crafter and IVECO Daily) delivering essential sexual and reproductive health services in vulnerable communities across South Africa.
• Welcome Dignity Packs Dignity packs (estimated 316,160 units) for girls and young women delivered as part of the My Journey Youth Programme over a 21-month period.
• Social Employment Fund Programme Programme deploying grassroots health mobilisers, GBV ambassadors and digital influencers to connect communities, particularly youth, to HIV and GBV prevention and care services in Bojanala, Gert Sibande, and Mangaung districts.
• CBO Network Membership Membership-based networking, collaboration, learning, sharing, and advocacy network for community organisations, movements, and structures working in health and social development in Southern Africa.
• CBO Network Directory Public directory of over 1,500 member organisations including community-based organisations, non-profits, and implementing partners across South Africa focused on HIV, AIDS, TB, GBV, and community health.
• Global Fund Grant Management and Sub-Recipient Coordination Principal recipient grant management services for Global Fund resources, including sub-recipient selection, performance-based funding, capacity building of implementing partners, and programme oversight across all nine South African provinces.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-year track record in programme implementation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Social Employment FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025NACOSA partners with the Social Employment Fund programme to deploy grassroots health mobilisers, GBV ambassadors and digital influencers in communities in Bojanala (North West), Gert Sibande (Mpumalanga), and Mangaung (Free State).
• Centre for Community ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-principal recipient of Global Fund grants with NACOSA. Collaborates on health products warehousing and distribution.
• The Aurum InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-principal recipient of Global Fund grants alongside NACOSA. Partners on various health programmes including health products warehousing.
• Department of Basic EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNACOSA partners with the Department of Basic Education on the My Journey Secondary Schools Programme, coordinating care and support programmes in selected secondary schools across eight provincial education departments.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anova Health Institute: South African NGO delivering HIV, TB, and broader public health programmes with significant donor funding. Comparable in operating model, target populations (including key populations), and grant-funded service delivery approach.
• Treatment Action Campaign (TAC): South African HIV/AIDS advocacy and community mobilisation organisation. Directly comparable as a CBO-networked, advocacy-driven peer working on HIV and access to treatment in the same communities NACOSA serves.
• Soul City Institute for Social Justice: South African NGO combining health communication, GBV programming, and community mobilisation. Comparable in mission scope (HIV/GBV focus) and grant-funded model with strong CBO engagement.
• loveLife: South African youth-focused health and lifestyle organisation delivering HIV prevention, SRHR, and adolescent health programmes. Directly comparable in target demographic (15-24 year-olds) and overlapping programme design with NACOSA's My Journey.
• The Aurum Institute: Co-principal recipient of Global Fund grants in South Africa alongside NACOSA, delivering HIV/TB programmes through direct service delivery and research. Directly comparable as a fellow Global Fund PR operating in overlapping geographies and disease areas.
• Centre for Community Impact: Co-principal recipient of Global Fund grants in South Africa and NACOSA's closest structural peer. Both organisations manage Global Fund resources and distribute them to community implementers across the same provinces.
• Health Systems Trust: South African NGO focused on health systems strengthening, research, and community-level HIV/TB programming. Highly comparable in mission, geographic focus, and donor-funded operating model.
• BroadReach Healthcare: South Africa-based health systems and programme management organisation supporting HIV/TB delivery at scale through donor-funded programmes. Comparable as a peer programme manager operating with similar donor mixes and public-sector partnerships.

Regional players

• mothers2mothers: Africa-based NGO employing mentor mothers to deliver HIV prevention and maternal health services. Comparable in peer-education model and HIV focus, with broader pan-African footprint and overlapping country presence.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF): Global HIV/AIDS organisation working on prevention and treatment, including in Southern Africa. Comparable in HIV mission and grant-funded community programme delivery, though with broader geographic footprint and paediatric focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nacosanet
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOkMgJ7mKtnYtQsAy-dttbA
• Facebookfacebook.com/NACOSANet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nacosa

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

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