SAfAIDS

What SAfAIDS does

SAfAIDS is a regional non-governmental organization headquartered in Harare, Zimbabwe, with country offices in Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa, and programming reach across the broader Southern African Development Community (SADC) region including Malawi, Botswana, and Seychelles. Its mandate covers sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), HIV prevention and treatment, gender-based violence (GBV) response, gender equality, and increasingly the intersection of climate and health. Primary beneficiaries include adolescents and young people, women and girls, key populations (LGBTIQ communities, sex workers), people living with HIV, prison and ex-prison populations, policy makers, and civil society organizations. Programmatic delivery happens through partnerships with government ministries (notably Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care), UN agencies (UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNESCO), and a network of community-based organizations.

The organization's product portfolio is centered on proprietary programmatic tools rather than commercial software. The MobiSAfAIDS mobile application supports GBV case management, referral pathways, accountability monitoring, and survivor service coordination; the SAM4SRHR Model (Social Accountability Monitoring for SRHR) is a framework deployed via training and a dedicated e-course platform for youth alumni; and the FEmCAP toolkit addresses early and unintended pregnancy among adolescents. These tools function as internal program delivery mechanisms supporting community-led monitoring, advocacy, and capacity strengthening, with no public-facing API or commercial licensing model. Branded programmatic portfolios include TLivesSHARP, Youth ARISE, Youth PoPs, YPLA, MenEngage Zimbabwe, SASA! Together, and the Ubuntu Means ZeroSGBV4Africa campaign.

SAfAIDS operates as a non-profit with revenue derived entirely from international donor funding and grants. Major institutional funders include the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNESCO, Oxfam Canada, Aidsfonds, Hivos, ViiV Healthcare, and World Vision. The go-to-market motion is community-led: services are not commercially sold and pricing is not applicable. Distribution runs through direct country office implementation, government ministry partnerships, CSO/CBO networks, and UN agency co-development arrangements. Leadership includes Executive Director Rouzeh Eghtessadi, with Lloyd Dembure heading the Resilience, Diversity & Sustainability function, Musa Hove serving as a Country Representative, and Steven Mupfurutsa joining the Board of Trustees in late 2024.

Name

SAfAIDS

Legal name

SAfAIDS

Website

https://safaids.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SAfAIDS is a Harare-headquartered regional NGO operating across SADC countries (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, and beyond) that delivers HIV, SRHR, gender-based violence, and gender equality programs through country offices, government and UN agency partnerships, and proprietary digital tools including MobiSAfAIDS and SAM4SRHR.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health and SRHR Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD), Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG)

Keywords

• SRHR advocacy services
• HIV prevention programmes
• Gender-based violence response
• Community health mobilization
• Social accountability monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Pretoria

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding and Grants: SAfAIDS operates as a non-profit organization primarily funded through grants and donations from international development agencies, foundations, and government aid programs. Major funders include Sida, UN agencies (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF), Oxfam Canada, and other bilateral donors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SAfAIDS delivers community-led programmes and technical support in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), HIV prevention, gender equality, and gender-based violence response across the SADC region. Its core offerings combine advocacy, capacity building, and direct implementation of programmes (such as TLivesSHARP, Youth ARISE, Youth PoPs, pDTG, SASA! Together, and MenEngage Zimbabwe), underpinned by proprietary digital tools including the MobiSAfAIDS mobile application, the SAM4SRHR accountability model and e-course, and the FEmCAP toolkit.

Product overview

SAfAIDS is a regional non-governmental organization operating across Southern Africa (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa) focused on HIV, SRHR, gender equality, and GBV. Its digital product portfolio consists primarily of internal programme delivery tools rather than commercial software products. The core offerings include the MobiSAfAIDS mobile application for GBV case management and survivor-centred service delivery, the SAM4SRHR Model (a social accountability monitoring framework delivered via training and an e-course), and the FEmCAP Toolkit addressing early and unintended pregnancy among adolescents. These tools support SAfAIDS's broader programmatic work in advocacy, capacity strengthening, and community-led monitoring rather than functioning as standalone commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MobiSAfAIDS: Mobile application for GBV case management, referral pathways, accountability monitoring, and survivor-centred service delivery
• SAM4SRHR
• FEmCAP
• Youth PoPs
• Youth ARISE
• TLivesSHARP
• YPLA
• Ubuntu Means ZeroSGBV4Africa
• SASA! Together
• MenEngage Zimbabwe

Products and services

• MobiSAfAIDS Application A mobile application used by SAfAIDS Zimbabwe and partners to support gender-based violence (GBV) case management, referral pathways, accountability monitoring, evidence generation, and timely access to quality services for survivors. It enables community cadres and district GBV service providers to track cases, coordinate services, and support GBV case closure systems. Intended for CSOs, community-based organizations, and district-level GBV service providers in Zimbabwe and across SADC.
• SAM4SRHR Model (Social Accountability Monitoring for SRHR) A social accountability monitoring framework and methodology that enables communities, CSOs, and government health providers to track, demand, and ensure accountability for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) service delivery. Implemented across SAfAIDS country offices and embedded within programmes such as TLivesSHARP and Youth ARISE.
• SAM4SRHR E-Course An electronic course (e-learning platform) on Social Accountability Monitoring for SRHR, designed for youth alumni to drive youth-led accountability initiatives and community change in their localities.
• FEmCAP Toolkit A toolkit focused on ending Early and Unintended Pregnancy (EUP) among adolescents and young people by addressing the real drivers of adolescent pregnancy through gender-responsive SRHR responses. Intended for use by SRHR practitioners, CSOs, and youth-serving organizations.
• TLivesSHARP Programme A SAfAIDS programme funded by Sida built on four strategic pillars: policy development, policy advocacy, social accountability monitoring (SAM) of SRH, and regional evidence and knowledge sharing, aimed at ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights for all in SADC.
• Youth ARISE Programme A regional SAfAIDS intervention project entitled "Youth ARISE (Are Resilient, Inspired and SAM4SRHR Empowered)" that builds youth resilience and advances SAM4SRHR-empowered leadership among adolescents and young people in SADC.
• Youth Prison Population (Youth PoPs) Alliance Programme A consortium-led SAfAIDS programme (with SANOP, PREO, VSO, PFI) addressing the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs of young prison and ex-prison populations across SADC.
• pDTG Programme (Zimbabwe) A SAfAIDS Zimbabwe programme funded by Aidsfonds providing support to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) for the national rollout of paediatric Dolutegravir (pDTG) for children living with HIV.
• SaSe! Safe and Secure (2gether 4 SRHR) A programme under the 2gether 4 SRHR initiative that combines the strengths of four UN agencies (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNESCO) to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health and rights services across SADC.
• MenEngage Zimbabwe Network A SAfAIDS-coordinated Zimbabwe network in which members work collectively and individually toward advancing gender justice, human rights, and social justice to achieve equitable, healthy, and fulfilling relationships.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 1,391,139 young people in 2025 with SRHR and HIV programming
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNFPA is a key strategic partner supporting SAfAIDS SRHR programming, capacity strengthening, and digital health innovation. Partnership includes support for CSE, youth empowerment, and social accountability monitoring.
• UNAIDScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNAIDS supports SAfAIDS HIV prevention and SRHR work across the SADC region, including the 2gether 4 SRHR initiative and regional advocacy.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF supports SAfAIDS programming for children, adolescents, and young people, including GBV response, child protection, and climate-related health interventions in Eswatini and Zimbabwe.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO partners with SAfAIDS on education and SRHR programming, including the Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3) project in Zambia and comprehensive sexuality education initiatives.
• Population Solutions for Health (PSH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSH collaborates with SAfAIDS Zimbabwe on the INTEGRATE project for biomedical HIV prevention, implementing community-led demand models for voluntary medical male circumcision.
• World Vision ZimbabwemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Vision Zimbabwe partners with SAfAIDS under the Women at the Centre Programme, working on GBV response, MobiSAfAIDS application training, and capacity strengthening.
• SADC Parliamentary ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAfAIDS maintains long-standing cooperation with SADC Parliamentary Forum for advancing progressive governance in SRHR, gender equality, and climate justice.
• ActionAidmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActionAid is a partner organization collaborating on development and advocacy work.
• Gender LinksmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGender Links partners on gender equality and GBV programming across Southern Africa.
• GALZmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGALZ (Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe) collaborates on key populations SRHR and human rights advocacy.
• ArisaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the SAfAIDS network.
• SANOPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSANOP (Southern African Network of Prisoner Organisations) is a consortium member of the YouthPoPs Alliance Programme for young prison populations.
• Buwalo Matalikilo Trust (BMT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBMT hosted the SAM4SRHR Sustainability Meeting with SAfAIDS Zimbabwe under the TLivesSHARP Programme.
• Buwalo Matalikilo Trust (BMT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBMT collaborates with SAfAIDS on HIV prevention and SRHR programming.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• amfAR (Foundation for AIDS Research): Global HIV/AIDS research and advocacy organization funding SRHR-adjacent interventions. Comparable in HIV advocacy mandate but primarily a funder/research body rather than a field implementer.
• Pathfinder International: Global SRHR organization with long-standing programs across Africa, including adolescent SRHR, GBV, and HIV. Comparable in mission and target populations but operates as a much larger, globally funded incumbent.
• Population Council: Global research and program organization working on SRHR, HIV, and gender with significant Africa operations. Comparable in SRHR/HIV evidence generation and programming, though primarily research-oriented.
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF): Global umbrella for SRHR service-delivery and advocacy organizations, including IPPF Africa Region operating across Southern Africa. Comparable in SRHR mandate and service-delivery orientation but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Sonke Gender Justice: South Africa-based NGO working on gender equality, GBV prevention, SRHR, and male engagement across Southern Africa. Highly comparable to SAfAIDS in mission (SASA! methodology overlap), regional footprint, and donor base.
• Frontline AIDS: Global partnership-based NGO working on HIV, SRHR, and human rights with strong Southern Africa presence. Comparable in advocacy, key-population focus, and partnership-driven delivery model.
• ARASA (Aids and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa): Regional partnership of civil society organizations working on HIV, SRHR, and human rights across SADC. Directly comparable as a regional HIV/SRHR advocacy hub with similar government and donor relationships.
• ATHENA Network: Global feminist-led network advancing SRHR and HIV responses with focus on women, girls, and key populations. Comparable in advocacy-and-capacity-building model and intersectional SRHR/HIV mandate.

Regional players

• Treatment Action Campaign (TAC): South Africa-based HIV/AIDS advocacy organization focused on treatment access and SRHR. Comparable in HIV/SRHR advocacy and Southern African roots, though more focused on treatment-access litigation than service delivery.
• Positive Vibes: Namibia-based NGO addressing HIV, key populations, and SRHR through community-led approaches. Comparable in community-based delivery model and Southern African focus, though at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safaids

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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