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NACOSA seeks to appoint one or more suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the supply...
South Africa’s current drug policy framework is fragmented, with contradictions between legislation that...
“For the first time, I wasn’t hiding who I am. I was using my story to open doors for others....
A policy brief examining the legal and policy framework relating to under 18s who use drugs, including...
TB HIV Care is playing a key role in improving the health and wellbeing of girls and young women....
“My goal is to see a community that is informed, healthy, and empowered to make positive choices,” says...
Unequal access to healthcare and prevention services puts many young people at higher risk of HIV, sexually...
CFI-NACOSA-01-2026NACOSA is inviting service providers with the relevant skills and experience to...
By Vuyokazi Yokwe, NACOSA Legal OfficerAs Child Protection Month closes, the question is not only...
“Through the SEF programme, Men Up Ndoda is able to reach more men in our communities who are suffering...
NACOSA is inviting bids from reputable service providers to supply an estimated quantity for the My Journey...
Teach Lead Mentor Foundation is a youth-driven organisation based in Tlhabane township, Rustenburg in...
Policy brief on the community household health and social care assessment conducted by NACOSA and commissioned...
In South Africa, adolescent girls and young women between 15 and 24 years face a disproportionate HIV...
Request for Applications: Implementation of the My Journey Adolescent and Young People ProgrammeRFA-NACOSA-01-2026NACOSA...
CFP-NACOSA-05-2026The three principal recipients of the Global Fund grant – Centre for Community...
Participants who spent time at a My Journey Safe Space were 33% more likely to have had an HIV test in...
In the township of Emzinoni, in Bethal, many young people face a difficult reality. Unemployment is high,...
By Vuyokazi Yokwe, Legal OfficerAs NACOSA sat at the launch of the Western Cape Provincial Gender...
TB is curable, you just need to take your medication correctly and live stress free. – Tumisang RangwakoTumisang...
If you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, it’s important to know that you have rights that protect your health,...
Anova Health Institute is strengthening HIV prevention and care efforts in the City of Cape Town...
Empowering adolescent girls and young women to thrive beyond HIV is not just a goal, it’s a commitment...
The Laapeng Foundation, a community-based organisation working in the Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga,...
Free State Rainbow Seeds is a community organisation rooted in strong community values...
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Adolescent girls and young women across South Africa face challenging realities when they become pregnant,...
“The only thing that is killing us is not talking,” says Lukhano Mendu, a participant in NACOSA’s My...
Call for Proposals: Management of the Implementation of the Secondary School Component of the My...
A new cohort of grassroots health mobilisers and GBV ambassadors will connect communities, particularly...
Opinion by NACOSA's Executive Director, Mohamed Motala published on Devex about a survey of community...
NACOSA is inviting interested community-based organisations, experienced in delivering community health...
South Africa’s non-profit sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, according to the fifth NACOSA...
NACOSA presented four research posters at the 13th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in...
On Tuesday, 23 February, the School of Public Health, NACOSA, Hope Africa, and Triangle Project, together...
“I faced discrimination both at school and at home, says Priscilla a young mother from Cape Town, “Friends...
A new 60-word glossary defines and explains key gender-related terms in English, isiXhosa, and Afrikaans...
Young people who use drugs frequently encounter significant barriers to engaging with health programmes....
NACOSA is pleased to announce that, after successful engagements with the South African Police Service,...
Request for Applications: Implementation of the My Journey Adolescent and Young People ProgrammeRFA-NACOSA-01-2025PLEASE...
A new research brief by the South African Medical Research Council’s Health Systems Research Unit...
An independent evaluation of NACOSA’s Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) programme, conducted by Sediba...
With the Health Minister’s announcement that lenacapavir (LEN), the twice-yearly PrEP injection...
Lerato is from the West Rand. Chantal comes from Cape Town. They may live far apart and come from different...
Maggy Mathebula is a First Responder for domestic and sexual violence at GRIP (Greater Rape Intervention...
Foreign aid cuts threaten the futures of vulnerable children and families empowered by community health...
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch. With limited budgets and small teams, many organisations...
A new report by the ITPC in partnership with NACOSA in South Africa and JONEHA in Malawi, presents findings...
South Africa suffers from very high rates of violence which sadly permeates every aspect of life, including...
By Sophie Hobbs, NACOSA Communications, published in the Independent Philanthropy Association of South...
Young people are at the forefront of driving change in their communities, and their voices are being...
“Helping the community is one of my passions. I couldn’t just look at the challenges without doing...
As part of our ongoing commitment to public health and community well-being, NACOSA, with funding from...
It is important for pregnant women to get antenatal care as soon as possible but definitely before 20...
In accordance with the United States President’s Executive Order “Reevaluating and Realigning United...
South Africa is currently facing a femicide pandemic, which is damaging the country’s social structure....
HIV is a significant threat to South Africa’s public health, particularly among women. UNAIDS show...
NACOSA (Networking HIV and AIDS Community of Southern Africa) is proud to announce the launch of the...
While medical science has made significant progress on HIV, AIDS, TB and other sexual and reproductive...
In communities across South Africa, NACOSA is working to engage adolescent boys and young men in vital...
Our GBV programmes team with colleagues from USAID at the NACOSA exhibition stand.Last week, NACOSA...
NACOSA applied for funding from the 1st for Women Foundation to design and develop a modular, victim-centred...
Life hasn’t been easy, but I’ve learned to rise above the challenges and become a better version of myself.
–...
Sharon Kouta recently retired from NACOSA, where she served as a GBV Programme Specialist and...
On the 23rd of August 2024, we concluded our Mentorship 3 and 4 programmes at the University of Johannesburg...
Health is essential for a life of dignity and is one of the foundational promises of South Africa’s Constitution....
What a dynamic, complex, and diverse group of partners!
says NACOSA’s Community-based Organisations Networking...
Globally, people who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately affected by HIV, being 28 times more...
NACOSA celebrates the strength of the women who have found new hope through the Grow, Learn, Own (GLO)...
NACOSA is committed to supporting all mothers in their breastfeeding journey, including those living...
An abstract poster presented at the International AIDS Conference 2024 by Yolaan Andrews, NACOSA’s...
An abstract poster presented at the International AIDS Conference 2024 by Cezzanne Hoffmann, NACOSA’s...
An abstract poster presented at the International AIDS Conference 2024 by NACOSA M&E Manager, Dr...
NACOSA supports the Global Alliance’s mission to end AIDS in Children by 2030. The Global Alliance...
At the age of 18, Priscilla Mokwala found herself pregnant, an experience that brought both challenges...
NACOSA was part of the Community Led Monitoring Research Workshop, convened by IAS – the International...
Neo (he/him), a 22-year-old from Mabopane in Pretoria, proudly steps forward to share his experiences...
Lorenzo August (she/her), is a young queer person from Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Her story is proof...
NACOSA is part of the Citizen Science community-led monitoring project with the ITPC. The project observes...
NACOSA’s Youth Summit provided a platform for addressing the critical issue of gender-based violence....
When it came.. it was too good to be true, honestly. Having someone to listen to me, to all my...
People know about TB, but knowing about TB isn’t the same as having information on what to do when...
South Africa needs a drug policy that focuses on putting people first. There are an estimated 400 000...
In the vast landscape of South Africa’s AIDS response, there exists a group that is often overlooked...
The purpose is to identify the gaps that they have been missing, that they are not aware that they are...
The South African Constitution was the first in the world to protect the rights of sexual and gender...
Investing in gender-based-violence services and strengthening community and justice systems alone cannot...
When the mobile clinic visits regularly, there’s a lot of changes to that community, to that area,...
As you know, this is a male dominated industry. People will discourage you. People will doubt you. But...
The Red Umbrella GLO Programme is an economic empowerment intervention for sex workers that was developed...
Globally, people who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately affected by HIV. PWID are 28 times more...
It is fitting that Saint Mathevula joins NACOSA in March, the month when we mark Human Rights Day commemorating...
Research shows that HIV affects women disproportionately in South Africa. In 2020, an estimated 4.8 million...
Imagine a young person who is living with HIV, she is scared to go to her nearest clinic to pick up life...
The Global Fund Sex Work Programme aims to prevent new HIV infections among sex workers in South Africa....
NACOSA’s Key Populations Manager, Yolaan Andrews and PWUD Specialist, Kalvanya Padayachee, with...
A professional nurse from the West Rand in Gauteng talks about the experience of being part of a Community...