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THE AIDS CONSORTIUM: BASIC FACTS, July 2005

The AIDS Consortium in Johannesburg, South Africa was established as a project at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1992. Its aim was to enhance the human rights and dignity of those with HIV/AIDS.
In 1998, the AIDS Consortium established itself as an independent non-government organization (NGO); and at its first annual general meeting in 1999, the constitution was ratified by 225 members.
In July 2000 the AIDS Consortium registered as a Section 21 Company NPO. The founding document was the HIV/AIDS charter which set out the basic rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.
The AIDS Consortium represents over 1 000 affiliates which are mostly community based organizations (CBOs). It is one of the most powerful networking organisations in the field of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. It sees its role as primarily supportive to community based organisations and although it is not a campaign office, it regularly plays a key advocacy role by supporting partner organizations advovacy campaigns and is a key source for identifying advocacy issues from the community.
In 2005, 52% of its R7,28m budget is from foreign embassies and aid organisations, 14% comes from government or state-allied organisations and a mere one percent comes from a single South African company. The remainder of the budget is still being raised, with a focus on generating more funding from the private sector, independent revenue generation and other government departments in South Africa.

Board of Directors:
Chairperson, Mabalane Mfundisi is a director of a media consultancy organisation. < br>Dr Geoffrey Setswe is an HIV/AIDS research specialist
Shan Ramburuth is spokesperson for the Competition Tribunal
Debbie Mathew is the director of the AIDS Foundation
Misty McWilliam is an independent financial specialist
Andrew Prior of Prior & Prior Attorneys, specializes in Labour Law
Lalas Cindi is the Chairperson of Sabelani Life Skills in Tokoka (an affiliate organisation of the AIDS Consortium*)
Stephanus De Preez is director for the Rivonia Society for the Blind (an affiliate organisation of the AIDS Consortium*)
* representatives of affiliate organisations rotate every twelve months on the board to ensure a spread of experience and representation on the board from the affiliate base of the organisation.

WHERE IS IT?
The AIDS Consortium administration offices are at Auckland House, East Wing, 4th Floor, 185 Smit Street (cnr Biccard street), Braamfontein, 2017, Johannesburg.
Telephone: 011 403 0265
Fax: 011 403 2106
Email: info@aidsconsortium.org.za
Website: http://www.aidsconsortium.org.za