Who We Are

The Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) supports grassroots organizations working to turn the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Since 2003, we have funded more than 700 initiatives with 300 community-based organizations in 15 countries.

These grassroots groups are a lifeline for their communities: they provide education and counselling about HIV prevention, care and treatment; distribute food, medication and other necessities; reach into the homes of the sick and vulnerable through holistic home-based care; help children orphaned by AIDS and other vulnerable children gain access to education and cope with their grief; and support grandmothers, who are overwhelmingly the caregivers for their orphaned grandchildren. 

We exist to support this important work, and to assist grassroots organizations as they share ideas, strategize for change, and build unified networks across the African continent.