HPPSA is a local South African non-profit organization registered in 1995 with the mission of empowering the poor to lift themselves out of poverty and contribute to the development of their own communities. HPPSA, employs 445 fulltime staff and implements projects directly benefiting more than 300,000 people each year. HPPSA has a portfolio of activities in: child and maternal health, hygiene, and elimination of malaria; HIV and AIDS, STI, TB, and NCD mobilization, prevention and screening. The organization also provides support to small-scale farmers, improving the environment, increasing food security and providing early childhood education. HPPSA currently works in 5 provinces of South Africa (Gauteng, KZN, Eastern Cape, Limpopo & Mpumalanga)