Mosamaria Aids Ministry

General information

Mosamaria was started in 2003 as part of the response to the call by Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane of the Anglican Province of Southern Africa, for the Anglican Church to respond in some meaningful way to the Pandemic of HIV/AIDS which was and still is devastating Sub-Saharan Africa.

Initially, all the Anglican churches in the Diocese of the Free State were mobilised to start talking openly about HIV/AIDS to try to address the stigma surrounding the disease, and to reassure all people that HIV was not a punishment from God.

Mosamaria is a registered NPO 070-155, and Public Benefit Organisation and a Faith Based Organisation, exempt from paying all taxes. It has Section 18(a) tax exemption. It operates as a Diocesan Organisation with its own Management Board with Bishop Dintoe Letloenyane as the Chairman.

Mosamaria strives to work together with all people of all religious denominations to curb the spread of HIV through correct knowledge and the ability to make important life decisions, and to support all people regardless of race, creed or colour, who live with HIV.

As a NPO Mosamaria solely relies on funding and donations to operate all its projects.