October 2001 saw the official opening of the Ithemba Ward and the simultaneous launch of HOPE (HIV Outreach Programme and Education) Cape Town as a registered Non–Profit Organisation (NPO). At first HOPE Cape Town provided much needed Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) to children, which at that point was not supplied by Government.
This was achieved via HOPE Cape Town obtaining individual private sponsors for HIV+ children who required treatment. HOPE Cape Town also appointed their first medical officer. In 2007 the last HIV+ children on HOPE sponsored treatment were transferred into Government care as Government then started free ARV rollout to all age groups.
The organisation’s comprehensive approach in services, now include portfolios in Early Childhood Development, Holistic preventative health services, Youth, Vocational training, Entrepreneurial Skills Development and Community Development and Interventions.
Today, HOPE Cape Town is connected to Europe via the sister organization HOPE Kapstadt Stiftungand and to the USA with HOPE Cape Town USA.
