Thembanathi, which means hope with us in Zulu, is a small non-profit affiliated with Orphans Against AIDS. Thembanathi supports South African organizations caring for orphans and other vulnerable children in communities impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Thembanathi also works to provide economic opportunities for poor South Africans, mostly women, in HIV/AIDS-affected communities by supporting several local income generation projects in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.