Starfish Greathearts Foundation is an international non-governmental organisation formed in 2001 to help orphaned and vulnerable children in South Africa.
Starfish offers comprehensive care for orphaned and vulnerable children, with a focus on key areas for healthy development; health, nutrition, protection and education.
Starfish and partners provide: There currently exist thousands of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that run to support orphaned children and adults at risk due to HIV/AIDS.
Starfish works to add to the capacity and impact of these grassroots organisations through the provision of training and mentoring, empowering communities to respond to the needs of orphans in their area in the long term.
The aim is to develop a large number of stable and well-run CBOs capable of working with the government to ensure delivery of care, resources and services to children made orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Training includes orphan care, children's rights, bookkeeping and donor acquisition to help the CBOs become sustainable in the long run.