Acres of Love story begins in a suburb in Johannesburg, South Africa, where Ryan and Gerda Audagnotti were busy raising their own four children far from the death and despair of the AIDS epidemic.  However, as Christians, they were moved by the plight of the South African children who were being abandoned in ever increasing numbers as one or both of their parents succumbed to the rampant disease.

The mission of Acres of Love is to provide the most vulnerable affected and infected infants and children with the highest possible quality of care and with love, a strong early childhood development foundation, a community-based safety net and hope.

Acres of Love is an established Republic of South Africa (RSA) non-profit organization with an excellent track record of providing the very highest quality of community-based and culturally appropriate and competent comprehensive care for abandoned and HIV/AIDS infants and children.

The Scale of South Africa’s AIDS Crisis and The History of AIDS in South Africa. It is difficult to overstate the suffering that HIV has caused in South Africa. With statistics showing that almost one in five adults is infected, HIV is widespread in a sense that can be difficult to imagine for those living in less-affected countries. For each person living with HIV, in South Africa and elsewhere, not only does it impact on their lives, but also those of their families, friends and wider communities.