The charitable ANTIAIDS Foundation was founded by Elena Franchuk in September 2003. It is the first and the sole foundation, established with private funds, in Ukraine committed to fighting HIV/AIDS.

The Foundation’s goals are:

• to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ukraine;
• to reduce its escalation;
• to support people living with HIV/AIDS by improving their quality of life.

  The Foundation activities aim at:

• drawing attention of opinion makers, government authorities and business leaders to the HIV/AIDS problem;
• implementing of the large-scale informational and educational campaigns;
• providing the direct support to people living with HIV/AIDS and attracting of the resources for supporting relevant projects on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment;
• diminishing the stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS.