STAFF at the West London Centre for Sexual Health (WLCSH) have raised £26,000 to help HIV positive mothers and their children stay together.
The money will go towards building a cottage for two mothers and six children as part of the Nkosi's Haven project in South Africa.
The centre's charity project leader Anosha Ramsammy, visited the Haven in 2006, interested to see the work carried out by the foundation named after Nkosi Johnson, who also lent his name to the unit for HIV positive patients at Charing Cross Hospital.
Nkosi, remembered by many for his speech at the 2000 International Aids Conference in Durban, died aged 12 in 2003, the longest-surviving child born HIV positive.
Before his death, he and his foster mother Gail Johnson set up the Nkosi Johnson Aids Foundation with a mission to keep HIV positive mothers and children together - Nkosi had been taken away from his mother at a young age.
Ms Ramsammy, said: "I went to South Africa, visited the Haven, met Gail Johnson, and discovered there were projects that desperately needed funding.
"These projects were presented to staff here at the WLCSH, who were very keen to get something started."
Over the past three years the team, including treasurers Julie Edmond and Maureen Helmi, has organised a number of charity events, to ensure the original £25,000 target was reached.
The money will also pay for a year's education for the six children to be housed.
The fundraising drive started with a New Year's Eve James Bond theme night at L'Auberge in Barnes in 2006, where proceeds taken at the roulette table were donated to the charity.
Other events included a choral evening and auction at St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, bucket collections at underground stations, donations from patients and hospital staff, as well as support from local shops, salons, supermarkets, theatres and more.
Terence Pettigrew a hospital patient said: "I am fortunate enough to appreciate the fantastic service here.
"However, this is not the case for other patients in the world and we should all pull together and support other countries.
"Anyone would be moved by what Nkosi has achieved for the education of children in South Africa today."
There are items still up for auction, including two bats signed by England cricketer Kevin Pietersen and a football signed by the Manchester United team. To donate contact Julie Edmond on 020 8846 1578 or Maureen Helmi on 020 8846 1224.
