Chiedza is a community-based NGO registered with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Development in 2003, PVO 58/23. It was established in 2001 by concerned professionals and citizens of Zimbabwe in response to the devastating impact of HIV and AIDS on children and families. They were touched by an increasing number of orphans as a result of AIDS-related deaths. With the advent of antiretroviral therapy, the organisation continued to adapt, responding to the impact of HIV and AIDS on children and their families.