Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) is a nonprofit organization working in the US and South Africa to combat HIV/AIDS, assist children orphaned by AIDS, advance human and civil rights, safeguard voting rights, and educate and empower youth.

ANSA makes a substantial difference by developing innovative, collaborative programs, providing grants and resources to effective community organizations, and raising public awareness and mobilizing action through media campaigns, advocacy, and the arts.

Founded in 1989 by noted members of the entertainment community to support the struggle against apartheid, ANSA has since raised over $9M for African nonprofits, shipped 70 tons of medical supplies and books to poor communities, and educated millions of people in the US and Africa about HIV/AIDS and voting rights. ANSA works in collaboration with experts, activists, and grassroots leaders, harnessing the talents, resources, and influence of all its diverse members to have a strategic impact.  

ANSA's founders, board members, advisors, and other noted supporters include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Alfre Woodard, Carlos Santana, Deborah Santana, Samuel L. Jackson & LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Jasmine Guy, Gillian Anderson, Danny Glover, Jackson Browne, CCH Pounder, Blair Underwood, Alexandra Paul, Morgan Freeman, Jurnee Smollett, Cicely Tyson, Jonathan Butler, Johnny Clegg, Roma Maffia, Gloria Reuben, George Lopez, Noah Wyle, Noah Gray-Cabey, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, Alan Rickman, Charlize Theron, Forest Whitaker, and many more.  For more information, visit www.ansafrica.org.