Our Mission

To end the spread of HIV in poor and rural areas of Malawi through theatre & education.

Our Vision

A just, prosperous, and healthy Malawi, free of the burdens of HIV.

Our Values

• We lean into creative solutions
• We are learners leading change​
• We are empowered by diversity
• We are stewards of the resources entrusted to us
• We fulfill our mission with accountability and responsibility
• We are resourceful and imaginative
• We are respectful to people and places

We are proud that our values have earned us a Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency

History

After a family trip to Malawi in 2008, 16 year old Kyle Horne was struck by how much HIV was ravishing the nation, but how the stigma kept anyone from talking about it. The problem was just going to get worse.

Kyle worked over the next year to research programming within rural African villages and how to create a successful charity. With his acting background, he used a theatre based approach with an original play called The Three Spirits, inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. This play was translated into the Malawian local language and the following year Kyle returned to Malawi and got to work.

Kyle worked with local Malawian high school actors to create the Together! ACT Now theatre troupe. They rehearsed the play, came up with original short comedies and three main songs about our three main points: knowing your HIV status, protecting yourself, and taking the medicine. Linking up with local HIV testing organizations, the troupe set out to educate and test eight villages that first summer.

It was a huge success! In every village, community members showed up in the hundreds to watch the show and go for testing.

Eleven years later Together! ACT Now has grown to have two separate troupes that support different villages based on local dialects, have produced highly praised HIV songs, tested over 8,400 Malawians for HIV and have educated over 100,000 Malawians.

But we're just getting started.
Join us on our Journey  as we work to end HIV once and for all.

Our Programs

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Theatre to end HIV

Ending HIV stigma

Stronger Together

Our HIV Community Groups

Mobile Medical Clinics

Equal access to medicine

Rebuild Schools

Education for all

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Email

Contactus@togetheractnow.org

Phone

US +1 (323) 300-4929
​MW +265 99 800 2222

Address

10420 Lone Tree Dr.
​Anchorage, AK 99507

THE TEAM

We're a small but powerful team

Staff

Kyle Horne

Founder, Executive Director

Kyle grew up calling Alaska and New Zealand home. His theatre passion took him to Interlochen Arts Academy for high school, then the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London for his Bachelor's degree. He is currently working on his Nonprofit Professional Certification.

His work has taken him from reciting Shakespeare in London to managing an Expressive Arts & Therapies Program in a top 5 ranked pediatric hospital in the US to running T!AN.

Kyle is not paid or compensated for his service.

Davie Mtemang'ombe Willard

Malawi Country Director​

Davie grew up in Malawi and graduated with his Bachelor's degree from Mzuzu University.

Davie has been an advocate working to stop deforestation, improving HIV concerns, and youth issues for years. From being a teacher in Malawian high schools to the head master to working with organizations to teach women English and business skills, Davie loves to work in the community to enact change. For years Davie volunteered his time for T!AN, until recently when we were able to hire him full time.

Village Volunteers

We have over 40 volunteers that work with T!AN weekly. 

From our actors, singers, and drummers to our Village Outreach Volunteers, they're all incredibly important to the work we do.

We have worked with Rotaries in the past to provide educational grants for our volunteers and continue to find more ways to show our gratitude for them.

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US Board of Directors

Annette Leier

Marc Eid

Paul Davis, M.D.

Kathryn Hecker

Chuck Barnett, RPh

Michael Franklin, D.O.

Margarita Sasieta, PA-S 

Mike Horne

Our partners make the world go round

The key to success is finding the right partners to be able to have the strongest effect for the villagers that we work with. We are thankful to work with some great organizations.

Malawi Children's Village

MCV enhances the lives of orphans by providing health, social and educational resources in 38 villages.

Baylor University, Tingathe

The Baylor University Tingathe Program is the governments official HIV tester in the Mangochi District. 

Koche Health Center

Koche provides healthcare services to Malawians. From HIV testing to a maternal ward.

Financials

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Together! ACT Now has received Guidestars Platinum Seal of Transparency, which is the highest level they give an organization.

Because our annual budget is under $50,000 we fill out the IRS 990-N e-postcard. We welcome you to look at them on the IRS website here.

We are completely transparent on where your money goes. Here are a few key points:

• We have no paid American staff.
• We have one full time Malawian staff member.
• Our Malawian volunteers receive a food and transport stipend, in line with Malawian law, on the days that they volunteer.
• Our overhead cost, on average, is 3.5% and is primarily covered by a business, so your money can go to Malawi.