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Present in Austria during last weekend’s Life Ball, the actress discussed her growing charity that benefits those with AIDS in her home country of South Africa.

In the early ’90s, Theron moved to the United States to successfully pursue a career in Hollywood, but she vowed to return to her African native to make a difference — and she has.

Kicking off 100 Conversations, inspired by the legacy of Nelson Mandela, the Oscar-winner revisits equal pay issues on ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ and looks to millennials for leadership in a fundraiser at the Geffen Playhouse.

Atomic Blonde star Charlize Theron may pack a powerful punch onscreen, but for the last 10 years she has been part of a bigger fight off set: The battle to eradicate AIDS.

Charlize Theron just celebrated 10 remarkable years of running her nonprofit organization, which aims to help African youth combat the deadly spread of HIV/AIDS across the continent with a focus in her home country of South Africa.

Addressing the media at an intimate gathering in Kliptown, Johannesburg on Wednesday, Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron highlighted the importance of HIV education among South African youth.

Theron took the stage before 18,000 doctors, researchers, activists, policymakers and heads of state at the official opening of the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, and used the opportunity to share some hard truths.

Charlize Theron spoke at the opening ceremony of the 21st annual International AIDS Conference

In 2007, the Oscar-winning South African and American star founded the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) to support African youth in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This week she once again teams up with Tom’s founder, Blake Mycoskie, to launch their third collaboration benefiting CTAOP.