Victoria Beckham is giving away 600 pieces of her clothing to raise money and awareness for mothers living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. The fashion designer and former pop star’s Dolce and Gabbana dress, worn for the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, is just one item to go under the hammer. Money raised will go to mothers2mothers (m2m) – a charity that works to prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies in nine countries. The money raised from the auction of Beckham’s evening gowns, hats, shoes, bags, jewellery and costume pieces will be “transformational” for the organisation that trains and employs mothers living with HIV to mentor other HIV-positive mothers in their community, m2m founder, Mitch Besser, said.

The women work alongside doctors and nurses in understaffed health centres as members of the healthcare team. “We’ve reached 1.2 million mothers since we started, but with more resources, we can reach more mothers. With more reach we prevent more infections and we keep more mothers alive to take care of their kids,” said Mr Besser, an obstetrician and gynaecologist by training

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