The 39-year-old is doing her bit for the charity which aims to end the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children, and found the trip 'educating and inspiring.'
A representative for Victoria told MailOnline: 'It was a whirlwind trip, however Victoria was inspired and motivated by the wonderful people she met and will continue her support to help raise awareness of the objective to end mother to child transmission of HIV'
Caring: Victoria Beckham spends some time with a
patient called Esmonic during a site visit to Tygerberg Hospital in
Cape Town for Born Free on Monday
On Monday, Victoria took in an educational trip to the Children's Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit.
She later took to Twitter on thank the 'inspiring' people she met at the facility, writing: 'Thank you @bornfreeafrica and the inspiring doctors, mothers and children that I met today. #JoinBornFree x vb'
She also wrote: 'thanks @UNAIDS @m2mtweets @florencengobeni for sharing your incredible work to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV x vb'
Touching: Victoria also posed with staff from the Mother2Mother programme at the Delft Community Health Centre in Cape Town
The brunette star also took to the social networking site on Sunday after seeing the work done by the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation.
She wrote: 'Inspiring day in Cape Town, at The Tutu Tester, where I spent time with children of @lalelaproject. x vb (sic)'
The British fashion designer and businesswoman spent some time with a patient called Esmonic, during a site visit to Tygerberg hospital.
Doing her bit: Victoria took a tour with some of the staff during a site visit to Tygerberg Hospital
She also talked to staff and mentor mothers from the Mother2Mother programme at the Delft Community Health Centre.
Earlier, Victoria had explained the reasons for her trip, writing on her Twitter page:
'Looking forward to meeting @bornfreeafrica in Cape Town to support the initiative to end mother to child HIV transmission x vb #JoinBornFree.'
Raising awareness: Beckham talked to Mothers2mothers mentor Nozi, at home with her daughter and UNAIDS project workers
Dr Mitch Besser, founder of Mothers2mothers and the husband of HIV and Aids activist, Annie Lennox, said:
'We are at the cusp of seeing the dream of an HIV-free generation become a reality and need dedicated and compassionate people like Victoria Beckham to spread the word.
'[We need] to make sure the resources and political will continues to be strong, to speak out on behalf of the women and children whose voices often go unheard and to make sure every baby has a chance for a healthy future.'
Special cause: Victoria, pictured going to the airport is on a mission to raise awareness for Born Free
Educational: The brunette star also took to the
social networking site on Sunday after seeing the work done by the
Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
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