PEPFAR's annual planning process is done either at the country (COP) or regional level (ROP).
PEPFAR's programs are implemented through implementing partners who apply for funding based on PEPFAR's published Requests for Applications.
Since 2010, PEPFAR COPs have grouped implementing partners according to an organizational type. We have retroactively applied these classifications to earlier years in the database as well.
Also called "Strategic Areas", these are general areas of HIV programming. Each program area has several corresponding budget codes.
Specific areas of HIV programming. Budget Codes are the lowest level of spending data available.
Expenditure Program Areas track general areas of PEPFAR expenditure.
Expenditure Sub-Program Areas track more specific PEPFAR expenditures.
Object classes provide highly specific ways that implementing partners are spending PEPFAR funds on programming.
Cross-cutting attributions are areas of PEPFAR programming that contribute across several program areas. They contain limited indicative information related to aspects such as human resources, health infrastructure, or key populations programming. However, they represent only a small proportion of the total funds that PEPFAR allocates through the COP process. Additionally, they have changed significantly over the years. As such, analysis and interpretation of these data should be approached carefully. Learn more
Beneficiary Expenditure data identify how PEPFAR programming is targeted at reaching different populations.
Sub-Beneficiary Expenditure data highlight more specific populations targeted for HIV prevention and treatment interventions.
PEPFAR sets targets using the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) System - documentation for which can be found on PEPFAR's website at https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. As with most data on this website, the targets here have been extracted from the COP documents. Targets are for the fiscal year following each COP year, such that selecting 2016 will access targets for FY2017. This feature is currently experimental and should be used for exploratory purposes only at present.
07-C0807: Lesedi Counseling Centre.
This activity has USG Team Botswana Internal Reference Number C0807. This activity links to the following: C0602 & C0613 & C0618 & C0805 & C0813 & T1114 & T1115 & X1406.
Lesedi Counselling Centre, based in Kanye, in the Southern District, began in May 2001 spearheaded by 10 volunteers who had undergone Botswana Christian AIDS Intervention program (BOCAIP) counsellor training. The centre is affiliated with BOCAIP as its parent organization. Lesedi Centre is a member of Southern District Multisectoral Committee. The Centre started by offering pre-test and post-test counseling services to the community. Due to demand in the community, a support group for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) was started in May 2002. In September 2002, the Centre started providing psychosocial support services to orphans and vulnerable children. This included initiation of a weekly kids club which provides educational assistance to OVCs attending school. Out-of-school clubs were also started.
The children at the Centre benefit from Kids Camps during school holiday and these camps serve to provide therapeutic interaction for the children. Grief and trauma counseling is provided to the children to support them emotionally.
Under the proposed program, a more comprehensive approach to identifying and serving OVC within the community will be started with the training of community volunteers to assist in community outreach.
The main purpose of this program is to empower OVC with life skills in order to break the cycle of poverty and HIV infection within their families. Community involvement and participation is central to implementation of this program. Communities and relevant stakeholders are mobilized and sensitized on OVC issues. Specific program activities include: • Community involvement in the identification and care for OVC • Training of volunteers on the care and support of OVC • Provision of care and support to OVC enrolled on the program • Provision of psychosocial support through Kids Clubs and Camps • Provision of life skills and income generating activities (IGAs) for out of school OVC-youth.
During FY05 and FY06, the Centre was able to address the psychosocial support needs of at least 300 OVC. In FY07, the program will continue to scale up its activities to ensure an additional 200 OVC benefit, bringing the total number to at least 500 OVC.
In FY07, the program will continue to collaborate with other OVC-serving organizations at the district level and participate in relevant forums to share best practices and lessons learned. Program staff will benefit from the Psychosocial Support trainings carried by MLG's DSS. The Centre will also establish referral systems to enable OVC to have access to other services. One such collaboration and referral will be to the Social and Community Development Office for needy OVC to have access to food baskets. The Centre will also collaborate with MOE's Circles of Support program to ensure that needy children benefit from the program.
In M&E, Lesedi Centre will use its community-level indicators for tracking program progress. Some of the tracking indicators include: • Number of OVC registered and receiving support from the Centre • Number of OVC referred for other services • Number of OVC receiving PSS • Number of Community sensitization meetings
