Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 8806
Country/Region: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2008
Main Partner: Academy for Educational Development
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $300,000

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $300,000

Nutrition support, an important aspect of comprehensive treatment, palliative care, and OVC services, has

been limited in many PEPFAR-supported programs. In an effort to develop and implement a comprehensive

nutrition strategy for PEPFAR-supported HIV/AIDS programs in Cote d'Ivoire, the USG country team used

FY07 plus-up funds to finance detailed evaluations and nutritional assessments to define and develop

appropriate protocols for PLWHA receiving palliative-care and treatment services, as well as for OVC. The

evaluation and planning work is being done by a two-partner team consisting of AED/FANTA and

PATH/ICYN, with PEPFAR technical support.

While the AED/FANTA project ends in 2008, the AED/FANTA follow-on project will use reprogrammed

FY08 funding, if approved, to build on FY07 work and support the continued development and evaluation

and the implementation of strategies for improving the quality and targeted provision of nutrition support to

patients receiving ART and palliative care.

Strategies will include, as appropriate, nutritional assessment, counseling, and support as an integrated part

of clinical care and treatment of PLWHA, including routine assessment of anthropometric status, nutrition-

related symptoms, and diet, with therapeutic or supplementary feeding support for malnourished patients;

linkages to food aid and social services that can assist in the assessment and support of household food

security; training for health workers and community-based caregivers; and wrap-around nutrition support

provided as part of home-based palliative care and OVC care.

Continuing its collaboration with IYCN/PATH, the AED/FANTA follow-on project will use FY08 funding to

provide technical assistance to PEPFAR-supported facility- and community-based palliative-care providers

as well as to the World Food Program (WFP) to develop and implement nutrition activities. Technical

assistance will also support development of a national policy on nutrition for persons living with or affected

by HIV/AIDS.

The partner will report to the USG strategic information team quarterly program results and ad hoc

requested program data. To participate in the building and strengthening of a single national M&E system,

the partner will participate in quarterly SI meetings and will implement decisions taken during these

meetings.