Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 1046
Country/Region: Caribbean Region
Year: 2008
Main Partner: Academy for Educational Development
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: enumerations.HHS
Total Funding: $3,464,000

Funding for Testing: HIV Testing and Counseling (HVCT): $3,464,000

Result: increased access to and availability of VCT services through institutional capacity building of the

Tebelopele VCT Center network; integrate VCT in selected FBO/CBO/NGO services

Input: Through a competitive bidding process, the Academy for Educational Development (AED) was

awarded a Task Order Contract to build the management (financial, human resources and public relations)

capacity of Tebelopele to provide quality VCT services as an independent indigenous NGO, and serve as a

model for expansion of these services to other settings including public and civil society agencies. In a

period of 14 months (August 2004 to September 30th 2005), AED will support Tebelopele VCT centers to

achieve management capacity for ongoing VCT service delivery. The USG through, HHS/CDC/BOTUSA,

will provide funding and technical support to AED in building the organizational capacity of Tebelopele.

Activities/Outputs: From January 2005 through September 30, 2005, AED will be responsible for

establishing administrative, personnel and finance systems for the organizational capacity development of

the newly established Tebelopele VCT centers NGO. Through this project, Tebelopele will establish

accounting policies and procedures, a personnel manual and payroll system for over 100 local employees,

and a business (or strategic plan) for the next five years for consolidation and expansion of quality VCT

services throughout Botswana. AED will also strengthen the capacity of Tebelopele VCT centers to

manage its information system to generate timely monthly, quarterly and annual reports on key program

and national indicators. During post-test counseling, HIV infected clients are counseled about positive living,

and using a referral form developed through networking, these clients will be referred to existing providers

of care, treatment and support services. Referral linkages will be further strengthened through joint periodic

reviews with key partners and providers.

Outcome: Restructuring and building the organizational capacity of Tebelopele will enable it to grow and

become a self-sustaining indigenous organization, acting as a model for government and civil society in

providing VCT services. Tebelopele's contribution to President Mogae's call for an "AIDS free generation

and no new infections by 2016" through provision of quality VCT services and referral of HIV infected

individuals to treatment and care services will expand and grow stronger. Thousands of Batswana will learn

their HIV status with pre-and post-test counseling from the Tebelopele centers. Clients will be helped to

develop risk-reduction plans suitable to their life situations, and infected people counseled about positive

living and referred as appropriate.