Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 1342
Country/Region: Caribbean Region
Year: 2008
Main Partner: Hope Worldwide
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: FBO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $60,069

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $60,069

Results: strengthened capacity of families and communities for the provision of care to children orphaned by

AIDS

Input: Grantee will provide OVC technical assistance through community-based mobilization.

Activities/Outputs: Grantee will strengthen and scale up community-based interventions to provide

comprehensive care and to improve the quality of life for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in

disadvantaged communities in Gaborone. Grantee will use community-based approaches for community

mobilization and for OVC care and support that have been developed over 14 years with support from

public and private donors, including USAID; will coordinate with other practitioners to identify additional

effective methodologies; and will monitor progress and make adjustments as needed. The community

mobilization approach, recognized as a ‘Best Practice', promotes community reflection around OVC needs

and concerns and helps communities plan and implement appropriate and sustainable activities to support

its children.

Outcome: Grantee will improve the well-being and protection of orphans and vulnerable children by building

the capacity of families and communities to cope and to respond.