Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 4935
Country/Region: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Hope Worldwide
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: FBO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $281,683

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $281,683

Note: Hope Worldwide's AB prevention activities are also supported by country funds (see separate entry).

Hope Worldwide (HWW) began its PEPFAR-funded HIV prevention activities in Côte d'Ivoire in FY06 with

Track 1 support. The HWW AB prevention program is aimed at promoting abstinence and faithfulness and

reducing behaviors that place youth (ages 10-14), parents, and monogamous couples at risk and at

addressing social norms with men through behavior change communication (BCC) activities carried out in

partnership with academic and religious organizations.

In FY 2008, Hope Worldwide collaborated with host government ministries and local organizations to

implement AB activities, concentrating primarily on the southern, central, and western-central regions of the

country.

HWW works closely with the Ministry of National Education (MEN) to identify resources from the faculty,

administrative and technical representatives, and school parent committees (COGES) for training in parent-

child communication. Training strengthened 25 existing youth networks and 24 networks of parents on

resource mobilization, facilitation techniques, and elaboration of development projects. Financial support

was given for networks to extend and expand activities that promote abstinence, parent-child

communication, and voluntary testing. It was also given to eight PMO from Bondoukou and Bouaké for the

implementation of similar AB activities.

HWW supported community networks of young people and parents in conducting HIV prevention and

education activities for World AIDS Day. HWW also began country level adaptation, pilot site mobilization

and early implementation of "Family Matters," an evidence-based intervention targeting parents of children

aged 9-14 to improve their comfort and knowledge base in discussing difficult subjects such as sexuality,

HIV, and risky behavior. This program is part of Hope's AB activities and takes into account those of parent-

child communication.

In 2009, activity-specific and overall monitoring and evaluation will be continuously emphasized and

improved as needed, based on quality assurance efforts and updated PEPFAR and national indicators.

Specific activities supported with FY09 fundnig will include:

1. Strengthen the capacity of eight partners (PMO) in Abidjan, Bouake, and Bondoukou to improve the

quality of interventions that promote abstinence targeting youth (school-based and school leavers) and

parent-child communication. HWW will work in collaboration with CARE and ANADER to strengthen this

capacity in rural areas with both young people and parents.

2. Assist PMOs in Bouake and Bondoukou to expand their interventions promoting abstinence in youth,

parent-child communication into more rural areas in collaboration with CARE and ANADER. In addition,

increase focus on programs that promote fidelity among adults.

3. Continue implementing and evaluating outcomes of the "Men as Partners" approach, translated and

adapted in 2008, in collaboration with EngenderHealth and other partners.

4. Extend activities promoting abstinence and fidelity to Tiassalé (targeting adult men and women) and

promote the reduction of gender-based violence using and evaluating results from the "Men as Partners"

approach in collaboration with EngenderHealth.

5. Organize a career day and academic excellence for 300 young people (focusing on girls) practicing

abstinence. These activities provide positive role models and career options and promote academic

achievement, leadership and personal responsibility (life skills) among young people.

6. Organize HIV prevention through educational activities, Sports for Life, and other interactive approaches

for 250 young people in collaboration JHUCCP, the Ministry of Youth and Sport and Recreation (MJSL),

and socio-cultural town halls.

7. Facilitate group discussions with other organizations involved in AB prevention and participate in

technical working groups led by the Ministry of the Fight Against HIV/AIDS (MLS). This TWG will review

results and challenges to begin harmonization of AB interventions (activities, strategies, stakeholders,

collection tools).

8. Assist other implementing organizations to expand use of new national abstinence training materials

created in 2008.

9. Assist other organizations in quality assurance of abstinence interventions and parent-child

communication in three sites.

10. Enter Phase 2 of the Families Matter pilot, conducting an evaluation of the FY08 three-month training

cycle and expanding services into surrounding towns in the district of Tiassale (N'douci and Singrobo). The

pilot project, which will end in June 2009, will be evaluated in collaboration with CDC Atlanta, the MLS,

MJSL, MEN, and MFFAS, and results and lessons learned will be shared with partners.

11. Transition to reduced support and periodic monitoring of activities at older, more autonomous sites and

initiate youth and parent network mobilization at new sites in Abidjan, Bouake, Yamoussoukro, Tiassale,

Bassam, and Bondoukou.

12. Emphasize abstinence and parent-child communication activities for OVC and their parents. HWW's

efforts in the area of care and support for OVC is to help young people ages 10-18 begin the practice and

promotion of abstinence as peer educators. We also develop parent-child communication programs for

parents of these young people, in order to improve communication between them and their children at sites

in Abidjan, Bouake, Bassam and Bondoukou.

13. Extend HIV prevention activities involving education and community mobilization for PMTCT and CT to

new sites in Abidjan, Bouake, Yamoussoukro, and Tiassalé.

14. Evaluate abstinence youth and parent-child communication projects.

15. Validate the training manual for the faithfulness program with national implementing partners and the

MLS.

16. In collaboration with JHU/CCP, produce adapted HIV prevention BCC materials (flipchart, leaflets,

manual, and cassettes) in support of parent-child communication.

17. Continue to support community networks financially and technically to expand activities that promote

abstinence, parent-child communication, and voluntary testing. Financial support will be based on action

plans and budgeted networks developed and validated by HWW in partnership with local officials. Networks

are composed of voluntary peer educators from different religious organizations, schools, and academic

Activity Narrative: groups who received training on abstinence and parent-child communication. Networks serve as a forum to

exchange experiences between parents and educators.

The youth networks coordinate various activities relating to the promotion of abstinence in young people in

various religious organizations, schools, and academic and community organizations. Similarly, networks of

parents coordinate activities to enhance parent-child communication in support of HIV prevention through

risk avoidance and life skills. To promote sustainability, the networks are formed in a transparent,

collaborative process that can then be supported by mayors and other local financing processes. Networks

should inform health authorities about their action plans and submit reports on their activities.

For the year FY09, HWW expects to facilitate greater involvement of girls and women by increasing the

number of females participating in various trainings and guiding actions targeting high school and college

students.

SUPERVISORY APPROACH TO ENSURE QUALITY OF SERVICE

HWW will collaborate with MLS and other PEPFAR partners in 2009 focus on harmonizing indicators and

approaches used in peer education activities. In addition, implementation of the overall program will be

developed by the PMO and networks. The activities of the PMO and networks at each program site will be

facilitated by a coordinator, and supervised by a program assistant in order to ensure the quality of program

implementation. The PA will evaluate capacity, and facilitate the structural organization of PMO and

networks based on validated assessment and planning tools. Tools for collecting data on the project

(identification sheet, activity sheets, sheet planning, reporting and Sheet learning) and guidelines for

implementation will be provided in order to strengthen the skills of local leaders,.

The site coordinator will organize field visits during the month to facilitate implementation of planned

activities and assess their level of achievement. Meetings will be organized, each month, per site, to assess

progress with all of the PMOs and networks, to help identify possible problems and solutions, but also

ensure that the achievement of results is advancing as planned. The coordination team organized, every

four months, supervisory visits to field staff, focal points of PMO or networks to evaluate the quality of

service and data in order to improve their competence and quality of service.

Each quarterly review workshop and reflection will be organized for the benefit of the PMO and networks. It

is a time for sharing experiences, best practices, guidance strategies, and defining next steps. Midterm and

end of the fiscal year audits of PMO and networks will be organized, to assess the quality of data in order to

make accurate recommendations for improvement.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 15121

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

15121 5156.08 U.S. Agency for Hope Worldwide 7049 4935.08 GPO-A-00-05- $400,000

International 00007-00 Track

Development 1 ABY: Hope

Worldwide ABY

9705 5156.07 U.S. Agency for Hope Worldwide 4935 4935.07 GPO-A-00-05- $206,533

International 00007-00 Track

Development 1 ABY: Hope

Worldwide ABY

5156 5156.06 U.S. Agency for Hope Worldwide 3391 1482.06 ABY CoAg: $229,101

International Hope Worldwide

Development No GPO-A-00-

05-00007-00

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Addressing male norms and behaviors

* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs

* Reducing violence and coercion

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $112,400

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.02:

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $112,400
Human Resources for Health $112,400