Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Details for Mechanism ID: 9415
Country/Region: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2013
Main Partner: FHI 360
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $0

Note: To align the UTAP budget and new COP submission cycles, FY 2012 funding will support activities through March 2014.

The projects goal is to strengthen the Ivorian health and social systems by increasing the capacity of the government of Cote dIvoire (GoCI) to improve access to and quality of services for STI/HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment.

The objectives are to improve capacities of:

- GoCI and civil society to develop HIV/AIDS prevention standards

?local, regional and national health facilities and community programs for STI/HIV/AIDS care, treatment, and support interventions

-GoCI and key stakeholders on strategic information

Target populations include the Ministry of Health and AIDS (MSLS), GoCI social centers, civil society, sex workers, men who have sex with men, prisoners, OVC, and women.

Working at the national level and in seven regions, strategies focus on implementing operational plans based on capacity and gap analyses to strengthen key national programs/departments; increasing technical and organizational capacities of key partners; meeting operational plan milestones for national leadership; and working with the GOCI to develop key national reference documents.

M&E strategies

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Strengthen GOCI and other partners capacities in monitoring interventions at central, regional and peripheral levels

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Document best practices and lessons learned with key stakeholders;

- Measure performance, quality of services, and data quality of national programs and networks of NGOs

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Develop operations research projects to build the evidence base

Vehicles: Through COP 11: 1. New requests in COP12: 1. This vehicle ($54,433) will be used to coordinate interventions. Total for live of project: 2.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $0

No funding requested in COP 2013

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Implement activities to change harmful gender norms & promote positive gender norms
Increase gender equity in HIV prevention, care, treatment and support
Increasing women's legal rights and protection
Mobile Populations
Workplace Programs
Family Planning