Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2011 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 13009
Country/Region: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Population Services International
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USDOD
Total Funding: $0

The US DOD PEPFAR efforts are implemented on field by DRC Armed Forces' trained personnel and their dependants under the technical assistance/supervision of PSI. PSI was tasked to train master trainers, peer educators and counselors and testers. Since FY10, the US DOD has been planning OHSS funds, separetly tracked, to support a range of activities aiming to build the capabilities of the local military to coordinate by itself all HIV/AIDS related interventions across the country. This will contribute to build a real leadership supporting an effective ownership of HIV/AIDS activities by the DRC Armed Forces.The significant shift or focus in this area during FY2012 and FY 2013 will be to invest in concret activities that will effectively contribute to respond to the need of strengthening the institutional and technical capabilities of the local military for the final purpose of increasing country ownership and leadership for HIV/AIDS activities. Using past COP's money, PSI has purchased 1 vehicle and 1 motorcycle for the MOD HIV/AIDS national coordinating body plus 5 other motorcyles for the military HIV/AIDS coordinating offices located in the 5 military regions covered DOD PEPFAR's Activities. No vehicle will be purchased with 2012 money.

Global Fund / Programmatic Engagement Questions

1. Is the Prime Partner of this mechanism also a Global Fund principal or sub-recipient, and/or does this mechanism support Global Fund grant implementation? Yes2. Is this partner also a Global Fund principal or sub-recipient? Principal Recipient3. What activities does this partner undertake to support global fund implementation or governance?(No data provided.)

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $0

The money requested from the FY 2012 COP will be used for a range of activities including:- Utilizing the military master trainers trained in past years' BCC and HTC projects for all training sessions occurring in the military. - Supporting supervions visits held by the military supervisors and coordination office's personnel at both national and provincial as well as local levels. - Organizing learning visits across the DRC provinces and out of the Country for military's HIV/AIDS national coordinator, provincial coordinators and other military health providers,- Encouraging the participation of DRC military's HIV/AIDS officers in regional technical workshops and other HIV/AIDS initiatives.- Continuing to reinforce the military health institutions' capacity of managing health services and pursuing their provision with data management tools at both national and provincial levels.- Supporting a national HIV/AIDS military forum, quarterly review meetings and planning activities (development of military HIV/AIDS strategic plans and policy). - Supporting advocacy and informative meetings held by the DRC Armed Forces HIV/AIDS office in favor on military high rank members and ministry officials for their leadership's role in all military HIV/AIDS activities.

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS activities and services
Military Populations
Mobile Populations