Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 10992
Country/Region: Eswatini
Year: 2010
Main Partner: ICF International
Main Partner Program: ICF Macro
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $200,000

Macro International provides technical assistance projects for health and development related surveys and research. The goal of this activity will be to design and implement a national 2010 AIDS Indicator Survey (name to be decided). This activity supports the strategic information component of the human and institutional capacity development pillar of the Partnership Framework (PF) and the response management thematic area of the NSF. Macro International works with local institutions, specifically the Central Statistical Office, building their capacity for the management of large, complex surveys. The survey will cover the entire national and will generate critical data for monitoring and directing the national HIV response. Cost savings will be achieved by relying on local institutions and human resources for most of the work.

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $200,000

Macro International will work with the Central Statistical Office (CSO) and the MOH to design and implement a national 2010 AIDS Indicator Survey (survey name to decided). The preparatory design work for the survey was to be completed in FY09 but was delayed by other scheduled survey on the work plan of CSO. The requested funds are in additional to the $800,000 requested in FY09. Taken together these funds will fully supported the technical assistance and part of the local costs related to survey conduct. The remaining costs will be borne by the GKOS and other assistance partners.

Outputs include:

1. High quality data to guide program decision-making and to meet reporting requirements in the areas of trends in HIV-risk related sexual behavioral, HIV and reproductive health related service utilization, household and community based impact mitigation, and adult mortality trends.

2. Build capacity in national institutions in the collection and use of high quality survey data. Together with the 2007 SDHS, implementation of the 2010 AIS will strengthen and focus the transference of key SI skills in the measurement and practical utilization of national program outcome and impact information for program improvement.