PEPFAR's annual planning process is done either at the country (COP) or regional level (ROP).
PEPFAR's programs are implemented through implementing partners who apply for funding based on PEPFAR's published Requests for Applications.
Since 2010, PEPFAR COPs have grouped implementing partners according to an organizational type. We have retroactively applied these classifications to earlier years in the database as well.
Also called "Strategic Areas", these are general areas of HIV programming. Each program area has several corresponding budget codes.
Specific areas of HIV programming. Budget Codes are the lowest level of spending data available.
Expenditure Program Areas track general areas of PEPFAR expenditure.
Expenditure Sub-Program Areas track more specific PEPFAR expenditures.
Object classes provide highly specific ways that implementing partners are spending PEPFAR funds on programming.
Cross-cutting attributions are areas of PEPFAR programming that contribute across several program areas. They contain limited indicative information related to aspects such as human resources, health infrastructure, or key populations programming. However, they represent only a small proportion of the total funds that PEPFAR allocates through the COP process. Additionally, they have changed significantly over the years. As such, analysis and interpretation of these data should be approached carefully. Learn more
Beneficiary Expenditure data identify how PEPFAR programming is targeted at reaching different populations.
Sub-Beneficiary Expenditure data highlight more specific populations targeted for HIV prevention and treatment interventions.
PEPFAR sets targets using the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) System - documentation for which can be found on PEPFAR's website at https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. As with most data on this website, the targets here have been extracted from the COP documents. Targets are for the fiscal year following each COP year, such that selecting 2016 will access targets for FY2017. This feature is currently experimental and should be used for exploratory purposes only at present.
The Deputy Prime Minister's Office oversees two key Government units which are key to addressing the needs of vulnerable children in Swazilandthe Department of Social Welfare (DSW) and the National Children's Coordination Unit (NCCU). The NCCU is a coordination and policy setting body, whereas the DSW is meant to provide more hands on support to children, particularly in cases of abuse or when alternative care is needed, as well as manage social grants.
The DSW was recently removed from the Ministry of Health and placed under the oversight of the Deputy Prime Minister's Office in 2009. It is a new department that has serious capacity limitations, both in terms of human resources and physical infrastructure. Until six months ago there were only four trained social workers within the department. Approximately 60 civil services have been hired to fill social worker positions since then, however, the vast majority have no social work or even related skills. The DSW has also struggled under weak leadership and management. Despite these challenges, the DSW has had a number of accomplishments over the past year and there are signs that they are ready to organize themselves to carry out their mandate. The National Social Development Policy was approved at the end of 2009 and a draft strategic plan has been designed. Draft Guidelines for Alternative Care and Standards for Residential Care have also been developed, both with UNICEF support. The World Bank has recently committed to support the DSW to establish a system for cash transfers for OVC and the DSW has taken over the administration of the country's OVC education grant.
The NCCU was established in 2008 in order to coordinate the national response to the growing number of OVC in the country. The NCCU was responsible for developing the first National Plan of Action for OVC, which underwent a review that led to the second National Plan of Action for Children, 2011-2015. They were also instrumental in the passing of the National Children's Policy in 2009. The NCCU facilitates several technical working groups that serve to coordinate the activities of implementing organizations supporting psychosocial support, neighborhood care points, child protection, etc. The NCCU has coordinated an open distance learning program for community caregivers (REPSI, University of Kwazulu Natal), which is in its second year of operation and they have recently launched a National Strategic Framework for Psychosocial Support for Children. PEPFAR has supported the NCCU to develop Quality Service Standards for Vulnerable Children's Programming, an activity that is ongoing.
Redacted of the TBD funds will be used to support the DSW and NCCU in their efforts to improve the situation of vulnerable children in Swaziland. PEPFAR support will be used to place a technical advisor within the DSW to help them to develop plans and prioritize activities, and to provide ongoing support to the realignment process, an activity planned under OHSS. This type of hands-on support and mentoring is expected to yield more sustainable results with this department that has such limited human capacity at present. PEPFAR funds will also be used to assist the NCCU with key planning and policy setting activities.
