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.
Years of mechanism: 2011 2012 2013
PC/Swaziland projects in FY12 will include the following cross-cutting areas: Education, Gender, Foodand Nutrition, Economic Strengthening, Human Resources for Health, Water andConstruction/Renovation. Most small VAST grant projects focus heavily on one of these areas but it iscommon that projects include multiple cross-cutting areas in each project. Additionally, Volunteers doinclude key issues such as comprehensive health issues and gender into projects. In the past, Volunteershave utilized VAST grants to implement girls' empowerment camps, train peer educators in prevention,organize prevention and anti-stigma community dialogues, and train caregivers in psychosocial supporttechniques. They also work with school teachers and guidance counselors to teach life skills to youthand to improve the quality of education and other support services to OVC. Volunteers have conductedworkshops for community members introducing business and vocational skills such as animal husbandry.These projects have sometimes included small renovations to existing structures to support gardenprojects. Volunteer projects are often aimed at strengthening the ability of families and caregivers tomeet OVC and PLHA needs and therefore include supplemental information and trainings about generalhealth issues (such as TB and (PMTCT). Volunteers address HRH by collaborating with other partners toprovide in-service training for community-based Kagogo Clerks and other NGO/CBO service providers.Volunteers also work with community partners to reduce violence and coercion through interpersonalcommunication and community mobilization aimed at empowering female youth and mothers andpromoting men as partners.
Approximately 85 Volunteers and their community counterparts, who receive PEPFAR-funded pre- and
in-service training, support service providers and organizations in designing and implementing careprograms for PLHA, OVCs and their caretakers in the underserved rural communities and schools ofSwaziland. PC/Swaziland promotes the use of evidence-based programs to respond to communityneeds for a variety of services to mitigate the effects of HIV, improve health outcomes for HIV positives,improve the developmental growth of OVCs, improve household nutritional status and optimize thequality of life of adults and children living with and affected by HIV. Volunteers and their counterpartsprioritize community support and coordination, and family/household strengthening by working withinexisting community-level structures, such as schools, churches, Neighborhood Care Points and KaGogoSocial Centres. Activities focus on male and female vulnerable children (<17 years) and theircaregivers, and include forming and strengthening psycho-social support groups, conducting health andHIV education, developing life skills, supporting economic strengthening activities among young people,and bringing mobile resources and services to the community. More specifically, Volunteers trainvulnerable children in nutrition, decision making, peer support, forming positive relationships, good studyhabits, and more. Psychosocial support includes assisting vulnerable children and caregivers withcoaching to manage grief and loss, training on stigma reduction, and partnerships with churches andother support organizations to meet spiritual and social needs. To assist with economic strengthening,Volunteers help OVC or caregivers to begin or enhance small-income generation activities to supportthemselves, such as production of household cleaning products, crafts, garden produce, or other itemswhich fit the local market.
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Approximately 85 Peace Corps Volunteers and their community counterparts, who receivePEPFAR-funded pre- and in-service training, implement HIV prevention activities focused on promotingabstinence and being faithful in underserved rural areas of Swaziland. PC Volunteers work withcommunities to design and implement context-appropriate prevention interventions addressing the keysdrivers of the epidemic, including sexual and behavioral risk and harmful gender/cultural norms.
Given Swaziland's generalized epidemic, with multiple concurrent sexual partners as one of the keydrivers, these activities target behavior change among male and female youth under age 25, including in-
and out-of-school youth, and other vulnerable children, and male and female adults. PC/Swazilandpromotes behavior change through use of evidence-based programs and integration of efforts of otherUSG agencies and implementing partners. Programs typically include a cross-cutting focus on reductionof stigma and discrimination. Volunteers and their counterparts also engage religious leaders andchurch goers in activities emphasizing faithfulness as well as acceptance and support of PLHA.Through simple daily interactions and more structured training programs, Volunteers train and providetechnical support to community-based service providers to enhance their ability to deliver AB messages.Volunteers address gender inequality and male norms by promoting girls' and women's empowermentamong the most disenfranchised rural females, as well as promoting men-as-partners among males.Volunteers collaborate with local labor and workplace programs to provide prevention training toemployees such as teachers, clerks, and field workers. Volunteers' activities include youth camps,trainings, public-awareness events, school health clubs, and mentoring programs.
PC/Swaziland uses PEPFAR funds for small community-initiated AB-focused activities through the smallVAST grant projects.
Approximately 85 Peace Corps Volunteers and their community counterparts, who receivePEPFAR-funded pre- and in-service training, implement HIV prevention activities focused on promotingthe use of condoms and other prevention (C/OP) in the underserved rural areas of Swaziland.Volunteers and their community counterparts promote behavior change, emphasizing the correct andconsistent use of condoms, HIV testing, and STI management among males and females ages 15-24.These activities support other PEPFAR-partners' promotion of male circumcision. Activities for bothmales and females include one-on-one mentoring, small group trainings, public-awareness events, anddistribution of materials. Venues to reach these audiences include Kagogo Social Centres, clinics,churches, local shops, youth centres, factories and other places of employment. PC/Swaziland will usePEPFAR funds for small community-initiated C/OP-focused activities through small VAST grant projects.VAST grants support peer educator programs and activities of Rural Health Motivators and othercommunity partners enaged in promoting C/OP messages. In addition, VAST grants fund activities thataddress public norms regarding sexual coercion and promoting the role of parents and other protectiveinfluences. Activities include public demonstrations or awareness campaigns, small training events,one-on-one teaching, or other meaningful techniques to engage the audience. Volunteers live in theircommunties and work closely with their counterparts for two years. Volunteers and their counterpartsreceive training in monitoring and evaluation and report results to Peace Corps and local partners.
PC/Swaziland staff oversee the work of the Volunteers, provide technical assistance as needed, andcollaborate with other PEPFAR-funded partners to assure the quality of its interventions.
