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: 2007 2008 2009
APRIL 2009 REPROGRAMMING
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
As a result of the Prevention Portfolio Review, we have determined this activity to have 20% AB component
from the previous 100% OP activity.
Peace Corps Ethiopia is continuing its Prevention OP activities from FY08. As in FY08, Peace Corps is
requesting a total of 40 Volunteers (30 PEPFAR funded, 10 appropriated funded). New for FY09, Peace
Corps Ethiopia will expand from the Amhara and Oromiya regions into the neighboring Tigray and Southern
Nations (SNNPR) regions.
FY 08 ACTIVITY NARRATIVE
At the Government of Ethiopia's (GOE) request, and with support from the US Mission in Ethiopia, Peace
Corps returned to Ethiopia in FY07 with a program on HIV/AIDS. PC/ET received PEPFAR funding to
support GOE's strategy to create and strengthen a community- and family-centered HIV/AIDS prevention,
care, and treatment network model in Amhara and Oromiya regions, where high HIV prevalence and
population density are key factors influencing the GOE and USG anti-HIV/AIDS program.
In January 2007, PC/ET started its operations in Ethiopia. Host Country National staff members were hired,
and PC/ET will receive 40 Peace Corps volunteers (PCV), 30 PEPFAR-funded volunteers, and ten PCV
funded with appropriations in October 2007. Based on GOE requests and a subsequent field assessment,
PC/ET worked closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office
(HAPCO) to identify viable sites for PCV in eight zones in Amhara region and nine zones in Oromiya region.
A key criterion for site selection was the presence of ongoing PEPFAR activities, so that PCV could assist in
program linkages and coordination and ensure programs are reaching those in the community most in need
of services. PCV will be working with the zonal and district health offices, local partners, including PEPFAR
implementing partners, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), community-based organizations (CBO), and
faith-based organizations (FBO) to strengthen the coordination of HIV/AIDS services and to strengthen
capacity of communities and organizations to provide prevention, care, and treatment services. By working
at two levels, both directly with the community and with local health-coordination bodies, PCV have the
opportunity to achieve greater impact.
PCV roles were originally envisioned to focus primarily on treatment-related activities, as reflected in the
targets for 2007 and 2008. However, prevention at the community level is a core strength of Peace Corps'
contributions to PEPFAR globally. This comparative advantage—coupled with the urgent need for
prevention activities to respond to data revealing a concentrated epidemic, and the on-the-ground reality of
low coverage of services for high-risk groups—means that PCV will shift the focus of their activities primarily
towards meeting prevention needs.
PCV will address prevention gaps by supporting activities focusing on high-risk groups, including adult
populations that live along high-risk transportation corridors and semi-urban areas in Amhara and Oromiya.
They will also work with local HIV coordinating bodies to assist in prioritizing and linking various prevention
efforts so that activities are reaching priority populations. In addition to targeting adults and high-risk
populations, PCV will also strengthen and coordinate programs and services for youth. Due to PCV
reporting structures, although some AB-focused youth programming will be implemented by PCV, all
funding and targets for the span of their prevention efforts are funded and reported under HVOP.
In October 2008, PC/ET will receive 30 PEPFAR-funded PVC and 15 more PVC funded through
appropriations. This will bring the projected total of PEPFAR-funded PVC to 60 and appropriations-funded
PCV to 25, for a total of 85. During their overall PC training, which includes basic HIV/AIDS training, an
additional focus on prevention in Ethiopia will be a core component of preparing PCV. Sessions on the
epidemiology of HIV in Ethiopia will be conducted so that PVC get a sense of the priority needs in
prevention. Behavior-change communication basics will be taught, and specific approaches to addressing
transactional sex, concurrent partnerships, correct and consistent condom use, and positive prevention will
be covered.
Training will be conducted by the PC/ET training team. Information briefings on current programs working in
Amhara and Oromiya regions will be presented, and, where possible, materials for the PCV from existing
programs in the region will be shared. PC/ET will collaborate with the PEPFAR USG team to ensure that
during their training, PCV receive materials and technical expertise available through the USG PEPFAR
team and various PEPFAR partners in prevention.
In addition to technical training and access to existing PEPFAR resources, PCV will receive PEPFAR-
funded HIV/AIDS training and have access to PCV Activities Support and Training (VAST) program grants.
PC/ET's VAST program is a PEPFAR-funded, small-grants and PCV training program. It supports small-
scale, capacity-building projects (including community-focused training) among CBO/FBO, and/or NGO that
work with, or provide services to, local communities to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Through the VAST
program, PCV will support local projects that address pressing HIV prevention, care, and support needs at
the community level.
Once at their sites, PCV will support prevention efforts on several fronts. At the community level, they will
support behavior-change interventions geared towards adults that focus on the risks of both multiple and
concurrent partnerships and on transactional and commercial sex. The interventions will also promote and
Activity Narrative: provide skills-building for correct and consistent condom use. PCV in the community will have access to out
-of-school and other high-risk youth in need of comprehensive services. Though adults and high-risk
populations will be a major emphasis of their efforts, they will also support youth-focused prevention with
the PC Life Skills curriculum, as well as other community-level efforts to address youth prevention.
PCV also have the opportunity to engage community leaders and community members in discussions about
the social norms that heighten the risk for HIV infection. They will be able to assist in organizing community
events and discussions that focus on harmful and protective norms and help communities develop policies,
action plans, and other methods of eliminating harmful social practices. PCV will work with local anti-AIDS
clubs, groups for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH), and Idirs (local community institutions) to reach
youth and adults. Cross-generational sex, gender-based violence, prevention for positive people, and
transactional sex will likely be topics for community-level action.
In addition to focusing on primary prevention, PCV are in the unique position of focusing on positive
prevention, as they support PLWH and their families through their care and treatment activities. They
address issues of disclosure, discordance, correct and consistent condom use, partner reduction, etc. PCV
will assist in referring partners and family members of PLWH for testing as a potential entry point to care.
Beyond direct interaction with the community, and direct support and implementation of particular
prevention programs, PCV will work with district- and zonal-level coordinating bodies in order to support
prevention programming that addresses key epidemiologic priorities at a higher level. PCV will: bring
together different programs to discuss linkages, referrals, and common goals; strengthen zonal and district
efforts in prevention; and help to eliminate duplication of efforts or conflicting messages, which can be
confusing to beneficiaries. PCV will also be able to advocate for broader adaptation of innovative
approaches in their communities, and can provide organizational development, training, and implementation
support to CBO and local government to design and implement prevention programs for at-risk youth and
adults. PCV will be a key force in coordinating local efforts to work towards common goals, deliver
complementary messages, and build off of one another's efforts.
Assuming that 64 PCV will train local partners and their counterparts to promote HIV/AIDS-prevention
programs through comprehensive prevention programming, a total of 1,920 individuals will be trained.
This activity contributes to the overall PEPFAR goal of supporting GOE's strategy for accelerated access to
HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment. To maintain continuity as PC/E is moving out of treatment and
into prevention, during FY07 PCV will continue to work on linking prevention and care services to ART
services and training health workers and lay-health workers on ART service delivery.
PC/ET's unique talent is reaching people at the grassroots, community level—an area that narrows the gap
of people reached and trained in Ethiopia, as few other implementers operate where PCV live and work
over a two-year period. Peace Corps has a two-pronged approach to strengthen the linkages of PEPFAR
program areas and other programs, including wraparound activities. They are: 1) Where possible, PCV will
work in clusters with different skills to work in the same geographic catchment area (i.e., zone) but with
different communities and different organizations to take advantage of the PCV presence to promote
information-exchange and sharing of best practices. They will assist in creating networks among and
between service providers and communites and build local organiztional capacity. 2) PCV will work through
zonal, district, or town health office HIV/AIDS units to strenghten the overall coordination of HIV/AIDS
services and to strengthen the linkages between prevention, care, and treatment services, including
wraparound activities.
PCVs will be assigned to various implementing, outreach or coordinating entities such as government
Health Office, HIV/AIDS Unit or an NGO, FBO, or CBO engaged in work targeting providers of Prevention
services. Volunteers will also work with Idirs, Anti-AIDS Clubs, and local structures engaged in prevention
services as a means of scaling-up and expanding outreach capabilities.
All PCV will be tasked with bringing different programs (Prevention, OVC, HBHC, and Treatment) together
to discuss linkages, referrals, and common goals.
New/Continuing Activity: New Activity
Continuing Activity:
Table 3.3.02:
Peace Corps
provide skills-building for correct and consistent condom use. PCV in the community will have access to out
Activity Narrative: PCV also have the opportunity to engage community leaders and community members in discussions about
New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity
Continuing Activity: 18691
Continued Associated Activity Information
Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds
System ID System ID
18691 18691.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 7505 5522.08 pc $1,600,000
Emphasis Areas
Gender
* Addressing male norms and behaviors
* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs
* Increasing women's access to income and productive resources
Human Capacity Development
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $100,000
Public Health Evaluation
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery
Food and Nutrition: Commodities
Economic Strengthening
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Economic Strengthening $100,000
Education
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Education $800,000
Water
Table 3.3.03:
Care and Support Activites
Peace Corps Ethiopia is continuing its Care and Support activities from FY08. As in FY08, Peace Corps is
COP 08 ACTIVITY NARRATIVE:
This PC/ET activity relates to Orphan and Vulnerable Children (10533), prevention (New), treatment
(HXTS), and staffing and management (HVMS).
Activity Narrative:
This is a continuation of the same activity from COP07.
BACKGROUND
In January 2007, PC/ET started its operations in Ethiopia. Staff have been hired and PC/ET will receive 43
Peace Corps Paves (Paves) in October 2007 (33 EP-funded and 10 appropriated-funded). Based on GOE
requests and a subsequent field assessment, PC/ET worked closely with the Ministry of Health
(MOH)/HAPCO to identify viable sites for Paves in eight zones in Amhara region and nine zones in Oromia
region. A key criterion for site selection was the presence of ongoing Emergency Plan (EP) activities so
that Paves could assist in program linkages and coordination, and to assure programs are reaching those in
the community most in need of services. Paves will be working with the zonal and woreda health offices,
local partners, including EP Implementing Partners, NGOs, CBOs, and FBOs to strengthen the coordination
of HIV/AIDS services and to strengthen capacity of communities and organizations to provide prevention,
care and treatment services. By working at two levels, both directly with the community and with local
health coordination bodies, PCVs have the opportunity to achieve greater impact.
PCV roles were originally envisioned to focus primarily on treatment related activities, as reflected in the
contributions to EP globally. This comparative advantage, coupled with the urgent need for prevention
activities to respond to data revealing a concentrated epidemic and the on-the-ground reality of low
coverage of services for high-risk groups, means that PCVs will shift the focus of their activities primarily
PCV HOME-BASED CARE OVERVIEW
PCVs will be assigned to government health offices, NGOs, FBOs or CBOs to strengthen the delivery of
palliative care services to PLWHA and their caregivers. PCVs will work in collaboration with their
counterparts (CPs) to identify gaps and strengthen services to those chronically ill with HIVAIDS or other
opportunistic infections. This may include training in different components of Home-Based Care (HBC) or
Palliative Care work to connect families or individuals to services such as food or nutrition supplements,
health care services, or livelihood activities. PCVs will engage in additional wraparound activities in support
of this programmatic area including: promotion of food security and improved nutrition through perm culture
(low energy gardens), Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) services, promotion of positive living and
health education, and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT).
PCV TRAINING
In October 2008, PC/ET will receive 30 more EP funded and 15 more appropriated-funded PCVs. This will
bring the projected total of EP-funded to 63 and appropriated-funded PCVs to 25 for a total of 88 PCVs.
During their overall pre-service training trainees will received training in basic HIV/AIDS with an additional
focus on Palliative Care and community-based Home Based Care services. Training will be conducted by
the PC/ET training team. Information briefings on current programs working in Amhara and Oromia regions
will be presented, and where possible, materials for the PCVs from existing programs in the region will be
shared. PC/ET will collaborate with the EP USG-E team to ensure that during their training, PCVs receive
materials and technical expertise available through the USG-E EP team and various EP partners in
prevention.
In addition to technical training and access to existing EP resources, PCVs will receive EP- funded
HIV/AIDS training and have access to PCV Activities Support and Training (VAST) program grants. PC/ET's
VAST program is an EP funded small grants and PCV training program to support small-scale, capacity-
building projects (including community-focused training) among community-based organizations and/or faith
based organizations (C/FBOs), and/or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work with or provide
services to local communities to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Through the VAST program, PCVs will
support local projects that are addressing pressing prevention, care, and support needs at the community
level.
PCV ACTIVITIES
Once at their sites, PCVs will support HBC activities, coordination of HBC services on several fronts. At the
community level, PCVs and counterparts (CPs) and local partners will support community-level activities to
organize a coordinated approach to HBC services; support the capacity of local organizations, communities
to provide HBC services; and strengthen the myriad of social care services. They will support leadership
development of PLWHA associations and prevention services as well as developing linkages to food
support and income-generating programs. PCVs will work with their CPs to build capacity of HBHC service
providers and the beneficiaries through linking organizations and individuals to locally available resources or
Activity Narrative: EP funded programs. At the service- level, PCVs and CPs will work with HBC clients and their families to
ensure there are linkages to prevention services, drug adherence programs, OVC services, and access to
food support and income-generating activities. PCVs will organize community events to help lessen the
stigma and discrimination of PLWHA and to strengthen the capacity of communities to advocate and
adequately respond to PLWHA needs. They will also work with local Anti-AIDS Clubs, PLWHA groups, and
Idirs to reach OVC and their caregivers.
In addition, PCVs will work with government organizations, NGO, FBO or CBO engaged in HBC services
and work with PLWHA associations. They will encourage local partners and communities to strengthen
HBC services in at least two of the five areas: Clinical/Medical Care; Psychological Care, Social Care
Services; Spiritual, and Prevention Care Services.
PCVS AS COORDINATORS
Beyond direct interaction with the community and direct support and implementation of particular prevention
programs, PCVs will work with woreda and zonal level coordinating bodies in order to support prevention
programs addressing key epidemiological priorities at a higher level. They will assist in bringing different
organizations and programs together to discuss linkages, referrals, and common goals in order to
strengthen zonal and woreda efforts as a whole in HBC, and through this approach, help eliminate
duplication of efforts or conflicting messages. PCVs will advocate for broader adaptation of innovative
approaches in their communities, and will provide organizational development, training, and implementation
support to community-based organizations and local government to design and implement appropriate
programs for HBC and their care givers. PCVs will act as facilitators in coordinating local efforts to work
towards common goals and build off one another's efforts.
TARGETS
Assuming that 40 PCVs and their CPs will each train 10 individuals in HIV-related palliative care services
this will result in 420 Ethiopians trained. Forty-three PCVs will each assist 1 HIV-related palliative service
outlet (i.e., Government organization, NGO, or Community group) for a total of 42 HBC outlets. Forty-three
PCVs will link 20 individuals to HIV-related palliative care services for a total of 840 individuals reached.
This activity contributes to the overall EP to support the Government of Ethiopia strategy for accelerated
access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment in Ethiopia. PC/ET's uniqueness is reaching people at
the grassroots, community level, an area that narrows the gap of people reached and trained in Ethiopia as
few other implementers operate where PCVs live and work over a two year period. Peace Corps has a two-
pronged approach to strengthen the linkages of EP program areas and other programs, including wrap-
around activities. They are: 1) Where possible, PCVs will work in clusters with different skills to work in the
same geographic catchment area (i.e., zone) but with different communities and different organizations to
take advantage of the PCVs presence to promote information exchange and sharing of best practices. They
will assist in creating networks among and between service providers and communites; and build local
organiztional capacity. 2) PCVs will work through zonal, woreda, or town health office HIV/AIDS units to
strenghten the overall coordination of HIV/AIDS services and to strengthen the linkages between
prevention, care and treatment services, including wrap-around activities.
PCVs will work either with government health office HIV/AIDS units or NGOs, FBOs, or CBOs targeting
home-based care providers or services. PCVs will also work with PLWHA Associations, Idirs, and Anti-AIDS
Clubs engaged in Home Based Care services.
In conclusion, all PCVs will be tasked with bringing different programs (Prevention, OVC, HBHC, and
Treatment) together to discuss linkages, referrals, and common goals.
Continuing Activity: 16683
16683 10582.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 7505 5522.08 pc $800,000
10582 10582.07 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 5522 5522.07 pc $925,000
Health-related Wraparound Programs
* Child Survival Activities
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Economic Strengthening $300,000
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Education $100,000
Table 3.3.08:
This Peace Corps Ethiopia (PC/ET) activity relates to HIV-related Treatment (10591 and Prevention
(10582 ?).
PEPFAR resources allow PC/ET to strengthen the HIV/AIDS expertise of both Peace Corps
volunteers' (PCV) and the communities they serve. Those resources also augment PCV's ability to serve
host communities effectively. In its 2007 HIV/AIDS health program, PC/ET received PEPFAR funding to
participate in the treatment pillar. As such, PCV will engage in treatment-related activities and these activity
targets will be reported on both 2007 and 2008 PEPFAR semiannual reports.
However, recognizing Peace Corps' comparative advantage of having PCV living and working with host
organizations and counterparts at the community level, and in coordination with the USG PEPFAR office,
PC/ET will shift its focus away from treatment in 2007 and into prevention in 2008 and beyond. Additional
rationale for the 2008 prevention focus is that, as articulated by Ministry of Health (MOH) representatives, it
is believed there is a significant gap in prevention activities in semi-urban and rural areas. This comparative
advantage—coupled with the urgent need for prevention activities to respond to data revealing a
concentrated epidemic, and the on-the-ground reality of low coverage of services for high-risk groups—
means that PCV will shift the focus of their activities primarily towards meeting prevention needs.
To maintain continuity as PC/ET is moving out of treatment and into prevention, in FY07 PCV will continue
to work on linking prevention and care services to ART services and training health workers and lay-health
workers on ART service delivery.
As reflected in the targets for FY07 and FY08, PCV's roles were originally envisioned to have a significant
focus on treatment-related activities, such as building the organizational capacity of treatment facilities,
forming networks and linkages between treatment facilities and other services, and providing training to
treatment-service providers. However, after further analysis and discussions with stakeholders on how
Peace Corps can best contribute to the strategy of the USG Mission and priorities of the MOH, PC/ET has
determined that PCV can play a significant role in meeting the need to scale up targeted prevention
activities. The MOH has identified an urgent need for prevention activities for high-risk groups in low-
coverage areas to respond to data revealing a concentrated epidemic with high HIV prevalence in the
Amhara and Oromiya regions. In addition, the USG Mission's prevention strategy targets high-risk groups
along transport corridors. The placement of PCV along or near the major transport corridors in the Amhara
and Oromiya regions, coupled with Peace Corps' extensive experience in the area of prevention, makes this
an ideal area for PC/ET to support. While PCV will still work with treatment facilities to build referral
networks and form linkages with prevention and care services, PC/ET will shift funding from HIV/AIDS
Treatment (HXTS) to Other Prevention (HVOP) in FY08 to reflect the significant role PCV will play in
meeting the need to scale up prevention services in the identified priority areas.
Continuing Activity: 18810
18810 18810.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 7505 5522.08 pc $0
Table 3.3.09:
Peace Corps Ethiopia HIV/AIDS Project
Peace Corps Ethiopia is continuing its Orphans and Vulnerable Children activities from FY08. As in FY08,
Peace Corps is requesting a total of 40 Volunteers (30 PEPFAR funded, 10 appropriated funded). New for
FY09, Peace Corps Ethiopia will expand from the Amhara and Oromiya regions into the neighboring Tigray
and Southern Nations (SNNPR) regions.
COP08 NARRATIVE
In January 2007, PC/ET started its operations in Ethiopia. Staff have been hired and PC/ET will receive 40
Peace Corps volunteers (PCV—30 PEPFAR-funded volunteers and ten volunteers funded through
appropriations) in October 2007. Based on Government of Ethiopia (GOE) requests and a subsequent field
assessment, PC/ET worked closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the HIV/AIDS Prevention and
Control Office (HAPCO) to identify viable sites for PCV in eight zones in Amhara region and nine zones in
Oromiya region. A key criterion for site selection was the presence of ongoing PEPFAR activities so that
PCV could assist in program linkages and coordination, and assure programs are reaching those in the
community most in need of services. PCV will work with the zonal and district health offices, local partners,
including PEPFAR implementing partners, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), community-based
organizations (CBO), and faith-based organizations (FBO) to strengthen coordination of HIV/AIDS services
and to strengthen capacity of communities and organizations to provide prevention, care, and treatment
services. By working at two levels, both directly with the community and with local health-coordination
bodies, PCV have the opportunity to achieve greater impact.
There are more than five million orphans in Ethiopia—nearly one million of whom are believed to have been
orphaned by AIDS.. The Amhara and Oromiya regions have the highest number of orphans in the country
between the ages of 0-17. The need to support and care for OVC is great in several areas in the two
regions.
PCV ORPHAN AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN OVERVIEW
PCV will facilitate linking services to OVC between the ages of 0-17 and strengthening community
institutions to provide adequate care and support of OVC. PCV and their counterparts will train local
partners in developing an appropriate response to the needs of OVC in communities. Based on the
PEPFAR indicators and the PEPFAR Ethiopia draft standards-of-services for OVC, PCV will assist
communities to address OVC needs in one or more of the following areas of support: food/nutrition,
shelter/care, protection, healthcare, psychosocial services, education and vocational training, and economic
strengthening. PCV will also work with local HIV coordinating bodies to assist in prioritizing and linking
prevention, care, and treatment efforts to further expand services to OVC and their families.
In October 2008, PC/ET will receive 30 more PEPFAR-funded PCV and 15 more more PVC funded through
appropriations. This will bring the total of PEPFAR-funded PCV to 60 and 25 appropriations-funded PCV,
for a total of 85 PCV. PC/ET pre-service training includes basic HIV/AIDS training with additional focus on
the needs of OVC and the PEPFAR standard-of-services will be a core component. Sessions on the status
of OVC in Ethiopia will be conducted to prepare the PCV to assist local communities in developing
appropriate, sustainable activities that adequately fulfill the needs of OVC. Training will be conducted by the
PC/ET training team. Information briefings on current programs working in Amhara and Oromiya regions will
be presented, and, where possible, materials for the PCV from existing programs in the region will be
shared. PC/ET will collaborate with the PEPFAR USG team to ensure that during their training, PCV receive
materials and technical expertise available through the USG PEPFAR team and various PEPFAR partners
in prevention.
Once at their sites, PCV will support OVC activities through coordination of OVC services on several fronts.
At the community level, PCV and local counterparts (CP) and/or local partners will support community-level
advocacy activities to address OVC needs and support the capacity of OVC and the caregivers' access to
life and livelihood skills. PCV will work with their CP to build the capacity of caregivers to adequately care
for OVC through strengthening the linkages with schools, healthcare providers, and other local support
institutions. They will also engage community leaders and community members in discussions about
developing a broad strategic-services plan for OVC and their families. At the caregiver level, PCV and CP
will work with caregivers and OVC to develop appropriate income-generation activities and sustainable food
Activity Narrative: -security activities. They will also help OVC access education services. PCV will assist in organizing
community events to help lessen the stigma and discrimination toward OVC and to strengthen the capacity
of communities to advocate and respond adequately to OVC needs. PCV will work with local anti-AIDS
clubs, groups for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH), and Idirs to reach OVC and their caregivers.
PCV will work with government organizations, NGO, FBO or CBO engaged in work targeting OVC and their
caregivers. They will encourage local partners and communities to develop services in at least two of the
seven areas: food/nutrition, shelter/care, protection, healthcare, psychosocial; education and vocational
training; and economic strengthening.
PCV AS LOCAL COORDINATORS
programs, PCV will work with district- and zonal-level coordinating bodies to support prevention
programming that addresses key epidemiologic priorities at a higher level. Bringing different programs
together to discuss linkages, referrals, and common goals will strengthen zonal and district efforts as a
whole in the OVC program, and will help eliminate duplication of efforts or conflicting messages, which are
confusing to beneficiaries. PCV will assist in advocating for broader adaptation of innovative approaches in
their communities, and can provide organizational development, training, and implementation support to
CBO and local government departments to design and implement appropriate programs for OVC and their
caregivers. PCV will be a key force in coordinating local efforts to work towards common goals, support
delivery of one or more of the OVC services, and build off one another's efforts.
PC/ET assumes that 42 PCV and their CP will reach 20 OVC for a total 840 OVC served. The same 42
PCV will each train ten individuals in OVC care services (e.g., psychosocial support, education, food
security, income generation), training a total of 420 individuals.
This activity contributes to overall PEPFAR efforts to support the GOE strategy for accelerated access to
HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services.
PC/ET is unique in its ability to reach people at the grassroots, community level—an area that narrows the
gap of people reached and trained in Ethiopia, as few other implementers operate where PCV live and work
In conclusion, all PCV will be tasked with bringing different programs (Prevention, OVC, HBHC, and
PCV will work either with government health office HIV/AIDS units or NGO, FBO, or CBO engaged in OVC
services. PCV will also work with PLWH associations, Idirs, and anti-AIDS clubs engaged in OVC services.
Adults and high-risk populations, including high-risk youth, are the key target populations for PCV
prevention efforts.
Continuing Activity: 16684
16684 10533.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 7505 5522.08 pc $800,000
10533 10533.07 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 5522 5522.07 pc $925,000
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Economic Strengthening $250,000
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Education $250,000
Table 3.3.13:
Management and Staffing: Peace Corps
Peace Corps HVMS Program
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS
Peace Corps Ethiopia is continuing its HVMS activities from FY08. Management and staffing funds will be
used to continue to fund the contracts of currently approved staff and other operational management costs.
Peace Corps requests one new PEPFAR-funded position, a Language and Cross-Cultural Coordinator
(LCC). This position will work with Peace Corps training staff to ensure that Volunteers' cross-cultural and
language training is comprehensive and competency-based. This training is essential to Volunteers being
able to work with host country community members to implement HIV/AIDS activities that meet local needs.
COP 08 ACTIVITY NARRATIVE
COP ID:10662
Project Title:Peace Corps Ethiopia HIV/AIDS Project
Partner:Peace Corps
Funding:$521,000; requires early funding in the amount of $175,000
Funding Agency: Peace Corps
Early Funding Narrative:
Peace Corps Ethiopia (PC/ET) is seeking early funding of $175,000 in order to hire key support positions
and the necessary equipment (computer and vehicles) to support the additional staff. During COP08 PC/ET
will be doubling the number of PCVs to 88. The added positions are Associate Peace Corps Country
Director (APCD) for Health, PCV Records Clerk, Driver/Mechanic and part-time Medical Officer. It will take
six months to recruit and train these positions. The APCD will play a crucial role in developing 45 sites for
the additional PCVs. These positions must be fully trained well in advance of the October 2008 intake. It
will also take at lease six months to procure the two additional support vehicles and computer equipment
that the Peace Corps office will need.
If the Peace Corps office does not have these positions and equipment in place before the arrival of the
additional PCVs in October 2008 it will be detrimental to the program and the safety and security of the
PCVs.
This Peace Corps Ethiopia (PC/ET) activity relates to HIV-related palliative care (10582), prevention (New),
treatment (10591), and HBHC (10582).
This is a continuation of activities from COP07.
In October 2008, PC/ET will receive 30 more EP-funded and 15 more Peace Corps-funded PCVs. This will
bring the projected total of PEPFAR (EP)-funded PCVs to 60 and Peace Corps-funded PCVs to 25,a total of
85. In 2008, all the PCVs will continue to work in Amhara and Oromiya regions and PC/ET will explore other
geographic areas for expansion of PCV placements. All PCVs receive EP funded HIV/AIDS training and
have access to PCV activities support and training (VAST) funds to support community initiated HIV/AIDS
activities.
In order to support the current number of 40 PCVs Peace Corps will need to continue to support 17
personal service contractor (PSC) positions, 1 executive secretary, 1 safety & security coordinator, 1
training manager, 1 emergency plan coordinator, 1 medical officer (USPSC), 1 medical secretary, 1 admin
assistant, 1 voucher examiner, 1 IT specialist, 1 receptionist, 1general service manager, 1 general services
assistant, 4 drivers, and 1 janitor. In order to support the additional group of PCVs, that will bring the total
to 85 , the program will need to hire 1 additional Associate Peace Corps Director (APCD) for health, 1 part-
time medical officer, 1 PCV records clerk, and 1 driver. Necessary office equipment such as furniture and
computers will be procured. Peace Corps will purchase an additional vehicle to support the 4 new staff as
well as a bus to transport the PCVs. Management and staffing funds will also be used to support technical
assistance from key Peace Corps headquarters offices to assist in program expansion and implementation,
PCV site development, and programmatic planning for future fiscal years as well as ICASS services.
This activity contributes to overall EP-funding to support the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) strategy for
accelerated access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment in Ethiopia.
PC/ET's uniqueness is reaching people at the grassroots, community level, an area that narrows the gap of
people reached and trained in Ethiopia as few other implementers operate where Volunteers live and work
over a two year period. Peace Corps has a two-pronged approach to strengthen the linkages of EP program
areas and other programs, including wrap-around activities. They are: 1) Where possible, Volunteers will
different communities and different organizations to take advantage of the Volunteers presence to promote
information exchange and sharing of best practices. They will assist in creating networks among and
between service providers and communites; and build local organiztional capacity. 2) Volunteers will work
through zonal, woreda, or town health office HIV/AIDS units to strenghten the overall coordination of
HIV/AIDS services and to strengthen the linkages between prevention, care and treatment services,
including wrap-around activities.
In conclusion, all Volunteers will be tasked with bringing different programs (Prevention, OVC, HBHC, and
PCVs will be assigned either to government Health Office, HIV/AIDS Unit or a NGO, FBO, or CBOs
engaged in work targeting Home Based Care providers or services. PCVs will also work with PLWHA
Associations, Iddirs, and Anti-AIDS Clubs engaged in Home Based Care services. PCVs will support home-
Activity Narrative: based care activities by working together with local institutions and community players by providing them
with skills around strategic planning, scaling up outreach, developing a safe methodology for home-based
care and developing a reporting system for tracking people served and sharing best practices.
Continuing Activity: 16685
16685 10662.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 7505 5522.08 pc $521,000
10662 10662.07 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 5522 5522.07 pc $555,000
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