Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Details for Mechanism ID: 11047
Country/Region: Ghana
Year: 2012
Main Partner: U.S. Peace Corps
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Other USG Agency
Funding Agency: enumerations.Peace Corps
Total Funding: $106,800

Peace Corps will support activities that integrate HIV and AIDS interventions into its program sectors (that is, Education, Health, Water and Sanitation and Natural Resource Managment). All Peace Corps Trainees and their Counterparts will receive HIV/AIDS technical training during Pre-Service Training. The training will deepen participants understanding of the epidemiology and drivers of the Ghana HIV/AIDS epidemic and build their capacity to design and implement results-oriented, community-initiated HIV/AIDS projects. Such interventions will support improved access to HIV-related health services, including Counseling and Testing, STI management; other areas of focus will be abstinence, increased condom use, partner reduction and improved acceptance of PLHIV. Most- At-Risk-Populations will also be targeted as part of the general population programs.

Peace Corps supports its volunteers and their counterparts implementation of HIV/AIDS activities through the administration of Project Assistance Grants. To promote local ownership and sustainability, a community contribution of at least 25% of the total project cost is required.

Peace Corps' Volunteer-run HIV committee will play a critical role in providing ideas, enthusiasm, and technical support for PCVs, empowering them to engage their communities in HIV activities.

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $30,000

Peace Corps will build the capacity of its 186 volunteers and their community counterparts to promote community-based health care and support activities for persons living with HIV. They will design and implement care programs for HIV infected persons and their caretakers. Peace Corps will promote the use of evidence-based programs to respond to community needs for a variety of services to mitigate the effects of HIV, improve health outcomes for HIV positives, improve household nutrional status and optimize the quality of life of adults and children living with and affected by HIV. With FY12 funds, selected support groups will be provided with psychological and social support, including individual and group counseling, peer support, income-generating activities and postive living training. Peace Corps will administer a Project Assistance Grants to support PCVs and their counterparts' implementation of these care and support interventions. To leverage USG investments, Peace Corps will incorporate some of the training resouces (developed by USAID implementing partners) into its training and project activities.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $76,800

Peace Corps will build the capacity of its 186 volunteers and their community counterparts to promote and implement prevention OP activities, including life skills and leadership training through community-initiated outreach activities. They will work to design and implement context-appropriate prevention interventions addressing the key drivers of the epidemic, including sexual and behavioral risk, vertical transmission from mother to child and harmful gender/cultural norms. Peace Corps will promote behavior change through the use of evidence-based programs and integration of efforts of other USG agencies and implementing partners. Programs typically include a cross-cutting focus on reduction of stigma and discrimination. Peace Corps will administer a Project Assistance Grants to support PCVs and their counterparts' implementation of these prevention OP interventions. To leverage USG investments, Peace Corps will incorporate some of the training resources (developed by USAID implementing partners) into its training and project activities. Peace Corps will also partner with local civil society and/or USAID implementing partners working in some of the high prevalence sites in Ghana.Peace Corps will engage community members (residing at PCVs sites) to participate in a national-level HIV artwork contest that will be used to produce the 2013 PEPFAR Calendar for Ghana. Theme for the contest is yet to be determined.

Peace Corps will build the capacity of its 186 volunteers and their community counterparts to promote and implement prevention AB activities, including life skills and leadership training through community-initiated outreach activities. Both volunteers and counterparts will work to design and implement context-appropriate prevention interventions addressing the key drivers of the epidemic, including the reduction of mutiple concurrent partners and related community and social norms that impact these behaviors. Peace Corps will administer a Project Assistance Grants to support PCVs and their counterparts' implementation of these prevention AB interventions. To leverage USG investments, Peace Corps will incorporate some of the training resources (developed by USAID implementing partners) into its training and project activities. Peace Corps will also partner with local civil society and/or USAID implementing partners working in some of the high prevalence sites in Ghana.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $106,400
Economic Strengthening $16,000
Education $31,900
Food and Nutrition: Commodities $5,300
Gender: Reducing Violence and Coercion $10,600
Human Resources for Health $42,600
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS activities and services
Increasing women's access to income and productive resources
Increasing women's legal rights and protection
enumerations.Malaria (PMI)
Mobile Populations
Safe Motherhood
Family Planning