Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008

Details for Mechanism ID: 4617
Country/Region: Guyana
Year: 2007
Main Partner: Public Health Institute
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $270,000

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $100,000

USAID will support a Global Health Fellow that is seconded to the Ministry of Health to support the adolescent health and wellness program which is now being integrated into the division of Maternal and Child Health. The Fellow will be focusing a great deal of her time on facilitating the expansion of youth-friendly health services and health club programs that emphasize AB education, counseling, and inter-personal communication sessions.

All program targets represent the output from the programs that the Fellow technically oversees and are funded directly by USAID/PEPFAR.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $20,000

USAID will support a Global Health Fellow that is seconded to the Ministry of Health to support the adolescent health and wellness program which is now being integrated into the division of Maternal and Child Health. The Fellow will be focusing a great deal of her time on facilitating the expansion of youth-friendly health services that offer HIV prevention services, general health education, counseling, and support for young adults over the age of 14.

Targets

Target Target Value Not Applicable Number of targeted condom service outlets  Number of individuals reached through community outreach that 2,250  promotes HIV/AIDS prevention through other behavior change beyond abstinence and/or being faithful Number of individuals trained to promote HIV/AIDS prevention 30  through other behavior change beyond abstinence and/or being faithful

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Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $150,000

USAID will fund a Global Health Fellow who will serve as the Strategic Information Officer with prime responsibility to fulfill requirements for strategic information under PEPFAR and USAID to track performance over time, and to provide direct technical assistance to build local SI capacity. The fellow will develop technical assistance needs and implementation requirements for surveys, studies, surveillance, and M&E for USAID; PEPFAR; the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria; the Ministry of Health; and NGOs/FBOs. S/he will also coordinate implementation activities among field support, institutional contractors, and Government of Guyana partners in technical assistance and program support for all strategic information activities.

Targets

Target Target Value Not Applicable Number of local organizations provided with technical assistance for  strategic information activities Number of individuals trained in strategic information (includes  M&E, surveillance, and/or HMIS)

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