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.
Developing a set of National Standards is a first step in establishing quality services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and families at risk. The Standards establish minimum expectations of what activities and services must be provided for children to create a secure environment in which children and families can live. This activity link to the Partnership Framework as IBESR, a governmental institution (Institute of Social Welfare) under the Ministry of Social Affairs, is leading the process on quality standards with technical assistance from HCI/URC. The geographic coverage is nationwide since those standards will be applied through implementing partners. The implementing mechanisms strategy is to maintain an ongoing community of QI through a collaborative approach and by identifying best practices to operationalize standards at the point of service delivery. The implementing mechanism will gather evidence to demonstrate that applying standards improves quality of services, in addition to improving childrens outcomes, client satisfaction, performance of service providers and efficiency and effectiveness of programs. The implementing mechanisms strategy is to continue to increase capacity for quality improvement amongst ministry and other stakeholders. Particularly work towards a focus on local government and communities. This should facilitate transitioning over time and ensure sustainability of the project.The implementing mechanism is developing additional QI tools to be used at the point of service delivery. This should facilitate monitoring and evaluation of activities. Besides , it will facilitate training workshops on quality improvement principles and building skills to document quality improvement efforts.
Developing a set of National Standards is a first step in establishing quality services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and families at risk. The Standards establish minimum expectations of what activities and services must be provided for children to create a secure environment in which children and families can live. This activity links to the Partnership Framework as IBESR, a governmental institution (Institute of Social Welfare) under the Ministry of Social Affairs, is leading the process on quality standards with technical assistance from HCI/URC.
The geographic coverage is nationwide since those standards will be applied through implementing partners. The target population is Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC).The implementing mechanisms strategy is to maintain an ongoing community of QI through a collaborative approach and by identifying best practices to operationalize standards at the point of service delivery. The implementing mechanism will gather evidence to demonstrate that applying standards improves quality of services, in addition to improving childrens outcomes, client satisfaction, performance of service providers and efficiency and effectiveness of programs.
The implementing mechanisms strategy is to continue to increase capacity for quality improvement amongst ministry and other stakeholders. Particularly work towards a focus on local government and communities. This should facilitate transitioning over time and ensure sustainability of the project. HCI URC has been able to engage Ministry of Social Affairs in assuming a leadership role in the process of quality standards for OVC which is a success. Because activities under the CHAMP project has stopped , HCI URC needs to extend their work plan to work with new partners in order to achieved the planned goals.
