Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 4203
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2007
Main Partner: American Federation of Teachers
Main Partner Program: Educational Foundation
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $0

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES This activity relates to activities in Condoms and Other Prevention (#6842), (#8780), Policy Analysis and System Strengthening (#6841), and other Abstinence and Be Faithful Programs (#8701), (#6858).

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION This program will be implemented by the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) as a sub-grantee of the American Federation of Teachers Education Foundation (AFT-EF) with an emphasis on the introduction to and training on the "Education Sector Policy for HIV and AIDS." KNUT, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Education, will carry out specific activities targeting teachers and students with information on Abstinence and Being Faithful. At school level the activities will include training to include abstinence, delay of sexual activities among the pupils and encouraging fidelity especially among the teachers.

This activity will be implemented in 50 schools in the 18 districts where AFT/KNUT has been working. The activity will train about 1,000 teachers on abstinence and being faithful who will in turn reach out to about 25,000 pupils (500 per school) with prevention messages. In addition, culturally and age appropriate information, education and communication materials for both teachers and pupils will be developed and disseminated.

Through increased awareness of HIV prevention, including fidelity and faithfulness within marriage and increased access to AIDS prevention services such as voluntary counseling and testing, AFT-EF and KNUT will reduce HIV risk in part of the 240,000-strong teaching workforce of Kenya. This is one of the activities that contribute to the sensitization of teachers about HIV/AIDS through a collaborating union. It is also a component of the comprehensive AIDS programming being developed by the FHI Transport Corridor Initiative along the major transport route running across Kenya.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA This activity contributes to the increased use of schools to target teachers and students with AB messages. This program will have a component of in-service training of teachers who will in turn reach the students and the communities through outreach programmes. The program will also involve the production and dissemination of the relevant information, education and communication materials for use by both teachers and students. The activities will reduce incidences of new infections among the teachers and the students and also reduce stigma and discrimination against HIV+ individuals.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES This activity also links with activities in policy and systems strengthening and also condoms and other prevention to be carried out by American Federation of Teachers-Educational Foundation (#6842). KNUT will work in some towns along the transit corridor where FHI-TCI (#8780) and (#8701) is working with in-should youth. CfBT will target teachers in some of the schools where KNUT has already sensitized them in AB activities (#6858). AFT-EF and KNUT will strengthen inter-organizational linkages with the Ministry of Education, Teachers Service Commission, National AIDS Control Council, UNICEF and NGOs such as Kenya Network of Positive Teachers (KENEPOTE) to coordinate prevention, care and treatment programs. KNUT will work with HIV+ teachers to advocate for their rights as union members.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED The primary target population is teachers, AIDS-affected families and people living with AIDS. The program will also target policy makers and some institutions within the host government especially the Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission who are responsible for teacher employment.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED This is a twinning activity between two teacher unions: American Federation of Teachers Education Foundation and the Kenya National Union of Teachers. The key issue addressed will be the implementation of the government's policy on HIV in the education sector. The program will also help in reducing stigma and discrimination against HIV+ individuals.

7. EMPHASIS AREAS The major emphasis area is training and sensitization. Minor emphasis areas include development of network /linkages/referral systems, workplace programs and policy and guidelines.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $0

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES This activity relates to activities in Abstinence and Being Faithful Programs (#9007), (#6858), (#8701), Counseling and Testing (#8778), (#8781), (#8782), (#8976) (#8760), (#8766), (#8777) Condoms and Other Prevention Activities (#8780), Other/Policy Analysis and Systems Strengthening (#6841), (#7040), HIV/AIDS Treatment: ARV Services (#8792), (#8813), (#8765), (#8805), (#8774), (#8826), (#8797), and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (#9041), (#9048), (#9056), (#9067), (#9029), (#9071), (#9073).

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Educational Foundation, in cooperation with the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), will continue implementing their existing activities which include: (1) increasing the capacity of KNUT national and district offices to deliver and support HIV/AIDS policy information, prevention education, counseling and referral services to schools and teachers; (2) supporting and expanding school-based peer education, counseling and referral for 5000 teachers serving 182,000 pupils in 350 Kenyan communities; (3) strengthening linkages between 550 schools and community VCT, care and treatment centers to improve access for teachers and pupils; (4) expanding and intensifying awareness education and advocacy for improved HIV/AIDS school-workplace policies in 550 schools and 71 KNUT district offices; and; (5) intensifying labor-management negotiations to improve terms and conditions of employment and provision of care and treatment services for teachers living with AIDS. Through increased awareness of HIV/AIDS preventive behaviors, including condom promotion among those at risk and fidelity and faithfulness within marriage, and increased access to AIDS prevention services such as voluntary counseling and testing, AFT-EF and KNUT will reduce HIV risk in part of the 240,000-strong teaching workforce of Kenya. This is one of the activities that contribute to the sensitization of teachers about HIV/AIDS through a collaborating union. It is also a component of the comprehensive HIV/AIDS programming being developed along the major transport route running across Kenya. The activity will train 5,500 teachers and reach 208,000 pupils and community members with prevention messages as well as help to establish 20 condom outlets.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA This project will contribute to the Kenya Five-Year Strategy that focuses on HIV prevention targeting high-risk groups. Results from this project will contribute to number HIV infections averted.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES This activity also links with activities in Policy and Systems Strengthening to be carried out by American Federation of Teachers-Educational Foundation (#6841). AFT works closely with Kenya National Union of Teachers to implement the AIDS policy for the education sector. CfBT will target teachers in some of the schools where KNUT has already sensitized them. AFT-EF and Kenya National Union of Teachers will strengthen inter-organizational linkages with the Ministry of Education, Teachers Service Commission, National AIDS Control Council, UNICEF and NGOs such as Kenya Network of Positive Teachers (KENEPOTE) to coordinate prevention, care and treatment programs. They will also link up with APHIA II programs working in OVC support.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED The primary target population is teachers, HIV/AIDS affected families and people living with AIDS, particularly teachers.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED This is a twinning activity between two teacher unions: American and Kenyan. Increasing awareness of the severity and pervasiveness of stigma and discrimination against HIV-positive teachers has prompted the project team to rapidly scale up awareness education for teachers and KNUT district leaders, head teachers and District Education Officers using the Ministry of Education HIV/AIDS policy for the education sector. To further combat stigma and discrimination in schools, AFT-EF/KNUT will continue a model "safe school" program that recognizes schools with strong AIDS policies and outstanding teacher and student AIDS education and anti-stigma programs. They will also work with KENEPOTE, a dynamic organization of 3,000 HIV+ teachers in Kenya.

7. EMPHASIS AREAS The major emphasis area is training. Minor emphasis areas include linkages with other sectors, initiatives, policy and guidelines.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $0

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES This activity relates to activities in Condoms and Other Prevention (#6842 and #8780), and Abstinence/Be Faithful projects (#9007 and #6858).

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION This activity by American Federation of Teachers - Educational Foundation (AFT-EF) and Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) will result in (1) the development and dissemination of comprehensive HIV/AIDS school/workplace policies and strategies in the education sector, and (2) reduction of stigma and discrimination against HIV/AIDS among professional educators. The activity will strengthen inter-organizational linkages with the Ministry of Education (MOE), Teachers Service Commission (TSC), National AIDS Control Council (NACC), UNICEF, USAID and NGOs to coordinate teachers' AIDS programs.

In addition, AFT-EF will inform and provide greater access to the MOE HIV/AIDS policy for 300 schools/teacher training colleges and provide policy education to 300 head teachers, 13,000 teachers and 11 district education officers. On a national level, AFT-EF and KNUT will link with the Kenya Network of Positive Teachers (KENEPOTE) to address stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. The program promotes and supports teacher-driven HIV/AIDS school interventions, including anti-stigma and orphan programs. In collaboration with TSC and MOE, AFT-EF and KNUT will address the issue of teacher-student relationships and gender dominance.

At the national level, KNUT will continue negotiations with the MOE and TSC to implement specific deployment transfer and leave policies and programs for teachers living with HIV/AIDS.

3. CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL PROGRAM AREA This activity will not only contribute to raising awareness among the teaching population in Kenya, but also to strengthening human capacity development within the education sector and KNUT as a whole. It will help establish an enabling environment in which to implement the education sector policy for HIV and AIDS.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES This activity will link with the Prevention and Treatment Access program implemented by AFT and KNUT, in collaboration with the MOE, Ministry of Health, Centre for British Teachers and Kenya Network of Positive Teachers. AFT and KNUT work closely with Centre for British Teachers. KNUT sensitizes the teachers on HIV/AIDS before CfBT provides the in-service training program for teachers and students. KNUT also strongly supports KENEPOTE in their advocacy activities.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED This activity targets host country government workers particularly teachers, KNUT and Ministry of Education Staff.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED This is a twinning activity between two teachers unions. They will address the problem of stigma and discrimination among the teachers and address issues based on the Education Sector Policy on HIV and AIDS. As this is a work place project entirely, it qualifies as an education wrap-around.

7. EMPHASIS AREAS The major emphasis area is training. Minor emphasis areas include local organizational capacity development, policy and guidelines and linkages with other sectors and initiatives.

Subpartners Total: $340,000
Kenya National Union of Teachers: $340,000