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: 2008 2009
THIS IS AN ONGOING ACTIVITY. THE NARRATIVE IS UNCHANGED EXCEPT FOR UPDATED
REFERENCES TO TARGETS AND BUDGETS.
The only changes to the program since approval in the 2007 COP are:
+ geographic coverage has been expanded to include Coast, Nyanza, Nairobi, Central, Eastern, and Rift
Valley provinces in Kenya. KREP will work closely with the APHIA II integrated service delivery partners in
the provinces to expand microfinance services to the populations infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
+ this activity will include creating a sustainable Savings and Credit Scheme for HIV/AIDS infected and
affected persons and also provide basic business management training to clients.
1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES
This Activity is related to HBHC APHIA II Western TBD (#8931).
2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
This activity seeks to mitigate the adverse socio-economic consequences of the AIDS epidemic on infected
and affected persons by establishing a sustainable savings and credit scheme and disbursing loans to
about 650 new borrowers within the existing program area. In January 2001 with funding from USAID, K-
Rep Development Agency (K-REP) started a pilot project to provide financial services to HIV/AIDS infected
and affected persons in three districts (Kakamega, Butere-Mumias, and Busia) in Western Kenya. This was
preceded by a study which concluded that HIV/AIDS infected and affected persons lacked access to
financial services. The three-year pilot phase ended in December 2003. A follow-on expansion and
consolidation phase funded out of PEPFAR was approved in February 2005 to include Bungoma and Siaya
districts in Western Province. The project is primarily providing savings and credit services to the targeted
clients using group lending and village banking approaches. Loans are made to HIV/AIDS infected and
affected persons to start or expand existing micro and small businesses. Clients also receive training in
basic business management. Through partner organizations, clients receive other services such as
counseling, education on health issues related to AIDS.
3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA
This activity will contribute to the Kenya 5-year strategy and result in 650 new borrowers who are infected or
affected by HIV/AIDS. Supporting their income generating activities will directly improve their standard of
living and health condition. Currently the program covers five districts in western province with target groups
of people living with AIDS (PLWHAs) in the communities including Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs). This
will contribute to behavioral change, improve living standards, provide better planning and organizational
abilities for income generating activities (IGAs) productivity through the training provided to them by the
project. There will be reduced stigmatization against HIV/AIDS infected and affected persons reduced
where non-infected recognize the infected persons doing better economically and socially.
4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES
This activity is linked to other palliative care activities that will be implemented by the APHIA II Western TBD
(#8931). The linking of activities aims to address the mobilization and provision of counseling and
psychosocial support to the HIV/AIDS infected and affected and volunteers.
5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED
This activity will target people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS, they include PLWAs in the communities,
youth, commercial sex workers, who are members of financial services associations (FSA) or other
organized groups such as post test clubs or home-based care groups in each district.
6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED
By supporting income generating activities for PLWA this activity will directly improve their standard of living
and health condition, thereby prolonging their lives as well as reducing stigma and discrimination. Other
legislative issues are access to Microfinance and Micro-credit to the various groups, which will boost their
income generating activities thereby economically empowering the infected and affected families.
7. EMPHASIS AREAS
The main emphasis will be community mobilization and participation by providing savings and credit
services to the target groups that undertake IGAs. Ultimately it is anticipated that the program will improve
the living standards and develop a positive living approach of the target group. Minor emphasis will be in
training the target groups in basic business management skills.
