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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.
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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.
1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES
This activity relates to activities in Antiretroviral Therapy Program (#6973), Counseling and Testing (#6968),
Orphans and Vulnerable Children (#6982) and Abstinence and/or Be Faithful Program (#6981).
2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
Samoei Community Response (SCR) is a community-based organization that has been working with
orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the rural communities within Kericho District for the past four
years and became an Emergency Plan funded partner in FY 2005. SCR has an established grass-root
structure comprising of young and old (both men and women) and those affected by HIV/AIDS. SCR will
continue to directly care for and support 2100 OVC by ensuring that the core areas of essential services are
ensured for each child that is enrolled into their OVC program. SCR will continue to work with the people of
the community as their primary partner in ensuring that the needs of each child are taken care of. They will
also expand their program to address the psychosocial needs of the child by decentralizing the programs
addressing this need to the community level by working with various schools and churches in the area. An
emphasis in FY 2008 will also be to address issues of stigma which tend to prevent children in this
community to access care. Education and support groups for the caregivers have been started in FY 2005
to teach them about how to offer support and identify psychosocial needs of OVC and this initiative will
continue by using caregiver mentors to provide ongoing support and supervision to other SCR caregivers.
In FY 2008, training of 200 additional caregivers will be conducted to meet the substantial increase in OVC
and the individual needs of the caregivers. Furthermore in FY 2008, SCR will begin to provide legal
protection to the OVC in case of death of guardian or loss of property by developing close partnerships with
the local magistrate's office where these issues are a concern. The psycho-social needs of the older OVC
will also be an area of expansion in FY 2008 by establishing support groups that are developed by
OVC/youth that will be trained in peer counseling and support as well as HIV prevention and issues of
sexual reproductive health. All planned interventions are in full compliance with pertinent Government of
Kenya policies and guidelines which are based upon ongoing discussions with local authorities and
community leaders. In particular, the Kenya government's OVC guidelines will be followed as well as all
other pertinent guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National AIDS Control Council.
SCR will also collaborate with other relevant entities such as the Ministry of Health's Kericho District
Hospital in provision of healthcare services to the OVC and the Ministry of Education in the provision of free
primary education and bursaries for secondary school students. Their partnership with other local
community/religious based organizations will also ensure comprehensive and quality services are delivered
to the OVC without removing the OVC from the community.
3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA
SCR is a community based group that ensures that OVC will continue to gain care and support from their
original community. They work with the existing community services or government children agencies to
augment the level of community and family based support already available to the OVC. This approach is
supported by the Kenya Emergency Plan in which the needs of the OVC are identified at the community
level and subsequently cared for in by strengthening existing structures already in place to tend to the
needs of the OVC in the Belgut division of Kericho.
4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES
This activity is linked with KEMRI south Rift Valley Antiretroviral Therapy (ARV) program (#6973), and
KEMRI-South Rift Valley Counseling and Testing (CT) program (#6968). SCR will refer OVC to the well-
established pediatrics AIDS program at Kericho District Hospital that already have put over 60 children on
ART in an attempt for early diagnosis and subsequent treatment of OVC. In addition, KEMRI's program of
the South Rift Valley will provide counseling and testing to the OVC in hopes of early identification of HIV-
positive OVC. SCR will also work with Live with Hope Center(LWHC) Abstinence and Be Faithful Program
(#6981) to ensure that the OVC receive correct HIV prevention information that will reduce their vulnerability
for HIV infection. SCR will also link with LWHC OVC program in coordinating OVC programs for the wider
district.
5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED
SRC will target people affected by HIV/AIDS by focusing their training activities on caregivers to support the
OVC and providing monetary and psychosocial support to HIV- positive children and HIV/AIDS-affected
families which includes widows/widowers. Community leaders and teachers will also be targeted as SRC is
a community-based organization that relies on the community members to fully support the program's
cause for OVC. SRC will target leaders of the community as well as religious leaders to participate in their
steering committee that is comprised of community members that meets once a month to assess the needs
of OVC referred to them by schools around the area. In addition, volunteers will be targeted to add support
as the program continues to expand.
6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED
In accordance with the Emergency Plan FY 2008 approach to OVC care and support, SRC will be an
integral part of a community wrap around service that will address the needs of the whole child. Every
orphan under the auspices of SRC will be ensured that food, education, legal protection, and other psycho-
social support will be provided to the OVC either directly or indirectly through referral and linkages with
existing community or government based services.
7. EMPHASIS AREAS
A major emphasis area of focus for SRC is community mobilization/ participation. SRC will focus their
attention on increasing the involvement of community members in program planning and implementation of
the activities for OVC. A minor emphasis of SRC's efforts will be establishing and strengthening linkages of
other sectors and initiatives. SRC will be linked with schools to provide assessment of OVC and
subsequently providing partial school fees and uniforms to OVC. SRC will also focus part of their efforts on
training of caregivers and volunteers to meet the diverse needs of OVC.
needs of OVC.
