Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 7448
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2008
Main Partner: Management Sciences for Health
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $2,050,000

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $800,000

THIS IS A NEW ACTIVITY.

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity is related to the USAID new activities on leadership and management and mapping of

HIV/AIDS service delivery points and all APHIA activities.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

This activity will strengthen the leadership and management capacity of networks (for example, the Inter

Religious Council of Kenya which brings together 7 different religious networks) that support the effective

and efficient delivery of HIV/AIDS services. Using existing diagnostic tools such as the Management and

Organizational Sustainability Tool (MOST) for networks, MSH will identify priority management systems

strengthening needs. MOST for networks is a participatory management diagnostic process that enables

managers to develop a management capacity profile for their organization and network and a prioritized

action plan for improvement. Through the MOST process, these networks will assess the current status of

their management systems, identify feasible changes that will make their network more efficient and

effective, develop specific plans to implement the changes and generate staff buy-in needed to support

management systems improvements. This activity will provide on-going technical assistance to support

these management systems improvements. This activity will also develop and implement a grant-making

mechanism to support the networks in financing their management improvement initiatives. The objective

is to rapidly distribute funds to implement management improvement initiatives that support the effective

and efficient delivery of HIV/AIDS services using a network of service delivery points. This funding

mechanism will provide 6-12 months grants for urgent and bridging activities to develop and implement

management systems of networks. Groups seeking funding will submit a letter describing the concept and

an application via email or fax, reducing delays and application-related costs. The concept letter will include

an assessment of the current status of network processes, a determination of feasible changes that will

make the network more effective, a description of the plans to implement the changes including a

memorandum of understanding among network members. Because the identification of the initiative will

require leadership and the use of leadership and management tools, for COP'08, the rapid grant

mechanism will only be available to organizations in the four provinces that are included in the management

and leadership program.

3. CONTRIBUTION TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

This activity will improve sustainability by strengthening the management systems of government

organizations and indigenous organizations providing HIV/AIDS services.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

This activity is related to the USAID new activities on leadership and management and mapping of

HIV/AIDS service delivery points and all APHIA activities.

5. EMPHASIS AREA

This activity will provide grants to initiatives that strengthen the management of HIV/AIDS networks at sub-

national levels.

6. TARGETS

Number of local organizations provided with technical assistance for HIV-related policy development (N/A)

Number of local organizations provided with technical assistance for HIV-related institutional capacity

building- 21

Number of individuals trained in HIV-related policy development (N/A)

Number of individuals trained in HIV-related institutional capacity building- 63

Number of individuals trained in HIV-related stigma and discrimination reduction (N/A)

Number of individuals trained in HIV-related community mobilization for prevention, care and/or treatment

(N/A)

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $1,250,000

THIS IS A NEW ACTIVITY.

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity is linked to USAID's new activity on network management grants and the CDC's new activity on

a fellowship program.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Resources for HIV/AIDS from internal and external sources have been increasing even as funding gaps are

continually identified. This activity will support the development of leadership and management capacities of

Emergency Plan partners for making the best use of existing resources and for mobilizing new resources. It

will develop the skills and competencies of managers to lead, to find solutions to challenges and achieve

results. The primary goal is to increase the sustainability of Emergency Plan interventions by developing

strong leadership. Toward this end, two types of leadership development programs will be implemented. i)

The Senior Development Leadership Program will target senior leaders of NGOs and the public sector at

the province level. The program will be implemented within a 6-month period. It will adopt the training

approach of the program for national-level leaders by the Executive Leadership Initiative (ELI), a public-

private partnership between The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the MSH, the East, Central, and

Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), and the Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA). Under

COP'08, the leadership program will be conducted for two groups, each working in two provinces for a total

of 4 provinces. Participants from each province will include two senior officers of the provincial health office,

two senior managers of the APHIA II project, at most two new senior staff hired to replace staff that

transferred to USG partner organizations and a senior leader each from at most four other major partners

operating in the province including faith-based and private organizations. The implementation of the

leadership program will consist of inter-province leadership dialogues, province-specific leaders' workshops,

coaching and follow-up support. The inter-province leadership dialogues will impart proven leading and

managing practices aimed at enhancing the skills of senior leaders to effectively use resources, mobilize

resources, build partnerships, and utilize systematic approaches to decision making for improved HIV/AIDS

program results. They will also provide the opportunity for collaborative learning and problem solving among

participating provinces. Between each inter-province dialogue, two provincial leaders' workshops will take

place, about 6 weeks apart, during which the senior leaders will work with their implementation teams on

validating and further elaborating the leadership and management development efforts initiated during the

dialogues. Additionally, if the provincial teams consider it helpful, coaching will be provided through MSH's

LeaderNet website, email, fax, CD-ROM, phone and face-to-face meetings. ii) Front-line Leadership

Development Program will be geared to public and NGO managers at the district and community levels

targeting those providing a network of services. The leadership program will be implemented within a 6-

month time period. This activity will provide technical assistance to the MOH to train provincial level

facilitators in the four provinces identified in activity Senior Development Leadership Program described

above. The TOT will be conducted in order to roll out the program to the districts. The facilitators will be

trained to teach modules on leadership and to guide weekly sessions with their district management teams.

3. CONTRIBUTION TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA This activity improves sustainability of HIV/AIDS

programs through skilled management and inspired leadership of Emergency Plan partners.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES This activity is linked to USAID's new activity on network management

grants and the CDC's new activity on a fellowship program.

5. EMPHASIS AREA

This activity will build leadership and management capacities of government organizations and indigenous

organizations providing HIV/AIDS services.

6. TARGETS

Number of local organizations provided with technical assistance for HIV-related policy development (N/A)

Number of local organizations provided with technical assistance for HIV-related institutional capacity

building - 64

Number of individuals trained in HIV-related policy development (N/A)

Number of individuals trained in HIV-related institutional capacity building- 432

Number of individuals trained in HIV-related stigma and discrimination reduction (N/A)

Number of individuals trained in HIV-related community mobilization for prevention, care and/or treatment

(N/A)

Subpartners Total: $0
Eastern And Southern Management Institute: NA
Adventist Development and Relief Agency: NA