Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 10302
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2009
Main Partner: University Research Corporation, LLC
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $125,000

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $125,000

1. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION & EMPHASIS AREAS

This activity will support the Development and Implementation of Service Delivery Standards for EP

supported OVC programs in Kenya. In FY2008, Kenya embarked on Phase 1 of this activity and supported

the sensitization and training of children officers on service standards and quality improvements for OVC.

Trainer of Trainers (ToTs) identified through these trainings then conducted sensitization activities involving

key stakeholders at the provincial and district levels. In FY2008, a TWG was identified to work on

developing national standards building on consensus building processes conducted in FY2007 and FY2008

at both national and regional levels. In Fy2009, this activity will support Phase 2 of this process by

providing technical support to GoK and the TWG in developing a framework and process for standards

development taking into account feedback from the provinces. The activity will support the drafting of the

standards, vetting and refining of standards as well as support a process for the finalization of these

standards. The second phase will also involve communicating standards to those who will need to

implement them, developing the communication strategy, developing a work plan and communication

strategy for informing service providers, families and children about the standards. The activity will also

focus on building knowledge of and competency for the standards at the level of the service providers.

Strategies include tailored versions of standards to inform partner, volunteers and children of what they can

expect; development of job aids to assist service providers to meet the standards and

dissemination/sensitization workshop for local partners about standards. The Third Phase will focus on

Quality Improvement through the building learning communities to develop best practices for monitoring and

improving the quality of OVC programs. The activity will also develop the measures of quality to facilitate

measuring the quality of OVC programs, including which indicators will be collected. Tools for assessing the

quality of OVC programs will also be developed and field tested. Learning communities will be established

and strategies for enhancing Quality Improvement capacity among service providers and their support

systems will be identified. The emphasis areas are Strategic Information (M&E, HMIS, Survey/Surveillance,

Reporting).

2. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

This activity will support the Development and Implementation of Service Delivery Standards for EP

supported OVC programs in Kenya

3. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

This activity will link to APHIA II programs in the country (#9029, #9041, #9048, #9053, #9056, #9067,

#9071, #9073) which are specifically targeting orphans and vulnerable children.

4. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

This activity specifically targets orphans and vulnerable children as well as build the capacity of EP partners

in designing and implementing quality programs for OVC.

5. SECONDARY CROSS-CUTTING BUDGET ATTRIBUTIONS

This activity will contribute $6,250 towards support to education activities for OVC as well as attribute

$3,750 towards economic strengthening of households for OVC and additional $1,250 for support to safe

hygiene practices for OVC and their households.

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Addressing male norms and behaviors

* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs

* Increasing women's access to income and productive resources

* Increasing women's legal rights

* Reducing violence and coercion

Health-related Wraparound Programs

* Child Survival Activities

* Malaria (PMI)

* TB

Human Capacity Development

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Economic Strengthening $3,750

Education

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Education $6,250

Water

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Water $1,250

Table 3.3.13:

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $11,250
Economic Strengthening $3,750
Education $6,250
Water $1,250