Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 341
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Population Reference Bureau
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $400,000

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $50,000

ACTIVITY UNCHANGED FROM COP 2008

SECONDARY CROSS-CUTTING BUDGET ATTRIBUTIONS

This activity supports key cross-cutting attributions in human capacity development through training of GOK

and USG partner personnel in HMIS, M&E and Surveillance both at national and regional level.

COP 2008

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES.

This activity is related to Strategic Information activities of the University of North Carolina/APHIA II

Evaluation, NASCOP, and USAID/TBD.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:

This activity has several components: (1) In 2006-2007, through USAID/W core funds, PRB assisted

NCAPD in creating a stakeholder task force devoted to PHE linkages and in conducting an assessment of

current policies and programs that focus on PHE initiatives. PRB proposes conducting a one-week

workshop with NCAPD, NEMA, the MOH and other partners on Communicating Environmental Research to

Policymakers: Exploring Population, Health and Environment Linkages. The objective of the workshop will

be to train stakeholders to maximize policymakers' and planners' use of project and research results that

illustrate the interaction of population, health and environment variables. The workshop will be designed for

researchers, program managers, and others responsible for formulating and implementing environmental

programs. Participants will develop a policy-level communication strategy and action plan; design a media

strategy; and develop short policy documents and presentations, among other outputs. 20 policy makers

and planners from GOK and USG partners will be trained.

In the second component of this activity, PRB will tailor its successful policy communication and data use

training program to focus on HIV/AIDS. This will build capacity of population and health professionals in

RH/HIV/AIDS policy communication and data use skills. This will be achieved through conducting 2 - two-

week workshops hosted by NCAPD (and partner PSRI staff) each for 15-25 population and health

professionals from the public and private sectors. The training is designed to help participants increase the

use of research and survey findings for the improvement of policies and programs in HIV/AIDS.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

This activity builds on the FY 2006 activities that support the national M&E systems as well as contributing

to the Emergency Plan's efforts to build local capacity in M&E. The activity will strengthen the capacity of 20

local organizations in strategic information in addition to supporting the training of 50 population and health

professionals in data use for policy formulation and program management.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

This first component of the activity is related to the strategic information activity to be carried out by

University of North Carolina/APHIA II Evaluation, where APHIA II Evaluation will be supporting NACC in

rolling out COBPAR system for community level reporting. It is also related to the strategic information to be

carried out by NASCOP, where NASCOP will be rolling out Form 726, Form 727 and program specific client

registers for data collection and reporting at health facilities. It is also related to USAID/TBD, that will

attempt to harmonize mortality estimates methodologies and SAVVY systems in 5 DSS sites in Kenya.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

This activity targets senior host government planning and policy formulation workers, and strategic

information point persons working for USG and implementing partners.

6. EMPHASIS AREAS

The major emphasis is strategic information (M&E, HMIS, Survey/Surveillance, Reporting), while the minors

include human capacity building and local organization capacity building.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 16824

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

16824 16824.08 U.S. Agency for Population 6993 341.08 BRIDGE Project $150,000

International Reference Bureau

Development

Emphasis Areas

Health-related Wraparound Programs

* Child Survival Activities

* Family Planning

* Malaria (PMI)

* Safe Motherhood

* TB

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $50,000

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.17:

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $350,000

ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS FROM COP 2008:

+ The partner will help in providing policy briefs and dissemination of the Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey

(KAIS).

+ The partner will also help in providing policy briefs for DHS 2009

COP 2008

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity is linked to other Policy Analysis and System Strengthening activities, Strategic Information

activities as well as all APHIA II activities.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

This activity will support the systematic documentation of best practices and lessons learned from

Emergency Plan initiatives. It will develop protocols for disseminating and sharing knowledge among

different actors, implementers and stakeholders. Regular knowledge sharing workshops will be supported

which will also serve as vehicles for coordination and cooperation. Assistance to develop and use various

types of information technology will be provided. This activity will support the development and maintenance

of list serves and websites.

3. CONTRIBUTION TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

This activity will bolster sustainability by fostering coordination and cooperation through sharing of

knowledge and best-practices among Emergency Plan partners.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

This activity is linked to other Policy Analysis and System Strengthening activities, Strategic Information

activities as well as all APHIA II activities

5. EMPHASIS AREA

This activity will support knowledge-sharing among Emergency Plan projects to more effectively

disseminate operating policies and best practices in systems strengthening.

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

Table 3.3.18:

Subpartners Total: $0
National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development: NA
Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $50,000
Human Resources for Health $50,000