Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 3615
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Kenya Rural Enterprise Program
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,100,000

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $1,100,000

ACTIVITY UNCHANGED FROM COP 2008

SECONDARY CROSS-CUTTING BUDGET ATTRIBUTIONS

Economic Strengthening $1,100,000

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to all activities in HBHC.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

This activity seeks to mitigate the adverse socio-economic consequences of the HIV/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,

the 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.

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. The geographic coverage

has been expanded to include Coast, Nyanza, Nairobi, Central, Eastern, and Rift Valley provinces in Kenya.

K-REP 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.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAME AREAS

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 all HBHC partners.

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.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14914

Continued Associated Activity Information

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

System ID System ID

14914 5080.08 U.S. Agency for Kenya Rural 6972 3615.08 FAHIDA $1,100,000

International Enterprise

Development Program

6972 5080.07 U.S. Agency for Kenya Rural 4253 3615.07 FAHIDA $650,000

International Enterprise

Development Program

5080 5080.06 U.S. Agency for Kenya Rural 3615 3615.06 FAHIDA $100,000

International Enterprise

Development Program

Emphasis Areas

Health-related Wraparound Programs

* Family Planning

* Safe Motherhood

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 $1,100,000

Education

Water

Table 3.3.08:

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $1,100,000
Economic Strengthening $1,100,000