Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 3826
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Salesian Missions
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: FBO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $133,300

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $133,300

ACTIVITY UNCHANGED FROM COP 2008

SECONDARY CROSS-CUTTING BUDGET ATTRIBUTIONS

This activity will support life skills training and HIV prevention education through a curriculum emphasizing

life skills and HIV prevention in schools and Salesian centers.

COP 2008

• In order to complement the rest of the USAID Kenya HIV and AIDS program, Salesian Missions will

collaborate closely with the APHIA II partners in the provinces in which they are working, i.e. Central,

Nairobi, Eastern and North Eastern. This will strengthen the country program and help to avoid duplication

of services to the same populations in the same geographic areas but instead fill in any gaps. This activity is

continuing in FY08 without new funding.

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to activities in the Abstinence and Be Faithful program areas.

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

In FY 2009, the "Life Choices Program" will provide AB messages to 10,000 individuals. Out of the 10,000

youth reached, 4,000 will be reached with abstinence only messages. The target population is youth 10 to

19 years of age at over 13 Salesian sites in Central, Nairobi, Eastern, and North Eastern provinces. The

majority of Salesian Missions' (SM) work will be in the urban environments such as Embu, Kakuma, Korr,

Makuyu, Nairobi (Boys Town, Kibera, Mlolongo, Upper Hill, and Utume) where HIV/AIDS prevalence in

Kenya is 7.4% nationwide. The trainers will reach directly close to 10,000 youth in-school and out-of-school

via the Life Choices Curriculum. Approximately 180 peer educators will be trained and are expected to

reach 1.000 youth. Three trainers will target OVC in the Salesian centers and satellites. The involvement of

parents, teachers, will support and reinforce the behavior change messages advocated by the trainers and

peer educators.1,500 parents will be reached by the trainers. BCC messages will provide additional

reinforcement and reach approximately 5,000 youth.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

Salesian Missions is supporting the USG's objective of promoting HIV prevention efforts in Kenya through

peer education, outreach for in- and out-of-school youth including street children and OVC in Salesian

centers. The main objective is to provide youth with knowledge and skills to enable them to develop a

lifestyle of abstinence and faithfulness.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

Salesian Missions will contribute substantially to Kenya's 5-Year Strategy by encouraging youth to be tested

for HIV if they have been exposed to the virus or STIs. The health-seeking behavior message will be

delivered to every youth 15 years of age or older. Strong links will be established to the local VCT centers

and all peer educators will be encouraged to go through VCT. The health-seeking behavior message will

increase the utilization of the local VCT centers by youth and will reduce the stigma associated with VCT

centers.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

The AB activities target youth (10 to 19 years of age), especially girls and young women since they are at

greater risk than the boys and young men. The Salesians work very closely with OVC and street children,

which are high-risk populations. For FY 2008, approximately 370 OVC youth will be reached with AB and

health-seeking behavior messages.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED

Key legislative issues will be addressed during the training. The educational and advocacy messages of the

program include gender equality, trans-generational sex, male norms, stigma and discrimination and

reducing sexual violence and coercion. These messages will be reinforced by the BCC campaign.

7. EMPHASIS AREAS

The Salesian Missions activities place an emphasis on information, education and communication with

minor emphases on training, community mobilization / participation, development of linkages, quality

assurance, strategic information, education and communication.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 15002

Continued Associated Activity Information

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

System ID System ID

15002 5762.08 U.S. Agency for Salesian Mission 7001 3826.08 $0

International

Development

7033 5762.07 U.S. Agency for Salesian Mission 4281 3826.07 $56,599

International

Development

5762 5762.06 U.S. Agency for Salesian Mission 3826 3826.06 $621,140

International

Development

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