Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011

Details for Mechanism ID: 12051
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2011
Main Partner: Not Available
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

Goals and Objectives:

2007 KAIS data indicates that the overall prevalence of HIV among the youth ages 1524 is 3.8%, with young women contracting HIV at a much higher rate than young men. By 24 years old, women are 5.2 times more likely to be infected than men of the same age (12% versus 2.6%). This intervention will support development and quality improvement on USAID Kenya's youth program. The objectives of which are (a) Support interventions that provide evidence of impact of youth prevention programs.; (b) define best practices for replicable in and out of school youth prevention programs that are linked to care and treatment; (c) coordinate mapping of youth activities by USG-funded partners to build synergy, provide adequate service coverage, and avoid duplication of efforts.

The intervention will focus on the following result areas:

Result 1: Strengthen programs and bring to scale with efficient combination prevention interventions that include theory driven; evidence-based behavioral, bio-medical, and structural interventions

Result 2: Use current epidemiological data to guide targeting and programming

Result 3: Support implementation, coordination, and monitoring of Kenya National AIDS Strategic Plan 2009-2013 KNASP-III

How does this link to Partnership Framework Goals:

The Partnership Framework focuses on supporting evidence-based approaches promoting abstinence among youth as well as partner reduction and correct and consistent condom use. Proven behavioral interventions target the sources of new infections and most at risk groups. Policies are established or strengthened to support effective HIV responses and mitigate societal norms or cultural practices that impede programming.

The intervention for the Youth HIV Combined Prevention Program is in sync with the Partnership Framework as it will provide evidence of the youth prevention interventions and recommendations for implementation to achieve high impact in terms of reducing new infections, providing linkages and increased involvement for youth living positively with care and treatment.

Geographic coverage and target populations:

This will be a national intervention targeting youth in and out of school and participants in youth development, mentoring and parental programs. The intervention will look at mass media interventions that deliver prevention messages through radio and other media. It will target 16,200 primary school teachers, 4,500 secondary school teachers, and 50,000 youth in tertiary institutions.

Cross-cutting programs and key issues:

The key approaches in the intervention include but not limited to the following:

1. Mass media interventions that deliver age-relevant sexual health and HIV prevention information and are designed to challenge norms which inhibit risk reduction behaviors.

2. Health interventions that train service providers and make clinics more 'youth friendly' with activities in the community and involvement of other sectors e.g. education.

3. Long term involvement of youth in programs to develop a pipeline of leadership for social innovation and provide mechanisms for successful BCC for young people and adults at high risk.

4. Target periods of transition like school holidays and transition to higher levels of school.

IM strategy to become more cost-efficient over time (e.g. coordinated service delivery, PPP, lower marginal costs, etc)

The outcome from this intervention will assist USG and GOK to prioritize areas within the youth program with the aim of averting new infections. This will enable partners to network with other partners and work together to advocate for increased prevention funding to implement proven and emerging prevention interventions among the youth. The intervention will also contribute to maintaining a high-level focus on the youth prevention agenda.

The mapping exercise will build synergy in service delivery and avoid duplication of interventions, both of which are essential in cost-efficient programming. The study will highlight evidence-based, replicable best-practices; this information will be used widely to develop programs that are effective and will reduce the need for costly trial-and-error prevention programming.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $0

This will be a national intervention targeting the following populations (a) youth in and out of school (between ages 15 24), (b) youth development and mentoring programs; (c) parental programs. The mentors will be older well-trained youth and adults. The intervention will also look at mass media interventions that deliver age-relevant sexual health and HIV prevention information. The study will target 16,200 primary school teachers, 4,500 secondary school teachers and 50,000 youth in tertiary institutions, and will look specifically at USAID Kenya's youth program.

2007 KAIS data indicates that the overall prevalence of HIV among the youth ages 1524 is 3.8%, with young women contracting HIV at a much higher rate than young men. By 24 years old, women are 5.2 times more likely to be infected than men of the same age (12% versus 2.6%).

The intervention will (a) provide evidence as to whether the youth prevention programs are having a positive impact; (b) define best practices for replicable in and out of school youth prevention programs that are linked to care and treatment; (c) coordinate mapping of youth activities by USG-funded partners to build synergy, provide adequate service coverage, and avoid duplication of efforts.

The intervention will be carried out nationally.

The whole process will be well documented. The intervention will ensure there is a large and all inclusive sample size of the various target groups and control group. The outcome from the process will be shared widely and will be expected to inform youth programming.

The intervention for the Youth HIV Combined Prevention Program is in sync with the Partnership Framework as it will provide evidence of the youth prevention interventions and recommendations for implementation to achieve.

The intervention will define best practices for replicable in and out of school youth prevention programs that are linked to care and treatment; The process will also coordinate mapping of youth activities by USG-funded partners to build synergy, provide adequate service coverage and avoid duplication of efforts.

Budget allocation: Redacted

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $0

This will be a national intervention targeting the following populations (a) youth in and out of school (between ages 15 24),(b) youth development and mentoring programs; (c) parental programs. The mentors will be older well-trained youth and adults. (d)The intervention will also look at mass media interventions that deliver age-relevant sexual health and HIV prevention information. The activity will target 16,200 primary school teachers, 4,500 secondary school teachers and 50,000 youth in tertiary institutions.

This will be an intervention that will be working through different types of youth groups and adult mentors in and out of school.

2007 KAIS data indicates that the overall prevalence of HIV among the youth ages 1524 is 3.8%, with young women contracting HIV at a much higher rate than young men. By 24 years old, women are 5.2 times more likely to be infected than men of the same age (12% versus 2.6%). This intervention will support development and quality improvement process on USAID Kenya's youth program.

The intervention will (a)provide evidence as to whether the youth prevention programs are having a positive impact; (b)define best practices for replicable in and out of school youth prevention programs that are linked to care and treatment; (c)coordinate mapping of youth activities by USG-funded partners to build synergy, provide adequate service coverage, and avoid duplication of efforts.

The intervention will be carried out nationally.

The whole process will be well documented. The intervention will ensure there is a large and all inclusive sample size of the various target groups and control group. The outcome of this process will be shared widely and will be expected to inform youth programming.

The intervention for the Youth HIV Combined Prevention Program is in sync with the Partnership Framework as it will provide evidence of the youth prevention interventions and recommendations for implementation to achieve.

The intervention will define best practices for replicable in and out of school youth prevention programs that are linked to care and treatment; The process will also coordinate mapping of youth activities by USG-funded partners to build synergy, provide adequate service coverage and avoid duplication of efforts.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $0
Education $0
Gender: Gender Based Violence (GBV) $0
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS activities and services
Family Planning