Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 2868
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2012
Main Partner: FHI 360
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

A small but growing body of literature has identified linkages between water, sanitation, and hygiene and HIV/AIDS: opportunistic infections negatively impact PLWHAs quality of life and can speed the progression to AIDS. Frequency of infection is tied to water and sanitation services available to households and the hygiene practices of household members. Ensuring proper WASH practices benefits the entire HIV infected household by keeping people stronger, better nourished, and able to contribute to the household. The WASH-HIV Integration program in Kenya has two phases: 1) introduction of the program, development of integration materials, and build WASH-HIV integration capacity in Coast, Nyanza, and Western (Dec 2009-July 2011); and 2) train trainers and engage programs working at the community level to incorporate these materials and activities into their work (Aug 2011-July 2012).Phase 2 focuses on scaling up activities to the remaining five provinces and NGOs as well as supporting the initial three provinces to further activities to include CHWs. Partners are being identified and engaged in these activities. Partners will be offered the WASH-HIV Integration kit to use in their own programs. Indicators within the government monitoring and evaluation system are being reviewed to ensure that WASH-HIV integration activities can be adequately monitored. This activity supports GHI/LLC and is completely funded with pipeline funds in this budget cycle.

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $0

FHI 360 is building capacity in support of the governments community health strategy. FHI 360 is also developing and distributing materials on WASH-HIV integration throughout the counties. Using a behavior change approach, FHI 360 has introduced the small doable action concept that community health and home-based care workers will use to negotiate with families on how to improve their individual practices in order to prevent diarrhea among people living with HIV and their families. The three practices to prevent diarrhea include: treating and safely storing drinking water, washing hands with soap, disposing of feces safely in both weak but mobile and bedridden clients, and menstrual management to prevent HIV transmission from an infected woman to a caregiver. FHI 360 is working closely with the GOK to integrate these practices into the national CHW training program as well as assuring that as policies and guidelines are developed and/or revised, they include more focused language on WASH-HIV integration.The target audiences are people living with HIV, caregivers, and adult heads of households including women who can improve their own practices and transfer their knowledge to all family members. The program has national coverage, with an emphasis on counties where HIV prevalence is highest. The CHWs are the outreach workers targeted to receive training that they can then use to help families improve their WASH practices.FHI 360 is working closely with the USAID/Kenya programs to extend training so that more CHWs are trained since they work directly with community members. This includes integrating WASH and HIV activities into existing programs, identifying and strengthening the capacity of current partners as well as building strong support at the national (Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, National AIDS/STD Control Program (NASCOP), and Ministry of Medical Services), provincial, district/county levels.FHI 360 is monitoring program inputs and outputs and working with the government systems to include questions that will capture WASH-HIV integration. At the end of this funding cycle, FHI 360 will conduct an assessment to measure uptake of improved practices among the target population.

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Child Survival Activities
Safe Motherhood