PEPFAR's annual planning process is done either at the country (COP) or regional level (ROP).
PEPFAR's programs are implemented through implementing partners who apply for funding based on PEPFAR's published Requests for Applications.
Since 2010, PEPFAR COPs have grouped implementing partners according to an organizational type. We have retroactively applied these classifications to earlier years in the database as well.
Also called "Strategic Areas", these are general areas of HIV programming. Each program area has several corresponding budget codes.
Specific areas of HIV programming. Budget Codes are the lowest level of spending data available.
Expenditure Program Areas track general areas of PEPFAR expenditure.
Expenditure Sub-Program Areas track more specific PEPFAR expenditures.
Object classes provide highly specific ways that implementing partners are spending PEPFAR funds on programming.
Cross-cutting attributions are areas of PEPFAR programming that contribute across several program areas. They contain limited indicative information related to aspects such as human resources, health infrastructure, or key populations programming. However, they represent only a small proportion of the total funds that PEPFAR allocates through the COP process. Additionally, they have changed significantly over the years. As such, analysis and interpretation of these data should be approached carefully. Learn more
Beneficiary Expenditure data identify how PEPFAR programming is targeted at reaching different populations.
Sub-Beneficiary Expenditure data highlight more specific populations targeted for HIV prevention and treatment interventions.
PEPFAR sets targets using the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) System - documentation for which can be found on PEPFAR's website at https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. As with most data on this website, the targets here have been extracted from the COP documents. Targets are for the fiscal year following each COP year, such that selecting 2016 will access targets for FY2017. This feature is currently experimental and should be used for exploratory purposes only at present.
These funds will be used by the PEPFAR Secretariat in conjunction with the Partnership Framework
Management Team and the Government of Lesotho to strengthen local capacity to lead and manage
Lesotho's HIV/AIDS Response and promote to country ownership. The Secretariat will also work with the
US Embassy's Public Diplomacy Section to branding and promotional activities to enhance public
awareness of Lesotho's HIV/AIDS Response.
The PEPFAR Secretariat will use these funds to support capacity building of GOL and local CSO and NGO staff. The Secretariat will work with the MOHSW and NAC to identify key activities and participants. Examples of activities include participation at key international meetings on HIV/AIDS and Health Systems programs and study tours that would benefit the Lesotho HIV/AIDS Response and enable local stakeholders to take ownership of the current programs. The PEPFAR Secretariat will also work closely with the Partnership Framework Management Team to facilitate quarterly meetings to enhance leadership and coordination of the Framework.
In general public awareness campaigns around Lesotho's HIV epidemic and Response are weak. One rarely sees billboards on public roads, posters in health facilities, or hears public health messages on HIV/AIDS around the country. To create increased awareness around the PEPFAR program and the epidemic, the PEPFAR Secretariat will work with the Public Diplomacy Section of the US Embassy in Maseru to enhance branding activities by PEPFAR partners and review IEC materials used in the program. The Public Diplomacy Section will provide technical assistance to PEPFAR partners and provide guidance to the PEPFAR team on branding and marking policies. The Public Diplomacy section may also review partners' promotional materials and provide appropriate materials to create more awareness around the Partnership Framework and its implementation.
