Volunteers will serve as English and Biology teachers and Teacher Trainers in approximately 45 secondary schools, technical institutions and teacher training institutes, and Health Volunteers will be providing capacity building assistance to approximately 100 communities and organizations in HIV/AIDS AB prevention support. Together, they will directly reach approximately 10,000 individuals with AB prevention messages and train 100 individuals to train others on AB prevention. Because of their two-year commitments of living and working with Mozambicans in their communities, Peace Corps Volunteers are uniquely placed to effect real behavior change through the development and provision of culturally appropriate messaging, materials, and personal support. As educated and qualified young Americans placed as secondary school teachers, Education Volunteers serve as vital role models for both teachers and young Mozambican men and women in a country where such role models are exceedingly few.

In the COP 07, the Education Volunteers will integrate information and create specific lesson plans on A/B prevention into their English and Biology teaching and teacher training, as well as develop and support extra-curricular HIV-related activities. Through successive COPs, the strategy for the Education Volunteers has been to continue to strengthen Volunteers' and counterparts' skills and knowledge. In the COP 04, PEPFAR funds covered the development of a HIV/AIDS teaching manual for PC/M education volunteers, which was based on successful practices of HIV integration in the classroom and extracurricular activities. The manual continues to be updated and modified and is a major teaching and training tool for the Volunteers and their colleagues. Subsequent PEPFAR funds have been used for additional materials such as the printing of Mozambique's first Life Skills Manual in Portuguese, Choosing a Future, and other valuable tools. The COP 07 funds will continue to support the production of creative, updated, and accurate A/B materials. Additionally, the COP 07 will build on previous years' best practices for continuing to strengthen the A/B training component in pre- and in-service trainings for Education Volunteers and their counterparts. Topics and materials that Education Volunteers incorporate into their A/B teaching and training with students, colleagues, and community members include: updated and accurate information on HIV transmission; information on locally available services, including the importance of HIV testing and how and where it is done; HIV stigma reduction through PLWA & home based care provider presenters; skills for analyzing traditional gender norms, practices, behaviors and rights; and contextually and culturally-specific life skills training for youth.

In the Health-HIV/AIDS project, the COP 07 will enable PC/Mozambique to continue its planned strategy of expansion of the Health Volunteers, geographically and numerically. Emphasis will be placed on assignments to the PEPFAR priority provinces of Sofala and Zambezia. The Health Volunteers will support Mozambican NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, schools and other organizations in a range of A/B activities and materials development, including design and implementation of school and community projects, activities, trainings and events; peer education and counseling; school/community linkage; special activities for in- and out-of-school youths; local media and theater productions; and organizational capacity-building. In addition to supporting the above, the PEPFAR funds will be used for training and support enhancements so that Volunteers can be placed in less-served areas, and so that they will be more effective in their communities and organizations. The enhancements will also include the provision of housing and necessary security upgrades, where ordinarily communities and organizations could not house Volunteers according to PC's security requirements.

Across both the Health and Education sectors, the COP 07 proposed budget for A/B prevention will fund Volunteer training and materials enhancements to facilitate maximum Volunteer effectiveness in providing quality A/B instruction and support. The budget will cover: technical staff, materials, and training activities for A/B-related pre-service training; costs associated with A/B-related in-service trainings and planning meetings, including language and technical trainers, and support for Volunteers, counterparts and students/community members to participate in and benefit from these training activities; project exchange visits, allowing Volunteers, counterparts, and student leaders to visit each other's schools and projects to share best practices; support for special community and school activities, such as the national Boys and Girls Conferences; boys and girls clubs and other school and community projects; science fairs, theater competitions, and other community events and trainings with A/B related components; an all-Volunteer conference on HIV-AIDS; A/B materials development and reproduction, including the development

and printing of an organizational development and capacity building toolkit for Health and Education Volunteers and their colleagues, and the continued translation and printing of relevant manuals and materials to Volunteer and counterpart activities in support of A/B; in-field technical support by PC/M staff, including staff and Volunteer travel and associated costs; PC/M staff capacity building through in-service activities, including post exchanges and conferences; and staff and office supplies to facilitate the above initiatives.

Volunteers and 75 Education Volunteers will be engaged in a range of C&OP activities with their colleagues, communities and institutions/organizations in eight provinces and Maputo city. During this time, Peace Corps will be expanding geographically and in Volunteer numbers (2 additional Health Volunteers will be funded with PEPFAR funds under the C&OP programming area), which will allow for greater expansion of C&OP outreach in terms of individuals reached, persons trained, and institutions and communities technically strengthened (the latter is reported under Local Organization Capacity Development). During the COP 07 period, 75 Education and 28 Health Peace Corps Volunteers combined will expect to reach 1000 high-risk individuals with Other Prevention messaging, and train 30 trainers in eight provinces and the city of Maputo. The Education Volunteers, who teach in secondary schools, will target OP messaging for older students who are engaged in high-risk behavior (a significant number of secondary school students are over 20 years old; many have children) and through extra-curricular activities and anti-AIDS groups at schools and in communities. The Health Volunteers will provide technical assistance in OP targeted messaging to organizations who work with high risk populations (commercial sex workers, migrant workers and their spouses, sero-discordant couples, etc.). Both sectors of Volunteers will address traditional gender norms and women's rights as part of the prevention sessions, aim at reducing stigma to encourage HIV testing, and foster linkages with local health facilities. Because of their two-year commitments of living and working with Mozambicans in their communities, Peace Corps Volunteers are uniquely placed to effect real behavior change through the development and provision of culturally appropriate messaging, materials, and personal support in schools and communities.

In the Health-HIV/AIDS project, the COP 07 will enable PC/Mozambique to continue its planned strategy of expansion of the Health Volunteers, geographically and numerically. Emphasis will be placed on assignments to the PEPFAR priority provinces of Sofala and Zambezia. The Health Volunteers will support Mozambican NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, schools and other organizations in a range of Other Prevention activities and materials development, including design and implementation of school and community projects, activities, trainings and events; peer education and counseling; school/community linkage; special activities for in- and out-of-school youths; local media and theater productions; and organizational capacity-building. In addition to supporting the above, the PEPFAR funds will be used for training and support enhancements so that Volunteers can be placed in less-served areas, and so that they will be more effective in their communities and organizations. The enhancements will also include the provision of housing and necessary security upgrades, where ordinarily communities and organizations could not house Volunteers according to PC's security requirements.

Across both the Health and Education sectors, the COP 07 proposed budget for Other Prevention will fund Volunteer training and materials enhancements to facilitate maximum Volunteer effectiveness in providing quality instruction and support. The budget will cover: technical staff, materials, and training activities for Other Prevention-related pre-service training; costs associated with Other Prevention-related in-service trainings and planning meetings, including language and technical trainers, and support for Volunteers, counterparts and students/community members to participate in and benefit from these training activities; project exchange visits, allowing Volunteers, counterparts, and student leaders to visit each other's schools and projects to share best practices; support for special community and school activities, such as the national Boys and Girls Conferences; boys and girls clubs and school and community projects; science fairs, theater competitions, and other community events and trainings with Other Prevention related components; an all-Volunteer conference on HIV-AIDS; Other Prevention materials development and reproduction, including the development and printing of an organizational development and capacity building toolkit for Health and Education Volunteers and their colleagues, and the continued translation and printing of relevant manuals and materials to Volunteer and counterpart activities in support of Other Prevention; in-field technical support by PC/M staff, including staff and Volunteer travel and associated costs; PC/M staff capacity building through in-service activities, including post exchanges and conferences; and staff and office supplies to facilitate the above initiatives.

The COP 07 Other Prevention funds will be used for training and support enhancements so that all Volunteers will be more effective in their communities and organizations. The enhancements will include Volunteer housing and security upgrades; enhanced pre and

in-service trainings to include other prevention knowledge and skills; in-field technical support by PC/M staff; materials development and reproduction; and the financing of organizational exchange visits, allowing Volunteers and their counterparts to visit each other's projects to share best practices and lessons learned. PEPFAR resources will also be used for special school or community events and projects related to Other Prevention.

This activity is related to other Peace Corps activities in HVOP (9464), HVAB (9466) and OPHS (9468).

This activity serves in providing wrap around services for communities that support OVC and with partner NGOs/CBOs/FBOs and therefore, no specific targets are listed for "reaching" OVC.

During the period of the 2007 COP, Health Peace Corps Volunteers will be assisting organizations and communities to support orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs). They will assist in service provision for OVCs, and in the training of caretakers or service providers. Volunteers will be placed either directly with small Mozambican NGOs or CBOs, or in international or national umbrella NGOs that provide assistance to Mozambican OVC organizations. At community level, the Volunteers will be active in assisting communities and organizations in conducting household and community vulnerability studies and planning for community responses to ensure an adequate level of health and welfare for those children identified as vulnerable. Volunteers will assist communities and organizations in the provision and coordination of OVC basic services, including access to health services, education, shelter, legal rights, income generating activities, and food and nutritional support, as well as providing training to communities on a range of health topics, such as nutrition and nutritional gardening, and basic health and hygiene. Their activities with communities will aim to reduce stigma and discrimination against OVCs, as well as address traditional gender roles and biases that create discrimination and put males and females at risk of HIV infection.

In addition to their work in communities, Volunteers will provide technical assistance to organizations and personnel operating OVC centers. Their support activities will include the establishment of systems, policies and practices that ensure the delivery of adequate standards of care and services, as well as developing programs that prepare OVCs for adulthood and independence, such as educational and life skills programs, skills for income generating activities, and various forms of counseling and therapy that aid children in overcoming trauma.

The COP 07 proposed budget for OVC support will allow PC/M to continue its planned strategy of expansion of the Volunteers, geographically and numerically, focusing on less-served areas, and providing enhancements to their training and support to ensure improved output. The budget will be used for OVC materials development and reproduction; pre-service and in-service training enhancements for improved OVC skills and knowledge; accommodation rentals and security enhancements for the Volunteers so that they can be placed with organizations that, otherwise, could not afford to house them; organizational exchange visits, allowing Health Volunteers and their counterparts to visit each other's projects to share best practices; PC/M staff office supplies, communications and travel enhancements for efficient and effective support of the Health Volunteers; and PC/M staff capacity building in PEPFAR and HIV/AIDS through post exchanges and conferences. PEPFAR resources will also be used for special school or community events and projects and activities related to OVCs and OVC programs.

This activity relates to the Technical Assistance for Local Organization Capacity Development being provided by Peace Corps.

The Peace Corps mission in Mozambique will during FY07 provide the services of 5 Peace Corps Volunteers to work with USG funded organizations and community organizations in the development of the organizational, human and programmatic capacity and systems necessary to improve quality of care and treatment services including psychosocial and adherence support, patient follow up and treatment literacy. These Volunteers will be placed in the two Emergency plan focus provinces of Zambezia and Sofala where they will work with the relevant treatment and community based organizations that provide care and treatment service.

Working closely with these organizations both at treatment site and community level, the Peace Corps Volunteers will work to improve program planning and development processes with respect to the following interventions: supporting the delivery of quality care and treatment services, and improving the networking and referral mechanisms between ARV treatment sites and NGOs, Community based organizations (CBOs), Faith Based Organizations (FBO's), and government departments/institutions. The Volunteers will also, as needed, assist with improving site level monitoring and evaluation systems; improve coordination with Provincial and District bodies of the National AIDS Council through development of planning and activity implementation systems; establish community linkages to referral systems at district levels; develop/improve information systems that relate to treatment; and assist treatment partners in the organization of community networks..

With this additional Peace Corps support, it is envisaged that 5 ART sites in Zambezia (3) and Sofala (2) provinces, will have increased support and referral resources and enhanced capacity for monitoring, reporting and evaluation. Additionally, Peace Corps plans to facilitate the training of at least 100 individuals in adherence support and treatment literacy according to national and international standards.

In support of the above activities, the COP 07 proposed budget for Treatment will cover: technical staff, materials, and training activities for pre-service training; costs associated with in-service trainings and planning meetings, including language and technical trainers, and support for Volunteers, counterparts, and community members to participate in and benefit from these training activities; project exchange visits, allowing Volunteers and their counterparts to visit each other's programs and activities to share best practices; support for special community projects, trainings, events, and activities with components intended to improve treatment success; an all-Volunteer conference on HIV-AIDS; materials development, translation, and reproduction, including the development and printing of an organizational development and capacity building toolkit for Health Volunteers and their colleagues; in-field technical support by PC/M staff, including staff and Volunteer travel and associated costs; PC/M staff capacity building through in-service activities, including post exchanges and conferences; and staff and office supplies to facilitate the above activities. Finally, PEPFAR funds will be used for enhancements so that Volunteers can be placed in less-served areas, primarily through the provision of housing where ordinarily, communities and organizations could not afford to house Volunteers according to PC's security standards.

This activity relates to Peace Corps activities: A/B Prevention Technical Assistance, Other Prevention Technical Assistance, and OVC Technical Assistance. During the period of the 2007 COP, approximately 28 Peace Corps Health Volunteers will be providing technical assistance to Mozambican NGOs, CBOs and FBOs conducting A/B, Other Prevention, OVC, and Care and Testing activities to improve the organizations' capacity to manage their operations and strengthen their outreach services. The Volunteers will assist organizations in HIV-related institutional capacity building in the following areas: HR systems, financial systems, data banks, job descriptions, strategic planning, project planning, monitoring & reporting systems, and quality control policies & standards. The Volunteers will additionally provide organizational staff training on skills such as computer training; data management; data analysis; project planning; development of monitoring and reporting formats for measuring qualitative and quantitative data; and English language skills. Volunteers will assist organizational staff in the field in improving their community mapping skills, techniques for conducting needs assessments; categorization of data; and skills for accurate reporting.

At the community level, Volunteers will provide training and support to families that complement the work being done with organizational prevention and OVCs. Their activities will include training on immune-boosting nutrition; home gardens; health and hygiene; first aid; counseling techniques for traumatized children; prevention for sero-discordant couples; income-generating projects; inheritance and succession planning with particular emphasis on ensuring that widows and OVCs retain access to their productive and personal assets; and supporting PLWA organizations.

The COP 07 proposed budget for Other Prevention Systems Strengthening will allow Peace Corps to continue its planned strategy of expansion of Volunteers, geographically and numerically, focusing on less-served areas, and providing enhancements to their training and support to ensure that they provide more effective technical assistance. The COP 07 proposed budget will be used for materials development and reproduction; pre-service and in-service training enhancements for improved skills and knowledge in the area of organizational strengthening; accommodation rentals and security enhancements for the Volunteers so that they can be placed with organizations that, otherwise, could not afford to house them; organizational exchange visits, allowing Volunteers and their counterparts to visit each other's projects to share best practices; PC/M staff office supplies, communications and travel enhancements for efficient and effective support of the Volunteers; and PC/M staff capacity building through in-service activities, including post exchanges and conferences. PEPFAR resources will also be used for special school or community events and projects related to OPSS.

The PC/M COP 07 budget portion for Management and Staffing will be used in the support of the following functions: (a) three full-time PEPFAR staff positions for efficient technical and administrative HIV/AIDS-related support to PC/M staff and Volunteers: 1 PEPFAR Project Assistant, 1 PEPFAR driver, 1 PEPFAR Admin Assistant/ Project Secretary; (b) staff participation in-service PEPFAR conferences and training; and (c) part time technical assistance in monitoring and reporting. The sub-total for the above functions will be 64.2. The remaining 85.8 will be directed to PC/HQ to cover overhead costs for supporting PC PEPFAR activities in the field.