Peace Corps is continuing the same activities from the FY '07 COP. The amount from '07 has increased to

support: the new PEPFAR Education Coordinator described in the last paragraph below; the increase in

Volunteers in the Mozambique program; and the expanding scope of AB activities, including the boys and

girls club projects and the science/HIV & AIDS awareness fairs and theater competitions, among others. It

will also provide Volunteers with the opportunity to apply for Volunteer Activities Support & Training (VAST)

grants used to support small-scale, capacity-building projects among CBOs, FBOs, and/or NGOs that work

with or provide services to, local communities to fight HIV/AIDS.

This activity relates to Peace Corps activities HVOP 9464, HVMS 9465, HKID 9467, HTXS 9472 and the

new HBHC activity. During FY 2008 approximately 40 Health Volunteers and 90 Education Volunteers will

engage in a range of A/B Prevention activities with their colleagues, communities and

institutions/organizations in all 10 provinces of the country outside of Maputo city. During this time, Peace

Corps will be expanding geographically and in Volunteer numbers (3 additional Health Volunteers will be

funded with PEPFAR funds under the A/B programming area and the general numbers of both Education

and Health Volunteers in the country will increase), which will allow for greater expansion of A/B outreach in

terms of individuals reached, persons trained, and institutions and communities technically strengthened.

During the COP '08, Peace Corps Education Volunteers will serve as English and Science teachers and

Teacher Trainers in approximately 55 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 12,000 individuals with AB prevention messages and train 150 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 FY 08, the Education Volunteers will integrate information and create specific lesson plans on A/B

prevention into their English and Science 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 '08 funds will continue to support the production of creative, updated, and accurate

A/B materials. Additionally, the COP '08 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 '08 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, Zambezia and Nampula. 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 FY 08 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.

PEPFAR resources will also be used for special school or community events and projects related to AB.

($120,000) New for FY '08 is a PEPFAR Education Coordinator, this person will be the main coordinator of

HIV/AIDS activities in the Education Sector for Volunteers. In collaboration with the Country Director (CD),

APCDs and PC PEPFAR team, the coordinator will be responsible for working with the Mozambique

Ministry of Education and Culture, donors, and partners to support the expansion of boys and girls Clubs in

schools around Mozambique. Peace Corps Volunteers throughout Mozambique are involved in these clubs

-JOMA (Young Men for Change and Action) and REDES (Girls in Development for Health and Education).

Activity Narrative: The position will also promote sexual health and HIV/AIDS education curricula (developed by the Ministry of

Education), support gender-related training and activities, promote efforts to reduce exploitation of girls and

cross-generational sex; and coordinate activities with other partners in achieving Ministry goals in all these

areas. The FY 08 funding mentioned above will support the salary and benefits for the position, as well as

necessary office space creation anad remodeling, equipment, travel, and supplies.

Per Agency instructions, approximately 15% of the budgeted amount will be directed to PC/HQ to cover

overhead costs for supporting PC PEPFAR activities in this program area.

Peace Corps is continuing the same activities from the FY '07 COP. The amount from '07 has increased to

support the growth in the number of Volunteers in FY 08 and the expanding scope of ABC activities,

including the boys and girls club projects, the science and HIV & AIDS awareness fairs and theater

competitions, among others. It will also provide Volunteers with the opportunity to apply for Volunteer

Activities Support & Training (VAST) grants used to support small-scale, capacity-building projects among

CBOs, FBOs, and/or NGOs that work with or provide services to, local communities to fight HIV/AIDS.

This activity relates to Peace Corps activities HVMS 9465, HVAB 9466, HKID 9467, HTXS 9472 and the

new HBHC Peace Corps activity.

During FY 2008, approximately 40 Health Volunteers and 90 Education Volunteers will be engaged in a

range of C&OP activities with their colleagues, communities and institutions/organizations in all 10

provinces of the country outside of 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 and the general numbers of bothb Education and Health Volunteers in

the country will increase), which will allow for greater expansion of C&OP outreach in terms of individuals

reached, persons trained, and institutions and communities technically strengthened. During the FY '08

period, 90 Education and 40 Health Peace Corps Volunteers combined will expect to reach 5000 high-risk

individuals with Other Prevention messaging, and train 50 trainers in all the provinces of Mozambique. 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 FY '08 funding 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, Zambezia and Nampula. 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 FY'08 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 FY '08 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.

Per Agency instructions, approximately 15% of the budgeted amount will be directed to PC/HQ to cover

overhead costs for supporting PC PEPFAR activities in this program area.

This is a new program area for Peace Corps in FY '08. It was not included in the FY '07 COP, but has been

included in previous years.

PC/Mozambique is unable to report targets in this program area because the Ministry of Health requires

specific palliative care training for those organizations reporting under this area.

Peace Corps Volunteers will provide technical support to international NGOs, national NGOs and local

CBOs in their efforts to mobilize communities and train local volunteers and health care providers on

community-based palliative care for PLWHAs and their families.

Volunteers will provide 1) HIV-specific nutritional training for improved immune system response in HIV+

individuals; 2) training on home garden food production specifically for resource poor households to ensure

food security for those on ART and to ensure resource savings (time, money, water) for caregivers of HIV+

individuals so that more resources can be dedicated to the individual's care; 3) psychosocial support for

HIV+ individuals and their families; and 4) training of trainers on the above.

The COP '08 proposed budget for palliative care 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

materials development and reproduction; pre-service and in-service training enhancements for improved

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 palliative care and support.

Per Agency instructions, approximately 15% of the budgeted amount will be directed to PC/HQ to cover

overhead costs for supporting PC PEPFAR activities in this program area.

Peace Corps is continuing the same activities from the FY '07 COP. The amount from '07 has increased to

support: the increase in Volunteers in the Mozambique program, and the expanding scope of OVC

activities, including the boys and girls club projects, among others. It will also provide Volunteers with the

opportunity to apply for Volunteer Activities Support & Training (VAST) grants used to support small-scale,

capacity-building projects among CBOs, FBOs, and/or NGOs that work with or provide services to, local

communities to fight HIV/AIDS.

This activity relates to Peace Corps activities HVOP 9464, HVMS 9465, HVAB 9466, HTXS 9472 and the

new HBHC Peace Corps activity.

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 2008 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 the community level, 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 '08 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 support both Health

PCVs and Education PCVs working in OVC-related activities. It 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 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.

Per Agency instructions, approximately 15% of the budgeted amount will be directed to PC/HQ to cover

overhead costs for supporting PC PEPFAR activities in this program area.

Peace Corps is continuing the same activities from the FY '07 COP. The amount from '07 has increased to

support the growth in the number of Volunteers in FY '08. It will also provide Volunteers with the opportunity

to apply for Volunteer Activities Support & Training (VAST) grants used to support small-scale, capacity-

building projects among CBOs, FBOs, and/or NGOs that work with or provide services to, local communities

to fight HIV/AIDS.

Volunteers will be placed at PEPFAR-funded organizations that already report to PEPFAR.

In FY '08 Peace Corps Mozambique will 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 three Emergency plan focus provinces of Zambezia, Sofala, and Nampula 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 (FBOs), 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, Sofala and Nampula

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.

In support of the above activities, and those of other Peace Corps Volunteers working in treatment-related

areas, the COP '08 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. PEPFAR resources will also be used for special

school or community events and projects related to Treatment.

Per Agency instructions, approximately 15% of the budgeted amount will be directed to PC/HQ to cover

overhead costs for supporting PC PEPFAR activities in this program area.

The PC/M COP '08 budget portion for Management and Staffing will be used in the support of the following

functions:(a) three full-time continuing 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; (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 $70,000.

The remaining $30,000 will be directed to PC/HQ to cover overhead costs for PC PEPFAR management

and staffing. This figure is reduced from the prior year ('07) M&S budget: per agency policy, HQ overhead

costs for each program area are to be taken from that program area budget, not all from M&S, as before.