Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 9310
Country/Region: Mozambique
Year: 2008
Main Partner: Academy for Educational Development
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,072,512

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT): $350,000

Reprogramming August08: Food and nutrition support is an essential component of services for people

living with HIV/AIDS, particularly for pregnant and lactating women. Within the PMTCT portfolio, this activity

will establish an assessment to improve the coordination and provision of food and nutritional access for this

target population. In accordance with PEPFAR guidance, the competed follow-on mechanism to the

FANTA agreement will assess the food and nutritional factors that impact PLWHA from the Mozambican

experience. The FANTA Follow-on will liaise with WFP, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Women and

Social Action, current palliative care and treatment partners, and other stakeholders and partners to conduct

this assessment. The findings of PMTCT specific issues will help the USG to identify locally appropriate

and sustainable ways of improving nutrition for pregnant/lactating women affected by HIV. Expected

outcomes will include the development of entry criteria tools that can be used by clinics and hospitals in

coordination with community and home care partners for pregnant/lactating PWLHA who are severely

malnourished adults, following the guidance on use of PEPFAR funding. Special attention will be paid

towards leveraging Title II funds to supplement the needs of PMTCT patients who are mild to moderately

malnourished. In addition, monitoring and evaluation systems will be put into place that can most

accurately measure the ability of community-based programs to support nutritional provision of PMTCT

clients once nutritional assessments and counseling are done at the clinical level.

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $322,512

Reprogramming August08: Funding increase $322,512. Centrally awarded to AED. Activity currently listed

as TBD because competition for the FANTA award was in process at the time the COP was submitted.

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $300,000

Reprogramming August08: Aim of this agreement is to take finding and tools from recent assessment and

establish an implementation strategy fro community based implementing partners across all USG agencies.

This activity will also support Ministry of Health, Women and Social Action and others in revising,

developing and disseminating foad and nutrition policy. This activity will support the establishment of

uniform practices and understanding amongh all USG oVC implementers on how, collectively, efforts can

contribute to sustainable food security and nutrition for OVC with the context of HIV and AIDS.

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $100,000

Reprogramming August08: Funding increase $100,000. Food and nutrition support is an essential

component of services for people living with HIV/AIDS particularly for pregnant and lactating women. Within

the treatment portfolio, this activity will establish an assessment to improve the coordination and provision of

food and nutritional access for this target population. In accordance with PEPFAR guidance, the competed

follow-on mechanism to the FANTA agreement will assess the food and nutritional factors that impact

PLWHA from the Mozambican experience. The FANTA Follow-on will liaise with WFP, the Ministry of

Health, the Ministry of Women and Social Action, current palliative care and treatment partners and other

stakeholders and partners to conduct this assessment. The findings of the treatment specific issues will

assist in establishing a unified policy toward infant feeding and weaning that coincides with PMTCT, OVC

and HBC policies. Expected outcomes will include the development of entry criteria tools that can be used

by clinics and hospitals for pregnant and lactating women.