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.
Years of mechanism: 2008 2009
In this continuing activity, CAFO is now a prime partner implementing an expanded program: Helping
Underserved OVC Grow and Succeed (HUGS). CAFO will seek to improve the quality of life for Namibia's
children by building the capacity of churches and faith-based groups to provide sustainable compassionate,
comprehensive care to OVC and their care-giving families in the country's 13 political regions.
Namibia's Church Alliance for Orphans (CAFO), launched in October 2002 with 368 member congregations
and FBOs working through 68 ecumenical committees in 25 specific political constituencies in all 13 regions
of Namibia where there is no overlap with other USG-funded initiatives and other development partners
providing similar support. With New Partners Initiative (NPI) funds CAFO works in 25 constituencies in 13
regions and with FHI/FABRIC support CAFO assists communities in six constituencies in six regions.
CAFO collaborates with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) in Namibia. CAFO
currently chairs the National Subcommittee on Care and Support under the OVC Permanent Task Force
and will continue to work to ensure the registration of all OVC under the Ministry of Gender Equality and
Child Welfare (MGECW), and promote access to social grants by eligible OVC.
CAFO will conduct local field-visits for needs-assessment, promote children's rights through advocacy and
provide small grants to local organizations to conduct OVC activities at the congregational level. The Small
Grants Guideline has been translated in four local languages, to facilitate its use as a training guide at the
local community level. Ultimately CAFO hopes that all local congregations should have at least one on-
going OVC-focused program which could be an after-school program, supplementary feeding, regular home
based care visits, or an early childhood development program targeted to the most needy OVC (those who
are consistently lacking in three or more of the service areas, lack food and nutritional support and OVC
who are at risk of not attending school).
In 2008 thirty sub-grantees (depending on the OVC numbers and needs the sub-grantees could be inter-
denominational CAFO Committees or organizations running individual projects) in total will be supported,
seven sub-grantees are continuing from COP 2007 and the other 23 will be newly identified, with
established committees to provide technical support. Each of these sub-grantees will be awarded
approximately $ 16,400 per year which will include administration costs. Each sub-grantee will identify a
volunteer who will assist in the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects, data entry and report writing
CAFO will provide training and follow-up support to 625 sub-grantee care-givers on issues of accountability
such as program/financial management, M&E and quality assurance; psycho-social support, HIV
prevention, care, and treatment; children's rights, advocacy and social mobilization and economic
strengthening to improve household incomes and help sustain the care and support of OVC. The 30 sub-
grantees will also participate in CAFO's Annual General Meeting. Through community mobilization, training
of caregivers and community leaders, coordination and policy formulation with local government authorities
and community leaders, CAFO sub-grantees will provide OVC with the following core services:
psychosocial support, access to educational programs, and food/nutrition support, with referrals and
linkages to other partners, and improved access to basic health.
During COP 08 2,250 OVC will receive primary and supplementary support. The number of children served
will increase according to the training and capacity building provided. Quality of care will be emphasized
and assured through a rigorous M&E system, and the requirement that all OVC served must receive at least
three or more of the PEPFAR core services. CAFO is encouraging the establishment of local OVC Kids'
Clubs and Church Youth Groups to design and implement their own OVC-support activities and caregivers
will receive training on child rights and how to assist the Youth to manage a Kids Club. This will equip
caregivers to minimize injustices currently experienced by the children.
After the first six months of COP 08 CAFO will use lessons learned to provide innovative techniques and
strategies to local congregations and faith-based groups to increase coverage, improve quality of services,
and fill gaps in services identified by the data gathered during this period. Sustainability and an exit strategy
will be achieved through capacity-building at the community-level, integration of HIV-prevention messages
and activities that promote economic strengthening and support provided to caregivers and OVC
beneficiaries. Training will systematically integrate prevention-education, counseling and testing and
medical referrals with follow up verification. CAFO will also work with a variety of groups, community-
leaders, FBOs, child care forums and family members to respond in the best interest of the children to
address issues of stigma and discrimination and to create a positive and enabling social environment for
OVC.
An additional component critical to the success of the OVC program, is effective and reliable data collection
systems for monitoring and evaluation. Through technical support from Peace Corps CAFO has developed
a database that will be used by the sub-grantees to record OVC numbers and services.. This information
will then be forwarded to the MGECW to minimize duplication of OVC records nationally. With assistance
from CAFO the OVC forum network will provide the structures to scale up the database.
CAFO is in partnership with the United Nation's Children Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF is contributing to 15
OVC community projects, database training and the provision of administrative support to two regional
offices, (Kavango and Oshikoto regions), which respectively include governance, capacity building and the
roll out of the Journey of Life program. Approximately two thousand OVC will be reached under financial
support from UNICEF. As part of CAFO's organizational development, an exchange program within other
African countries is anticipated. This exchange program will contribute to learning from best practices which
in turn will lead to the implementation of quality programs.