Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 6150
Country/Region: Rwanda
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Main Partner Program: Land O'Lakes International Development
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $500,000

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $500,000

ACTIVITY UNCHANGED FROM FY 2008:

The USAID Dairy Competitiveness Project is a five-year, $5 million project dedicated to improving the

quality of dairy products produced in Rwanda and strengthening the country's dairy industry. This project

will be split funded between the Rural Economic Growth and PEPFAR teams. It will support integrated

activities with the aim to increase production and marketing of quality milk by smallholder producers in

Rwanda, with a focus on reaching out to PLHIV, their caregivers and community associations. PEPFAR

support for this activity will provide PLHIV and their caregivers with IGAs, improve their access to quality

dairy products.

The prime implementer is Land O'Lakes and its partners for this activity, CHF/CHAMP and ABS-TCM ltd.

The Land O'Lakes consortium, through the CHF/CHAMP network of PLHIV and OVCs associations will

promote milk consumption to both rural and urban communities in the targeted milk sheds. In addition to

CHF/CHAMP's current programs, CHF/CHAMP partners shall provide additional nutritional support by

promoting safe milk consumption. The consumption of milk shall ensure better adherence to treatment

programs for PLHIV and enhance the nutrition status of HIV-positive children. Land O'Lakes and ABS TCM

Ltd assist CHF/CHAMP partners to develop communication materials on safe milk preparation, handling,

and consumption.

This project is expected to actively support and encourage the participation of PLHIV into the dairy sector.

According to the 2005 RDHS-III, over 30% of women and over 20% of men responded that they would not

buy fresh vegetables from a shopkeeper who has HIV. By incorporating PLHIV as member-owners of

project-assisted businesses, and ensuring participation by HIV-infected persons and affected smallholder

producers in cooperatives established to support and manage milk cooling centers, it is anticipated that this

project will contribute to the reduction of stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS.

In addition, the cooperatives will bring together smallholder producers and other community members on a

regular basis and will provide an opportunity for other PEPFAR- funded partners to provide messages and

materials on HIV prevention, care, and treatment. This project will work with other PEPFAR-funded partners

to identify PLHIV and identify strategies for income generation activities that can either be developed by

other PEPFAR-funded partners in the community or be developed and supported by this project.

With this funding, approximately 690 PLHIV and their families will benefit.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 12770

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

12770 12249.08 U.S. Agency for Land O'Lakes 6289 6150.08 TBD--TBD Dairy $500,000

International

Development

12249 12249.07 U.S. Agency for To Be Determined 6150 6150.07 TBD--TBD Dairy

International

Development

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