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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.
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Sub-Beneficiary Expenditure data highlight more specific populations targeted for HIV prevention and treatment interventions.
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INTEGRATED ACTIVITY FLAG:
This FHI OVC South Africa in-country funded PEPFAR activity is linked to the FHI Track 1 (#7580) Faith-Based Regional Initiative for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (FABRIC) that will use capacity building tools such as the Organizational Performance Capacity Assessment Tool (OPCAT) to improve NGO capacity for managing OVC programs.
SUMMARY:
Family Health International (FHI) will provide technical assistance to selected USG-funded local partners implementing OVC programs in organizational capacity assessment and improvement. The major emphasis area is local organization capacity building. The primary target populations are local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), faith-based organizations (FBOs) and community-based Organizations (CBOs).
BACKGROUND:
The USG PEPFAR Task Force has identified a need for an improved and systematic means of assessing and building the capacity of its local NGO, FBO and CBO partners. The USG PEPFAR TAsk Force has requested FHI to provide technical assistance to approximately 50 PEPFAR funded organizations doing OVC work in FY 2007 for capacity assessment and improvement. This will be informed by the results of a pilot process to be conducted during the FY 2006 period. The pilot will involve adapting FHI's capacity building tools to suit the local environment and testing them with a number of local organizations. The pilot process will also inform the costing of the main project in FY 2007. The technical assistance in FY 2007 will involve participatory organizational capacity assessments facilitated by FHI that will lead to capacity development plans and the implementation of capacity improvement assessments. FHI has developed a set of tools for this purpose. The first tool, the Technical and Organizational Capacity Assessment tool (TOCAT) assesses organizational capacity at the OVC implementing agency (IA) level through a series of modules which include, technical staffing, organizational structure and systems, management practices, sub-recipient involvement, service delivery and quality of care standards. The second tool, the organizational performance capacity assessment tool (OPCAT) is aimed at assessing organizations at the sub-recipient (SR) level in terms of their technical and organizational capacity. The assessment covers key areas in organizational mission, vision and values, leadership, standards, coordination and planning, administrative management structure, monitoring and evaluation systems, information systems and sustainability. During these assessments there should be at least four members of the organization executive committee available for the assessment. These tools will be implemented as a baseline with a follow-up after 6 months to assess progress in capacity building of the local partners.
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS:
ACTIVITY 1: Capacity building
FHI will provide technical assistance to selected local NGO, FBO and CBO partners to
strengthen their organizational and financial management capacity as well as their capacity in the OVC technical area. The implementation of the tool is participatory and FHI together with the organizations will jointly assess the organizations, outline strengths and weaknesses and develop an action plan for improvement. FHI will follow-up and monitor regularly to ensure that the action items agreed upon are completed in a timely fashion.
EXPECTED RESULTS:
This process is expected to strengthen the capacity of selected organizations and their sub-partners in administrative, financial and OVC technical areas through support for implementation of the organizational capacity development plans. In addition, organizations and sub-partners will improve capacity to develop, implement and monitor organizational capacity development plans.
This project will assist in strengthening the organizational and technical capacity of organizations supporting OVC and will thus contribute indirectly to the PEPFAR goals of caring for 10 million people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS through improved management and better quality of care for OVC.
