Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 7331
Country/Region: South Africa
Year: 2007
Main Partner: Hands at Work in Africa
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: FBO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $750,000

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $750,000

In FY 2007 Hands At Work will use PEPFAR funds to equip volunteers and communities to support themselves through the provision of quality care for OVC and terminally and chronically ill patients; provides care to OVC; and provides school dropouts and OVC that have completed high school the opportunity to learn vocational skills. Hands At Work provides increased access to educational support and social services through community-based programs and specifically targets OVC, their families and caregivers, SA-based volunteers and community-based organizations. Major emphasis areas for the program are local organization capacity development, community mobilization and training.

ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS:

For the Hands At Work Specific Activities and expected results please refer to the Starfish FY07 COP entry (Activity #7590), to which Hands at Work is closely aligned. It is anticipated that Hands At Work will develop a full FY08 COP entry by Aug 8, 2007; their FY08 COP entry will provide the detail lacking in this abbreviated reprogramming version.

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