Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 9467
Country/Region: South Africa
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Solidarity Center
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $400,000

ACILS aims to build the capacity of HIV/AIDS workplace programs in selected auto, engineering and manufacturing workplaces represented by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa. ACILS will provide technical assistance and mentoring to peer educators, AIDS champions, and HIV/AIDS committees previously trained. Additionally, ACILS will help foster linkages between targeted workplaces and community HIV-related services as well as promote uptake for such services among workers. Target population is adult male-dominated workforces from selected auto, engineering and manufacturing workplaces represented by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa in Gauteng. The majority are aged 24-45. By building HIV/AIDS workplace capacity ACILS will support the USG-SAG Partnership Framework and National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS, STIs and TB. The NSP put more emphasis on organizational effectiveness through capacity development as one of the strategic enablers. ACILS, through technical assistance and mentoring to HIV/AIDS workplace programs will promote local capacity and sustainability as well as strengthening linkages between workplaces and community HIV-relates services. Additionally, ACILSs efforts will increase demand among workers for such services. ACILS anticipates that the mentored workplace programs will be self-sufficient by the grants end with both worker representatives and management competent in HIV/AIDS workplace programming and monitoring. An assessment of target workplaces will be conducted to determinethe strength of HIV/AIDS workplace programming and compliance with PEPFARtechnical considerations for workplace programs. During the grants initial years,ACILS purchasd 3 vehicles. No additional vehicles will be purchased.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $100,000

Target population is adult male-dominated workforces from selected auto, engineering and manufacturing workplaces represented by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa in Gauteng. The majority are aged 24-45. Multiple and concurrent partnerships are common. Approximately 30 percent live a far distance from their families (mobile population).

The Solidarity Center will provide HIV/AIDS workplace capacity-building technical assistance and mentoring to all peer educators, AIDS champions, and HIV/AIDS Committees from targeted workplaces. 500 workers will be reached through mentoring and through workplace HIV/AIDS education sessions held by peer educators previously trained by the Solidarity Center with messages focusing on abstinance and be faithful. Small group preventive sessions that meet minimum standards will emphasize faithfulness and reducing concurrent sexual partnerships. Mentoring and peer education also will focus on male gender norms associated with HIV risk.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $300,000

Target population is adult male-dominated workforces from selected auto, engineering and manufacturing workplaces represented by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa in Gauteng. The majority are aged 24-45. Multiple and concurrent partnerships are common. Approximately 30 percent live a far distance from their families (mobile population).

The Solidarity Center will provide HIV/AIDS workplace capacity-building technical assistance and mentoring to all peer educators, AIDS champions, and HIV/AIDS Committees from targeted workplaces. 500 workers will be reached through mentoring and through workplace HIV/AIDS education sessions held by peer educators previously trained by the Solidarity Center. Small group preventive sessions that meet minimum standards will emphasize promotion of condoms. Mentoring and peer education also will focus on male gender norms associated with HIV risk.

Technical assistance and mentoring will focus on capacity-building for HIV/AIDS workplace programs that model PEPFAR technical considerations. Uptake of HIV-related services and linkages with workplace and community-based HIV-related services will be promoted. Quality assurance will be maintained through the Solidarity Centers HWSETA-certified staff. Peer educators, AIDS champions, and HIV/AIDS Committees were trained previously by the Solidarity Center using HWSETA-certified HIV/AIDS curriculum.

A final assessment of target workplaces will be conducted in FY 2012 to determine the strength of HIV/AIDS workplace programming and compliance with PEPFAR technical considerations for workplace programs.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $200,000
Gender: Reducing Violence and Coercion $100,000
Human Resources for Health $100,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
Mobile Populations
Workplace Programs