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: 2010 2011 2012
This mechanism is ending in FY 2012
The need for this program stems from the exceptionally high rate of HIV (the highest in South Africa) and VAW in the province and the generally suggested link between sexual violence and HIV acquisition in VAW literature. The project undertook an extensive VAW literature review which clearly demonstrates the link between VAW and increased risk of HIV transmission, including that gender-based violence, or the fear of it, may interfere with the ability to negotiate safer sex or refuse unwanted sex [and that] coerced sexual initiation and current partner violence are linked to increased risk-taking, including having multiple partners&and engaging in transactional sex. The extension year will build on the accumulated evidence with a view to deepening and enhancing responses to VAW prevention at the individual, family, and community level in particular, increasing and promoting actions to stop VAW. The broad concept is that appropriate actions, in sufficient number at the community level will lead to a tipping point where VAW is consistently addressed when it occurs, and where prevalence of VAW declines over time as primary prevention becomes the norm. A major focus is to inspire action through overcoming barriers to action by sharing ideas and examples of action. The KZN network links with the brothers for life campaign to address and engage men in the community. Through social mobilization and outreach of trained community engagers this program this program will lead to significant reductions in gender-based violence that accelerates the progression of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. It will put an end to the pervasive social norm of toleration for sexual and other violence against women, and it will go far to restore their basic sexual and human rights. KZN Network will also launch sister networks throughout KZN by training key ward counselors as community engagers and providing them with materials.
