Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 12472
Country/Region: South Sudan
Year: 2010
Main Partner: Not Available
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

This new procurement under the AIDSTAR USAID TASC order will cover the target areas of: Juba, Yei,

Morobo and Lainya in Central Equatoria State; Wau in Western Bahr El- Ghazal State;Yambio, Nzara and

Mundri in Western Equatoria State; and Nimule in Eastern Equatoria State. The purpose of activities

under this procurement is four-fold: to reduce HIV/AIDS transmission among the general population and

key target groups who may engage in high-risk sexual activity through improved BCC strategies; to

improve the quality of life of PLWHA and their families by expanding access to and promoting Community

and Home Based Care services and by linking them closely with other non-HIV related services; to

expand and promote the utilization of quality counseling and testing services as an entry point to clinical

and non-clinical HIV/AIDS services; and to build capacity in Southern Sudan for HIV policy development

and implementation and to build systems that will provide for ongoing sustainability of activities.

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $0

For care and support, activities will seek to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS

(PLWHA) and their families by expanding access to and promoting Community and Home Based Care

services and by linking them closely with other non-HIV related services. This will be done through

strengthening the central response to improving community-based HBC and palliative care; building

capacity for a sustainable approach for local NGOs, FBOs and other indigenous organizations;

strengthening of linkages with other non-HIV and health programs; and improve data collection and

quality assurance for HBC. Provision of basic care packages to PLWHA will also be carried out.

Funding for Testing: HIV Testing and Counseling (HVCT): $0

Activities under this budget code will seek to expand and promote the utilization of quality counseling and

testing services as an entry point to clinical and non-clinical HIV/AIDS services through strengthening the

quality of facility referral linkages and expand counseling and testing services; capacity building for a

community-based approach for promotion of counseling and testing services; strengthen linkages with

other health and non-HIV services; and improve reporting, data, and quality assurance for improved

programming.

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $0

Activities will seek to build capacity in Southern Sudan for HIV policy development and implementation as

well as to build systems that will provide for ongoing sustainability of activities. This will be implemented

through provision of technical assistance to a number of local organizations in the form of strategic

information activities including training in monitoring and evaluation, surveillance, and/or HMIS.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $0

Activities under health systems strengthening will strengthen the policy and donor environment by

contributing to the development and implementation of policies, guidelines, and protocols, and to the

coordination of HIV programs. Institutional capacity building will also be provided as well as training on

reduction of stigma and discrimination. Local organizations will also be trained on HIV-related community

mobilization for prevention, care and support.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $0

Under AB, this new procurement will cover the target areas of: Juba, Yei, Morobo and Lainya in Central

Equatoria State; Wau in Western Bahr El-Ghaal State; Yambio, Nzara and Mundri in Western Equatoria

State; and Nimule in Eastern Equatoria State. The activities will work to reduce HIV/AIDS transmission

among key target groups such as unmarried adolescents in- and out-of-school, married couples engaged

in wife inheritance and polygamy, and other ocmmunity members who may engage in high-risk sexual

activity through improved BCC strategies with abstinence and be faithful messaging.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $0

Under OP, this new procurement under the AIDSTAR USAID TASC order will cover the target areas of

Juba, Yei, Morobo, Lainya, Wau, Yambio, Nzara, Mundri, and Nimule. OP activities will focus on BCC

strategies promoting correct and consistent condom use for at risk populations including the military,

truck drivers, commercial sex workers, and other key target groups who may be engaging in high risk

sexual activity.