Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Details for Mechanism ID: 13798
Country/Region: South Africa
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Soul City
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $2,100,000

The comprehensive prevention program goal of SCI is to decrease new HIV infections in selected areas of Northern Cape and North West Provinces. The key objectives include: Increase the proportion of men who are circumcised; Decrease the number of babies getting infected ; Increase access and utilization of HIV prevention services ; Change knowledge and social norms related to safer sex ; Change unsafe sexual behaviors including decreasing the proportion of men who have multiple partners; Decrease HIV and TB transmission between sero-discordant couples; Create an enabling environment for social change through dialogues, discussion, mass media, and events that will shift norms and enable communities to tackle HIV prevention issues at a local level; Promote structural changes in alcohol availability and laws; and Shift gender norms to decrease male dominance and change male attitudes to sexuality and gender based violence.The Northern Cape has 1.1 million people and is characterized by a high unemployment rate (30%) - the highest in the country - and very high levels of alcohol use. The North West Province has 3.2 million people and is also characterized by high unemployment 24% and high levels of alcohol misuse. HIV prevalence in North West is 11.3%, making it the province with the third-highest HIV prevalence in South Africa. Soul City Series 11 will have MMC and PMTCT as its key themes within the context of OneLove. Recognizing that HIV transmission occurs within the structural context of poverty, violence and alcohol abuse, SCI launched a national safe drinking campaign, PhuzaWize. The program will also ensure sustainability by improving health workers knowledge, attitudes, and ability to deliver key services, in partnership with Government.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $500,000

The goal of this program is to provide comprehensive HIV prevention services in selected areas in the Northern Cape and North West Provinces. Activities will aim to: Change knowledge and social norms related to safer sex by promoting decreasing multiple and concurrent partners; binge drinking; intergenerational sex and transactional sex among youth and adults; and Change unsafe sexual behaviors including decreasing the proportion of men who have multiple partners in the past year; increasing consistent condom; decreasing the percentage of youths who have had sexual intercourse before 15 years, decreasing drunkenness during sex; and decreasing intergenerational and transactional sex.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $1,600,000

The goal of this program is to provide comprehensive HIV prevention services in selected areas in the Northern Cape and North West Provinces. Activities will aim to: Increase the proportion of men who are circumcised; Decrease the number of babies getting infected; Increase access and utilization of HIV prevention services by linking people with services and increase numbers of people attending services for HCT, medical male circumcision, STI treatment, PEP, and early attendance for the prevention of mother to child transmission; change knowledge and social norms related to safer sex by decreasing multiple and concurrent partners, binge drinking, intergenerational sex, and transactional sex among youth and adults; Change unsafe sexual behaviors including decreasing the proportion of men who have multiple partners, increasing consistent condom, decreasing the percentage of youths who have had sexual intercourse before 15 years, decreasing drunkenness during sex, and decreasing intergenerational and transactional sex; Decrease HIV and TB transmission between sero-discordant couples; Create an enabling environment for social change by engaging communities through dialogues, discussion, mass media, and events that will assist in shifting norms and enabling communities to tackle the issues most relevant to HIV prevention at a local level; Promote structural changes in alcohol availability and laws pertaining to the sale of and access to alcohol, thus decreasing interpersonal violence and decreasing alcohol related HIV infections; Shift gender norms to decrease male dominance and to change male attitudes to sexuality and gender based violence.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $168,000
Gender: Reducing Violence and Coercion $84,000
Human Resources for Health $84,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS activities and services
Increasing women's access to income and productive resources
Increasing women's legal rights and protection
Mobile Populations
Workplace Programs