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.
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Peace Corps South Africa PEPFAR program is a hybrid program consisting of two-year PEPFAR funded Volunteers and Response Volunteers working to support the HIV strategic goals of the South African Government through the placement of Volunteers at different organizations; and provide technical training and funding through Volunteer Activity Support and Training (VAST) to support community driven HIV/AIDS activities. Peace Corps in collaboration with Civil Society Organizations and Government Departments will strengthen and support the capacity of communities to meet the community and development needs of vulnerable groups including those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Peace Corps have 182 Volunteers, including Peace Corps Response Volunteers working in the following provinces: Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Kwa Zulu- Natal, and Western Cape. These Volunteers are working under two programs, The Community HIV/AIDS Outreach (HIV/Health) and Schools and Community Resources (Education) projects. Currently, thirteen two-year Volunteers are funded under PEPFAR. Peace Corps focuses primarily at the grass-root level responding to needs of the community. In FY 12, Peace Corps plans to fund more two-year Volunteers and Peace Corps Response Volunteers with whom Volunteers will work in schools, local Non-Government Organizations and other South African government agencies to strengthen HIV/AIDS programs.
Peace Corps Volunteers work in civil society organizations focusing on home based care activities aiming to address stigma and discrimination against those with HIV and AIDS. PEPFAR funds are used to train Volunteers and their Counterparts in organizational capacity building which helps in strengthening of organizational and human capacity. Volunteers provide caregivers with support that enables them to meet the physical and psycho-social needs of those living with HIV/AIDS. Employees of the civil organization together with the HBC Volunteers are also empowered by Peace Corps Volunteers on addressing discrimination and gender-based violence. Peace Corps Volunteers are primarily based in rural areas of the provinces that PC in operating in Eastern Cape, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape. Peace Corps Response Volunteers serve in most of the Provinces where there are two-year Volunteers. Funds requested in FY12 will cover the costs of training PCVs and their counterparts through VAST funding, capacitating the Civil Society Organizations, People Living with HIV/AIDS and Home Based caregivers. Peace Corps will also conduct In-service training on developing economic and household strengthening activities appropriate for child headed households and adults. Appropriate prevention messages will be communicated to individuals, groups and to the community as a whole. Peace Corps is assisting communities by developing skills in permagarden as a means of providing food assistance and income generating projects for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
FY12 funds will be used to train Volunteers and Counterparts to strengthen community structures to be able to respond to children and families in need by providing knowledge needed to meet the physical, psycho-social and financial needs of the OVC and caregivers. Peace Corps will also use the funds to train Volunteers and counterparts working within NGO and schools on organizational development, covering areas such as strategic management, leadership, fund development strategies and monitoring and evaluation. Peace Corps Volunteers will work with their community counterparts to implement the life skills education through after school clubs and peer education groups that focus on OVC between the ages of 15-18 years, these are boys and girls. Volunteers and Counterparts will gain knowledge and skills to be better prepared to identify resources such as child protection agencies, health referral centers, educational facilities that addresses children in need. As a result of the Organizational Development training, Volunteers have been able to improve government and management of civil society and schools.
Peace Corps will target Volunteers and Counterparts working with OVC between the ages of 0-14years for training on Life skills education. Peace Corps will administer Volunteer Activities Support and Training (VAST) grants to Volunteers and Counterparts to develop projects that seek to educate children on HIV/AIDS appropriate messages, child protection rights and advocacy training in communities. Projects may be after school clubs and peer education groups. PEPFAR funds will train Volunteers and Counterparts in interactive and experiential training methods and the use of appropriate AB messages for children at school.
Peace Corps will target Volunteers and Counterparts working with youth between the ages of 15-18 years on appropriate prevention messages, reduction of concurrent partners, and through promotion of counseling and testing services. Peace Corps will administer VAST funding to Volunteers and counterparts to develop sound and appropriate HIV related community projects base upon the needs of specific target population. Violence against women, including sexual violence, is widespread in South Africa. Peace Corps Volunteers hope to address the inequalities through the VAST funding that are granted to Volunteers to address life skills programs for boys and girls through educational camps, girls leadership programs and life skills programs at schools. Peace Corps Volunteers also work with rural women to empower them on economic strengthening programs.
