This IM seeks to continue contributing toward reducing spread and impact of HIV/AIDS and provide care and support for those affected by the pandemic by providing resources directly to the local implementers. Through the Tanzania Interfaith partnership (TIP) FBO network the mechanism aims at graduating local indigenous organization to become prime recipients of PEPFAR funds in line with PEPFAR II goals and objectives.

The mechanism brings support that complements the voluntary spirit already in place in faith-based community institutions; the main purpose being to continue support for Tanzanian Interfaith Networks to implement comprehensive HIV prevention, care and support activities. Through experienced indigenous faith-based organization networks the IM shall implement recognized evidence based and effective prevention interventions, expand promotion and provision of community-based HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) services and maintain and improve existing faith-based community care and support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) provided through well established Tanzania Interfaith Partnerships and Networks in the United Republic of Tanzania.

Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI) will be incorporated into home-based palliative care and prevention programs to help address alcohol use and drug abuse among youth and adults.

The project will help to alleviate economic hardships for those affected by AIDS at the household level by enhancing income generating activities, and with vocational training skills. Leading community actors include Social Action Fund, SACCOs, faith-based institutions, and micro-lending institutions

Also, societal norms that put women at greater risk of getting infected with HIV will be addressed by the project. Specifically the IM will focus on addressing gender norms that promote gender based violence and inhibits women and girls decision making ability on sexuality issues.

In achieving cost-effectiveness, the mechanism relies on programs becoming sustainable community social actions. Faith-based institutions and community-based organizations are most cost effective as they are already in places of point of need as well as part and parcel of community. Thus, these institutions require minimal indirect costs to carry out an array of work that supports assessed needs.

The FBO network shall be at national level operating in both side of the union. Through this program, the main regions will be in Dodoma, Iringa, Shinyanga, Mtwara, Lindi, Kigoma, Mara, Singida and Tanga on mainland, and Zanzibar and Pemba isles.

This program contributes greatly to PF goals because it recognizes that rightful ownership belongs to those service providers who are interwoven with community members, such as faith-based institutions. Families are one avenue for promoting healthy behavior, sexuality, and life skills and ensuring appropriate care and support. As the program endeavors to equip them with resources, it is expected that knowledge, which is accessible within families, has a greater chance of being passed along within the family extended structure. Hence, when families are positively impacted through imparted best practices, the results will roll up to impact the entire society. Essentially the aim of PF is to transition the implementation and direct service provision to GOT and local civil societies an aim which links with this IM.

The Inter-faith Partnership endeavors to help meet the overall goal to provide general care for all. It coordinates and supports MOH Department of Social Welfare and NACP national monitoring systems.

This mechanism shall be able assist with M&E through FBO service outlets using computerized data systems. The coordinators conduct first level data analysis subsequently rolled up to the program M&E manager who reviews information, conducts quality assurance, and provides technical assistance and consultation.

Data use for decision-making is emphasized at all levels. This ensures that evaluated services conform to National standards, that overall quality of services are being met and frequency of services are acceptable.

TBD will implement integrated quality HBC services to people living with HIV/AIDS that include provision of psychological, spiritual and social services. Integrate prevention services in the HBC package including prevention with positives. This will be accomplished through identification and mapping of beneficiaries, building capacity of community providers including PLHIV and health care providers, strengthen collaboration and coordination mechanism with Local Gorvenment Authorities and other implementing partners. Providing mentoring, supportive supervision and improving referral and linkages between community and health services. The services will be provided in Kigoma region.

TBD will implement quality and comprehensive OVC services through strengthened household approaches and community based referral systems. Support the councils to provide OVC services by strengthening referral and linkages with focus on 0VC household economic strengthening to ensure sustainability. Facilitate referral and linkage of exposed OVC to other services including food, nutrition, care and treatment support. Build capacity of OVC Committees and community volunteers. Provide mentoring, supportive supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the program. Strengthen coordination and collaboration mechanisms with Local Government Authorities (LGA) and other implementing partners. The services will be provided in with in Kigoma region. These funds will support the partner to bridge into new agreement. TBD will implement quality and comprehensive OVC services through strengthening of household approaches and community based referral systems. Support the councils to provide OVC services by strengthening referral and linkages with focus on 0VC household economic strengthening to ensure sustainability. Facilitate referral and linkage of exposed OVC to other services including food, nutrition, care and treatment support. Build capacity of OVC Committees and community volunteers. Provide mentoring, supportive supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the program. Strengthen coordination and collaboration mechanisms with Local Government Authorities (LGA) and other implementing partners. The services will be provided in Kigoma region.

The FOA continuation focuses on increasing access and create demand for Counseling and Testing services. The activities are partly planned to be carried out by the Faith based organisation ( FBO) network of which comprises the following, Roman Catholic Council ( TEC) The Protestant Council ( TPC) Muslim Council of Tanzania (BAKWATA,) and the office of chief Mufti of Zanzibar ( OCMZ) . This activities will be carried out in line with the following key objectives. 1 Using US based domestic good practice model which has proven rffectivefor engaging faith communities in promoting HCT, 2 Strengthening local FBO capability to promote counseling and testing in rural communities in five regions namely Shinyanga, Kigoma, Singida, Iringa and Zanzibar 2. Expand access to quality testing to underserved community areas 3 Support referal system for HIV-Positive person through care and treatment process. The proposed activities include CT community mobilization and CT campaigns in underserved areas in Shinyanga, Singida. It will also include using CT mobile facility targeting remote areas and faith based facilities such as schools , mosque, churches etc. In addition, the HCT activities will include establishing and streighteining faith community post -test support groups. The activities will operate under the NACP-CSSU that all the implementation meet the established standards

New FOA for continuation of prevention activities through FBO Networks including continuation of Sasa Tuzungumze which aims at reduction of multiple concurrent partners among couples. The FBO network comprises of four main faith based umbrellas in Tanzania namely the Muslim Council of Tanzania mainland (BAKWATA), the Protestant Council (TCC), the Office of the Chief Mufti of Zanzibar (OCMZ) and the Roman Catholic Council (TEC). This program area intends to scale up HIV prevention through Abstinence and Being Faithful in 7 regions of Tanzania and Zanzibar. The objectives are to 1) Increase FBOs contextual participation in community activities that combat spread of AIDS; 2) Incorporate adaptive evidence-based best practices for HIV prevention and behavior change; 3) Build upon FBO learning foundations and dissemination systems. Among faith-based institutions, much diligence will be given to educating couples, adolescents, youth and other congregants about risk factor and drivers of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania with main focus on reducing multiple concurrent partnerships. Although families are the natural training grounds for moral behavior and life skills, religious leaders are entrusted with the task of imparting intimate social behaviors and codes of ethics. This is because sexuality is traditionally a taboo subject of discussion between couples, parent and child. As such, the FBO network shall step in the forefront of intervening through teaching and counseling congregants, youth and young adults by using evidence based religious curricula, in a culturally appropriate context for Christian and Muslim communities, with integrated education pertaining to abstinence and being faithful, stigma reduction and caring for people affected by AIDS.

New FOA for continuation of prevention activities through FBO Networks including continuation of Sasa Tuzungumze which aims at reduction of multiple concurrent partnerships among couples. The FBO network comprises of four main faith based umbrellas in Tanzania namely the Muslim Council of Tanzania mainland (BAKWATA), the Protestant Council (TCC) , the Office of the Chief Mufti of Zanzibar (OCMZ) and the Roman Catholic Council (TEC). This program area intends to scale up HIV prevention through comprehensive sexual transmission prevention in 7 regions of Tanzania and Zanzibar. The objectives are to 1) Increase FBOs contextual participation in community activities that combat spread of AIDS; 2) Incorporate adaptive evidence-based best practices for HIV prevention and behavior change; 3) Build upon FBO learning foundations and dissemination systems. Among faith-based institutions, much diligence will be given to educating couples, adolescents, youth and other congregants about risk factor and drivers of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania with main focus on reducing multiple concurrent partnerships and use of appropriate prevention methods including condoms.

Although families are the natural training grounds for moral behavior and life skills, religious leaders are entrusted with the task of imparting intimate social behaviors and codes of ethics, the intervention aims at encouraging those religious institutions that would like to implement comprehensive HIV prevention program beyond AB to do so. The FBO network members interested in comprehensive preventionincluding condom use shall step in the forefront of intervening through teaching and counseling congregants, youth and young adults on the same using evidence based religious curricula, in a culturally appropriate context for Christian and Muslim communities, with integrated education pertaining to condom use, abstinence and being faithful, stigma reduction and caring for people affected by AIDS.