IM's comprehensive goals and objectives under the award, reflecting breadth across technical areas

From the fifth year of the Tanzania HIV/AIDS Inter-faith Partnership (TIP) consortium work in HIV prevention care and support, This IM seeks to continue contributing toward reducing spread of HIV/AIDS and provide care and support for those affected by the pandemic by building capacity of faith-based institutions. Capacity building remains the cornerstone for the success of the established FBO network.

The partnership brings support that complements the voluntary spirit already in place in faith-based community institutions. As such, the technical assistance provider shall hone practical skills, and brings together faith initiatives with private and public interests in meeting the myriad needs of their communities.

Contributions to Health Systems Strengthening

Mainly the aim is to enhance and strengthen the capacity of the Tanzania Interfaith Partnership (TIP) network to provide an effective and sustainable response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Tanzania. The program will provide technical assistance (TA) to the national faith based organization (FBO) networks operating under the umbrella of TIP.

An experienced faith-based organization (FBO) shall provide support and build the capacity of the local network through technical assistance in program coordination, organizational and data management, and monitoring and evaluation.

Cross-cutting programs and key issues:

The FBO network shall be assisted to integrate Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI) 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 by HIV will be addressed by the project. Specifically the IM will focus on assisting indigenous FBOs to addressing gender norms that promote gender based violence and inhibits women and girls decision making ability on sexuality issues.

IM strategy to become more cost-efficient over time

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.

Geographic coverage & target populations

The TA provider will be assisting a network which has a nationwide coverage and operates in both sides 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

How IM links to PF goals?

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. Thus by assisting local indigenous organizations to deliver quality services through technical assistance the program not only links to PF but also GOT and PEPFAR goals at large

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 thus the IM focus shall be to assist both the MOH and Network to update and develop effective tools and systems.

M&E plans

This mechanism shall assist with M&E through FBO service outlets with computerized data management. 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, which overall qualities of services are being met and frequencies of services are acceptable.

Provide TA to FBO to implement quality service implementation. The TBD will provide TA to Faith Based Organization (FBO) to implement quality service. TBD will provide technical expertise and build capacity to FBO that are implementing Home Based Care (HBC) activities in program management, monitoring, evaluation, coordinate, collaborate and establishment of a sustainable HBC program. The TBD will also provide TA for FBO on how to implement quality and integrated services, integrate prevention with positive activities in to HBC package, and improve referral and linkages to HIV and non HIV related services

Provide TA to FBO to implement quality OVC sevices. TBD will provide technical expertise and build capacity to Faith Based Organizations (FBO) that is implementing OVC activities including economic empowerment program. Building capacity for FBO in implementing quality and sustainable OVC through improved program management and sustainability, monitoring and evaluation, improved coordination and collaboration The TBD will also provide TA for FBO on how to improve referral and linkages to HIV and non HIV related services and focus more on 0VC household economic strengthening.

The fund will partly be used to provide Technical Assistance to the Faith Based Organisation ( FBO) network. The FBO network include Muslim Council of Tanzania ( BAKWATA) The protestant Council ( TCC) The office of Chief Mufti of Zanzibar ( OCMZ) and Roman Catholic Council ( TEC). The prime objectives will be to strenghten local FBO capability to promote Counseling and Testing in rural communities in five regions of Shinyanga, Kigoma, Singida, Iringa and Zanzibar.2. To use US based domestic good practice model which has proven effective for engaging faith communities in promoting HIV counseling and Testing..The 3,TA will also provide FBOs with the knowledge on Community mobilization, post test support groups as well as effectively utilization of mobile facilities. The fund will partly be used to provide Technical Assistance to the Faith Based Organisation ( FBO) network. The FBO network include Muslim Council of Tanzania ( BAKWATA) The protestant Council ( TCC) The office of Chief Mufti of Zanzibar ( OCMZ) and Roman Catholic Council ( TEC). The prime objectives will be to strenghten local FBO capability to promote Counseling and Testing in rural communities in five regions of Shinyanga, Kigoma, Singida, Iringa and Zanzibar.2. To use US based domestic good practice model which has proven effective for engaging faith communities in promoting HIV counseling and Testing..The 3,TA will also provide FBOs with the knowledge on Community mobilization, post test support groups as well as effectively utilization of mobile facilities

TA provider for the 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 Implementing Mechanism intends to provide TA to the indigenous FBO's in scaling up HIV prevention through Abstinence and Being Faithful in 7 regions of Tanzania and Zanzibar. The objectives are to 1) Assist Network to increase their contextual participation in community activities that combat spread of AIDS; 2) Provide TA to the FBO network to 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 concurrence partnership 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 assisting and encouraging those religious institutions that would like to implement comprehensive HIV prevention program beyond AB to do so. The FBO network member interested in comprehensive prevention initiative including condom use will be assisted to 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 cultural 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

New FOA for providing TA in 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 Implementing Mechanism intends to assist the network in scaling 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 concurrence partnership. 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,

TA provider for the 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 Implementing Mechanism intends to provide TA to the indigenous FBO's in scaling up HIV prevention through Abstinence and Being Faithful in 7 regions of Tanzania and Zanzibar. The objectives are to 1) Asist Network to increase their contextual participation in community activities that combat spread of AIDS; 2) Provide TA to the FBO network to 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 concurrence partnership 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 assisting and encouraging those religious institutions that would like to implement comprehensive HIV prevention program beyond AB to do so. The FBO network member interested in comprehensive prevention initiative including condom use will be assisted to 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 cultural 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