Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 9658
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2010
Main Partner: African Wildlife Foundation
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $200,000

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) program is managed by USAID's Natural Resource Management/Economic Growth (NRM/EG) Team. The overall objective of AWF's "Scaling up Conservation and Livelihoods Efforts in northern Tanzania (SCALE-TZ)" Program is to deliver transformational conservation and economic impacts in the wider Tarangire-Manyara-Kilimanjaro-Natron eco-system through innovation, replication of lessons learned, and a strong emphasis on building the capacity of local actors. The project will achieve this goal by investing in a variety of viable land uses and land, water and resource management strategies; enhancing and sharing scientific understanding of the landscape; the development of conservation-friendly enterprises including tourism, livestock and agricultural production; developing and increasing the capacity of locally active partners; and the delivery of improved social safety nets in the form of potable water, sanitation, and HIV/AIDS outreach. AWF will collaborate with other PEFPAR prevention partners for integrating HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation activities into the program.

This program contributes to the Partnership Framework goal on Prevention. AWF will create incentives for local community conservation stakeholders through improved local delivery of wider non-financial social benefits concerning HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS education will be integrated into NRM/community activities. AWF will further partner with local health organizations focusing on HIV/AIDS in order to link target communities to prevention education, treatment and support. AWF will work with local NGOs to undertake situation analyses and implement HIV prevention campaigns in targeted communities.

Linking PEPFAR programs to the NRM/EG program area will allow for a comprehensive approach to HIV/AIDS in the affected communities that these programs serve. PEPFAR will expand its reach to underserved populations, building upon NRM/EG partners' access to and partnership with rural populations. This wrap-around activity will leverage both human and financial resources as well as NRM/EG funding sources and partners, to complement PEPFAR goals and maximize the effectiveness of programs. A value-chain approach is used by

NRM/EG to develop production capacity and quality improvement in profitable agricultural enterprises and to ensure long-term market connectivity. By utilizing these platforms, PEPFAR interventions will also become sustainable, as integrated parts of these programs.

AWF's project will be implemented in the Tarangire-Manyara-Kilimanjaro-Natron eco-system. Target populations include adult men and women, and vulnerable households including those affected by HIV/AIDS.

Awards made under the NRM/EG program are subject to standard monitoring and evaluation protocols. This includes an M&E program design that will be part of the initial partner proposal and final cooperative agreement or contract. Partners are expected to provide quarterly progress reports which track data on established indicators under the Performance Monitoring Plan and Operational Plan, as well as to measure progress against established program goals. NRM/EG staff will conduct field visits and data quality assessments in collaboration with USG PEPFAR colleagues.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $200,000

Expand HIV prevention activities into local Natural Resource Management partner programs. Efforts will focus on building capacity of local organizations and associations, and ensuring sustainability of prevention activities. Maasai Steppe region.

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