Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Details for Mechanism ID: 12227
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2011
Main Partner: Population Services International
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $5,360,000

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $1,100,000

Funding will go to Social Marketing activity implemented by Population Services International (PSI). The funding will be used to procure positive prevention commodities; condoms and water purification for point of use (POU) water treatment for households affected by HIV/AIDS. These commodities will be distributed through the existing community based partners using the existing service platforms in the community and PSI will conduct an assessment on the willingness and readiness for the beneficiaries to pay for these services. The funding will be split as follows; $600,000 for water treatment commodities and $500,000 for condoms. This is a National activity to support all the community based partners.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $760,000

Expand the impact of targeted social marketing initiatives that are aligned to measure behavioral change outcomes in HIV/AIDS, FP/RH, child survival, and malaria as well as local capacity (civil, public, and private) to sustain social marketing activities in Tanzania and strengthen public health outcomes. Condom programming will be targeted specifically for most-at-risk populations, including those who engage in commercial and transactional sex. HIV-positive persons will also be targeted and linked to broader positive prevention efforts. Branded communications efforts will be linked with supportive HIV prevention interventions to provide target groups with comprehensive prevention messages for high-risk groups in the general population. TSMP will have a national reach, with a focus on 8 of the highest HIV prevalence regions and high-risk venues. Non-HIV/AIDS related activities are supported with USAID health funds and this joint program reflects increased collaboration across development platforms in the spirit of GHI.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $3,500,000

PSI will expand the impact of targeted social marketing initiatives that are aligned with measurable behavioral outcomes in HIV/AIDS, FP/RH, child survival, and malaria; and local capacity (civil, public, and private) to sustain social marketing activities in Tanzania the strengthen public health outcomes. Condom programming will be targeted specifically for most-at-risk populations, including for those who engage in commercial and transactional sex. HIV-positive persons will also be targeted and linked to broader positive prevention efforts. Branded communications efforts will be linked with supportive HIV prevention interventions to provide target groups with comprehensive prevention messages for high-risk groups in the general population. TSMP will have a national reach, with a focus on 8 of the highest HIV prevalence regions, high-risk venues and hot-spots for condom promotion. Non-HIV/AIDS related activities are supported with USAID health funds and this joint program reflects increased collaboration across development platforms in the spirit of GHI. $200k will be set aside for formative research/assessment of behavioral drivers, potentially including geographic "city" focus, specific social marketing research and outcome evaluation.

Subpartners Total: $0
Clinton Health Access Initiative: NA
T-MARC Company: NA
Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $2,820,000
Economic Strengthening $1,000,000
Education $1,000,000
Human Resources for Health $220,000
Water $600,000
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
Child Survival Activities
Mobile Populations
Safe Motherhood
Workplace Programs
Family Planning