Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 10973
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Jane Goodall Institute
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $200,000

The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) advances the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment of all living things. The Natural Resources Management (NRM) Office at USAID/T identified JGI as an important partner in conservation of primate habitat and PEPFAR has decided to leverage this relationship and provide critical HIV/AIDS services to the Institutes beneficiaries. Through PEPFAR funding, JGI attempts to reduce youth vulnerabilities to HIV infection as well as provide home-based care services to the isolated populations where JGI operates. The project covers Kigoma and Mpanda districts while targeting 300,000 people in 52 villages.

Given JGIs presence and influence in these hard-to-reach communities, the organization is well-positioned to empower community volunteers as home-based care service providers as well as train youth peer educators to promote life skills education. In addition, JGI has mainstreamed HIV/AIDS programming into its own organization to ensure sustainability after the cessation of PEPFAR funds. JGI acknowledges the role that local government and community-based organizations can play and thus collaborates closely with district government officials as well as sub-contracts with a local CBO to implement its youth HIV prevention interventions.

To ensure highly quality programming, JGI has developed a performance monitoring plan (PMP) and employed an M&E officer. There are also monthly review meetings and planned mid-term and end-of-project evaluations.

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

JGI will provide home based care services in Kigoma and Mpanda districts and will ensure that PLHIV and their families participate in JGI natural resource and development activities for HIV/AIDS impact mitigation. In addition, JGI refers its clients to critical HIV clinical services, some of which are provided by USG/T partners. JGI appreciates the financial toll of caring for HIV-infected individuals and builds key skills for economic strengthening opportunities, including beekeeping, tree planting, and access to micro-credit services (SACCOS), to improve household income that can be used to provide such care for HIV-affected families. JGI intends to economically empower these households to meet their health needs.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $100,000

JGI will promote AB activities through the already existing Roots and Shoots clubs, which are school-based youth environmental clubs. This will be accomplished through a sub-contract with the local organization known as Kigoma Vijana Development Association (KIVIDEA). The program will offer an opportunity for in-school youth to learn through training sessions and youth summits. Patron and matron teachers will be involved during the trainings to ensure that the messages are reinforced in the school setting. There will also be teacher training workshops focusing on HIV/AIDS and natural resource management mainstreaming. This integrated approach of addressing HIV within the context in which these youth (and teachers) live allows for a more holistic development approach. All dialogues and interventions will discuss referrals to relevant clinical services.

The target population for this intervention is youth and OVC as well as their households.

Subpartners Total: $0
Kigoma Vijana Development Association: NA
Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $100,000
Economic Strengthening $100,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Increasing women's access to income and productive resources
enumerations.Malaria (PMI)
Child Survival Activities
Safe Motherhood
Workplace Programs
Family Planning