PEPFAR's annual planning process is done either at the country (COP) or regional level (ROP).
PEPFAR's programs are implemented through implementing partners who apply for funding based on PEPFAR's published Requests for Applications.
Since 2010, PEPFAR COPs have grouped implementing partners according to an organizational type. We have retroactively applied these classifications to earlier years in the database as well.
Also called "Strategic Areas", these are general areas of HIV programming. Each program area has several corresponding budget codes.
Specific areas of HIV programming. Budget Codes are the lowest level of spending data available.
Expenditure Program Areas track general areas of PEPFAR expenditure.
Expenditure Sub-Program Areas track more specific PEPFAR expenditures.
Object classes provide highly specific ways that implementing partners are spending PEPFAR funds on programming.
Cross-cutting attributions are areas of PEPFAR programming that contribute across several program areas. They contain limited indicative information related to aspects such as human resources, health infrastructure, or key populations programming. However, they represent only a small proportion of the total funds that PEPFAR allocates through the COP process. Additionally, they have changed significantly over the years. As such, analysis and interpretation of these data should be approached carefully. Learn more
Beneficiary Expenditure data identify how PEPFAR programming is targeted at reaching different populations.
Sub-Beneficiary Expenditure data highlight more specific populations targeted for HIV prevention and treatment interventions.
PEPFAR sets targets using the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) System - documentation for which can be found on PEPFAR's website at https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. As with most data on this website, the targets here have been extracted from the COP documents. Targets are for the fiscal year following each COP year, such that selecting 2016 will access targets for FY2017. This feature is currently experimental and should be used for exploratory purposes only at present.
The Strengthening HIV Counselor training (SCOT) project is a collaboration among organizations with a stake in HIV counselor training in Uganda. The project that was initiated in September 2004 exists to cater for the growing needs of HIV counselors in dealing with complex HIV/AIDS issues through standardizing HIV counselor training curricula and materials, implementing innovative training programs, developing evaluation instruments, strengthening quality assurance measures and promoting coordination of HIV counselors. SCOT is a five year project, with the cooperative agreement expiring by March 31, 2010. SCOT exists to pursue the following objectives;
1. To review, update and develop standardized HIV counseling training curricula that are responsive to the changing needs of HIV prevention, care and treatment.
2. To support HIV counseling training institutions to develop and update the knowledge and skills of trainers and support the implementation of the standardized curricula in order to enhance training ad learning effectiveness.
3. To facilitate the review and development of standardized monitoring and evaluation systems and to enable HIV Counseling training institutions to select, evaluate and follow up individuals involved in counseling training and practice.
4. To support the development of criteria and standards for different cadres of HIV Counselors and the establishment of an accreditation system that regularly evaluates and sets minimum standards for training, certification, practice and self-regulation of HIV counseling in Uganda.
5. To support advocacy for recognition of the counseling profession and establish a coordination mechanism for stakeholders in HIV counseling.
SCOT therefore exists to enhance networking and collaboration among stakeholders involved in the training of counselors and utilization of counseling services in order to collectively develop, strengthen and standardize the practice of HIV counselors in Uganda; so as to empower individuals and improve the quality of lives of PHAs, their families and communities.
SCOT works closely with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC), Uganda Counseling Association (UCA), other line ministries, National Forum for people Living with HIV/AIDS ( NAFOPHANU), HIV Counselor training institutions and development partners to improve the quality of HIV Counselor training and practice in the country.
SCOT implements activities that cover the whole country geographically. Specific target populations are HIV counselor training organizations, HIV Counseling service organizations, networks of people living with HIV and government policy makers.
SCOT contributes to health systems strengthening through supporting the development of National HIV counseling standards which are used to build the capacities of human resources in both government and non-government health units.
SCOT has used the partnership strategy to leverage resources and ensure cost-efficiency, has used well established procurement systems, has built on existing systems and resources and cost-shared with partners in order to expand the programs.
SCOT has for the years developed and maintained a dynamic comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system that helps to track all project activities.
The planning targets are therefore based on the six months period left to the expiry of the cooperative agreement with CDC.
