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 current core education sector mechanism will end in September 2009. In order to ensure fair and open
competition, new core education mechanisms will be identified. The 2009 PEPFAR wrap around
mechanism will build on the OVC HIV/AIDS Life Skills Education interventions implemented by the QUESTT
program. In addition to knowledge, attitudes and skills, the new program will focus on behavior change and
promotion of positive social and health practices. The new activity is targeted towards teachers and
students in the underserved community schools.
According to the 2007 ZDHS, knowledge and awareness about HIV and AIDS is 99 percent. However, the
HIV prevalence among those aged 15-19 has increased to about five percent. Presently, there are about
1,000,000 orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia. About two thirds of the OVC are in community
schools. There are about 2,700 community schools in the country. Due to HIV/AIDS, the number of
orphaned children has increased. More than one third of the children in the community schools are
HIV/AIDS affected and orphaned while others are vulnerable, coming from disadvantaged communities that
are deprived of education through the conventional school system. These children are often exploited and
suffer other forms of abuse. Many girls are forced into marriage before they have completed their education
and orphans suffer harassment and stigmatization from their peers. Children who become sexually active at
an early age are at risk of contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), including HIV infection. In
addition, most orphans and vulnerable children have either dropped out of school or are always absent due
to poverty, trauma, lack of motivation and illness in the family. The children are traumatized because they
are losing parents, siblings, friends and teachers to HIV/AIDS. Many children live in families that are over
extended, and are under pressure to contribute to family incomes as poverty deepens. Some children are
also heads of households. Presently, most community schools do not have HIV/AIDS programs apart from
those that were reached under QUESTT. Community school teachers infected with HIV do not receive any
support and learners are not involved in any HIV/AIDS related activities such as Anti-AIDS clubs or peer
education.
Using PEPFAR funding, the new mechanism will target community school teachers, learners and
community members. Particularly, the program will focus on interventions for teacher training, teacher
support, learner driven HIV/AIDS activities, OVC support and school and community based interventions.
The OVC support will include food, academic support, psycho social support, VCT and medical services to
ensure that the orphans and vulnerable children remain in school. The new mechanism will implement a
comprehensive HIV/AIDS program that includes psycho social support to ensure that children affected and
infected by the pandemic are receiving counseling and care within the school. The program will promote a
culture of care in both the school and community thereby creating a supportive environment for those
learners infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. This approach will make the school a center of hope and care in
the community. The new program will continue to mitigate stigma, child abuse and gender violence, and
promote VCT for both children and adults. The community members will learn how to acquire and practice
good nutrition, seek healthcare, and provide psycho-social counseling support through appropriate social
and health services. The program will link the OVC to other support programs in their area through the
established networks. The new program will not entirely depend on the radio to teach HIV/AIDS and Life
Skills but will develop other effective ways of implementing HIV/AIDS interventions. In addition,
HIV/AIDS/Life Skills materials will be developed and structures will be put in place to enable teachers,
learners and community members have access to information. It is expected that 600 community schools,
3,000 learners and 6,000 community members will be reached by September 30, 2010.
All FY 2009 targets will be reached by September 30, 2010.
New/Continuing Activity: New Activity
Continuing Activity:
Emphasis Areas
Human Capacity Development
Public Health Evaluation
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery
Food and Nutrition: Commodities
Economic Strengthening
Education
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Education
Water
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