Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 2970
Country/Region: Zambia
Year: 2009
Main Partner: Hope Worldwide
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: FBO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $285,814

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $285,814

HOPE Worldwide Zambia (HWWZ) is a branch of HOPE worldwide Africa, a faith based organization based

in South Africa. Since FY 2005 HWWZ has been implementing a Track 1.0 OVC program, the Africa

Network for Children Orphaned and At Risk (ANCHOR) Project with expertise in care and support for

orphans and vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).Through the transfer of

knowledge and skills to enhance the capacity of communities and organizations to initiate and respond to

OVC needs.he goal of HWWZ for the five years through the ANCHOR Project is to strengthen and scale up

community based interventions to provide comprehensive care and support for 19,935 OVC in Lusaka

district. The goal is being achieved through three strategic objectives: increasing comprehensive care and

support for OVC; strengthening the capacity of families to cope with their problems; and, mobilizing and

strengthening community-based OVC responses. In FY 2008, HWWZ reached 6,393: with various services

and FY 2009 HWWZ will reach 6,000 OVC with various services, and train 200 caregivers/service

providers.

HWWZ OVC activities will continue to work closely with other USG partners implementing community based

interventions to provide comprehensive care, and to improve the quality of life for OVC. In addition, HWWZ

will work with other USAID OVC partners through the USG Zambia OVC Forum to share lessons learnt and

prevent overlap of activities. HWZ will also work closely with the Government of the Republic of Zambia

(GRZ) to ensure effective communication and support to OVC from the government.

HWWZ will continue working with primary implementing partners. ANCHOR's implementation plan will

based on HOPE Worldwide's experience in community-based OVC care and support approach based on

the SIYAWELA model developed in South Africa. The model will focus on facilitating the mobilization and

provision of local multi-level support (medical, psychosocial, educational, income-generating and nutritional)

for OVC, their families and PLWHA. HWWZ will strive to create an atmosphere in communities where men

and women will promote gender equality, reduce domestic sexual violence and the spread and the impact

of HIV/AIDS by networking with other NGOs in the community to integrate emphasis on gender equality.

Project interventions for FY 2009 will include continued provision and facilitation of direct support for OVC,

and strengthening family and community capacity to respond to OVC needs. .

In FY 2009, HWWZ will continue to establish and facilitate 20 kids clubs and formation of eight (8) support

groups and three (3) Community Child Care Forums that will facilitate the provision of community based

nutritional support, material support and psychosocial/emotional support. The forums are also used for the

identification and registration of OVC in the program. Other support provided through forums include

structured group therapy, memory books, succession planning, spiritual support and will continue with

housing improvements, referrals for medical and legal support as well as establishment of Kids Clubs.

These club gatherings provide a platform for children and youths to collectively identify resources both

within and externally which they can use in supporting each other to enhance their ability to cope in the

context of HIV/AIDS and mobilize community members to understand and assist in mitigating the impact of

HIV/AIDS on children. HWWZ will also ensure the gender needs of boys and girls are also taken into

consideration during activity implementation.

In order to help build and strengthen the capacity of ANCHOR partners and other organizations to respond

to OVC needs, HOPE Worldwide's Regional OVC- Organization Support Initiative (ROSI) will train three

and mentor eight local organizations in OVC care and support as well as use community mobilization

strategies to promote community action and coordination. ROSI, will help existing OVC organizations build

their programmatic and organizational capacity and to increase the reach. Child Care Forums will be

developed where necessary to promote local multi-sectoral networking for OVC support. ANCHOR will

support participating organizations in identifying more specific training needs related to OVC care and

support. Training will be tailored to specific stakeholder needs and is likely to include HIV education;

psychosocial support for caregivers and children; organizing successful home-based care programs;

identifying and monitoring the status of OVC; helping families and children access social, legal and health

services, and building economic security for affected households; developing appropriate monitoring and

evaluation systems; fund raising and resource mobilization.

Through the community mobilization strategy coupled with community partner training described above,

communities will develop a better in-depth understanding of the impacts of AIDS on children and their

families and will be better able to plan appropriate responses to address the needs of these children. The

HIV-Competence Framework will also facilitate increased and meaningful collaboration among local

organizations and individuals assisting OVC, including government, civic and private sector entities and

services. This will contribute to resource mobilization and program sustainability.

Sustainability will be achieved by linking families and community based organizations to existing health care

and social service providers, and through continued support by private volunteers and local private donors

like Shoprite, Coca Cola Foundation, Kupasa Banja, Diplomatic Spouse Association (DSA), Rotarians for

fighting AIDS (RFFA) and local Rotary clubs. These private partners supplement the much needed,

nutritional support, material support, legal support and educational support for OVCs. As a result of this

collaboration, HWWZ leveraged $81,552 in FY 2008. This figure might go up in FY 2009 depending on the

response that will be received by the private sector and the efforts that will be put in. HWWZ will continue to

approach these corporate organizations for continued and increased support. Efforts will also be made to

identify and contact more private companies for additional support.

A local ANCHOR Coordinating Team (ACT) consisting of ANCHOR partner representatives provides

regular guidance to the program and will continue to liaise with USAID/Zambia, other USG supported OVC

projects as well as the host government at local and district and sub-country levels.

All FY 2009 targets will be reached by September 30, 2009.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14391

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

14391 3647.08 U.S. Agency for Hope Worldwide 6817 2970.08 Track 1 OVC: $375,000

International ANCHOR

Development

8896 3647.07 U.S. Agency for Hope Worldwide 4973 2970.07 Track 1 OVC: $259,357

International ANCHOR

Development

3647 3647.06 U.S. Agency for Hope Worldwide 2970 2970.06 Anchor $206,513

International

Development

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs

* Reducing violence and coercion

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $12,962

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.13:

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $12,962
Human Resources for Health $12,962