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.
Years of mechanism: 2008 2009
With the assistance of Peace Corps (PC) Volunteers funded in FY 2006 and FY 2007, local communities
have organized HIV/AIDS youth awareness sports camps, helped form anti-AIDS clubs, and set up youth
friendly corners and support groups for people living with HIV/AIDS. They have trained service providers
and Community Based Organizations on using PC's Participatory Community Analysis tools.
Building on its PEPFAR-funded achievements of the past fiscal years, PC/Z (Peace Corps Zambia) will
continue to improve the capacity of communities to mitigate HIV/AIDS and ensure the sustainability of
activities. Volunteers and their counterparts will provide support to community groups in developing
effective community responses to HIV/AIDS through training in HIV/AIDS, AB prevention, fundraising and
community outreach. They will also mobilize community leaders and groups capable of influencing local
norms and values to help amplify those compatible with HIV prevention while discouraging those that are
not. Because most Volunteers live and work for two years in the same community and communicate in the
local language, they develop a unique trust with the community and are often approached for advice and
technical assistance, especially by women and youth. These populations are specific targets of the
Volunteers' work.
Operationally, PC/Z will continue to focus its PEPFAR program on the following three levels of intervention
in FY 2009.
First, 15 two-year Volunteers funded under this COP and 15 Volunteers funded under the FY 2008 COP will
concentrate their HIV/AIDS activities in remote villages not typically served by other PEPFAR-funded
partners. Volunteers will assist rural health centers and Neighborhood Health Committees (NHC), providing
leadership and promoting networking among communities. Volunteers will be strategically located within 30
km of a mobile or static HIV counseling and testing site to facilitate linkages to these services.
Second, PC/Z will recruit 7 extension Volunteers with strong HIV/AIDS field experience and more advanced
technical skills for one-year assignments. The value of having these Volunteers has been seen by both the
PEPFAR team and the organizations and has resulted in an increase in requests for their service.
The one-year Volunteers will be placed with government, non-governmental and PEPFAR-funded
organizations at the district level or in secondary cities to help build capacity for community mobilisation for
AB prevention and to also help strengthen the links to other HIV-related services especially counselling and
testing services.
PC/Z will also recruit more Extension transfer Volunteers for one year assigments to strengthen HIV
prevention programs for the deaf. These Volunteers will be placed with organizations to develop methods
and materials for building the knowledge and skills of the deaf community.
Third, in partnership with Government and PEPFAR-funded organizations, PC/Z will train 120 two-year
Peace Corps-funded Volunteers, whose current projects do not directly relate to HIV/AIDS, and provide
them with materials on HIV/AIDS so they can incorporate prevention themes into their work. Introduced in
FY 2007, this activity will expand the reach of HIV/AIDS prevention work within the communities served by
PC/Z as well as fully integrate HIV/AIDS programming within all PC/Z projects. To ensure sustainability of
the program, all Volunteers will continue to be trained together with their counterparts from their
communities. The trainings will be conducted in partnership with Government and other PEPFAR funded
organizations to ensure consistent messaging as well as strengthen capacity for networking and
collaboration at this level.
When conducting community-based training, Volunteers will follow the Peace Corps Life Skills Manual,
which has been used successfully by Peace Corps Volunteers worldwide since 2000 as well as other AB
tools and materials being used by Government and other PEPFAR partners. Training sessions on
HIV/AIDS, STIs and reproductive health are integrated appropriately for different age groups and target
audiences.
Volunteers will continue to work with their Zambian counterparts to disseminate accurate and culturally age-
appropriate AB messages to in-school youth, out-of-school youth and other community members.
Volunteers will reach out-of-school youth primarily through community health centers by working with health
center staff to train peer educators and establish youth-friendly corners where approved prevention
messages may be discussed and materials disseminated. Sports and entertainment programs will also
be used to build motivation and skills for HIV prevention.
Programs targeting young girls will be continued. Special emphasis will also be placed on strengthening
work with boys to address male behaviors and norms that place them at risk of HIV infection. Community-
based boys' clubs will be supported to educate and motivate boys to develop healthier behaviors.
An important component of reproductive heath education at the village level in Zambia is provided by
Banafimbusa, traditional initiators who instruct girls on marriage customs and values. As they hold a strong
influence over youth, they will be provided with information and training on HIV and AIDS to ensure correct
and consistent messaging.
In FY 2009, PC/Z will continue to manage its Volunteer Activities Support and Training (VAST) program,
which enables communities to carry out small projects, training and educational events related to AB
prevention. All Zambia Peace Corps Volunteers will be eligible to request VAST grants for purposes
approved in the COP.
PC/Z will procure and, when necessary, produce prevention training and other materials in local languages.
Where available, PC/Z will reproduce materials developed by other USG partners and will ensure that all
PEPFAR-funded materials are consistent with USG and host country policies and guidance.
To determine appropriate interventions, Volunteers conduct initial needs assessment at their sites and pre
Activity Narrative: and post-tests to evaluate the success of their community activities.
To support Volunteers' AB prevention activities in the field, salary and other benefits of the following
programming, training and other staff positions will be funded through PEPFAR:
Program Manager (current position)
Driver (current position)
New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity
Continuing Activity: 16360
Continued Associated Activity Information
Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds
System ID System ID
16360 3722.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 7425 3028.08 Peace Corps $1,842,700
3722 3722.06 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 3028 3028.06 $790,000
Emphasis Areas
Gender
* Addressing male norms and behaviors
* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs
Human Capacity Development
Public Health Evaluation
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery
Food and Nutrition: Commodities
Economic Strengthening
Education
Water
Table 3.3.02:
Condoms and Other Prevention was an area Peace Corps/Zambia (PC/Z) started working in FY 2007. It
was a natural extension of PC/Z's PEPFAR experience conducting AB prevention activities at the
community level.
The work of PC/Z will continue to contribute to the US Mission's Five-Year Strategy by being closely
aligned to the Zambian Government's strategies and by strengthening partner organizations contributions
its' goals.
In FY 2009, PC/Z will continue community-based training and other outreach efforts that target sexually
active youth, adults and other "most at risk populations" with other prevention messages in accordance with
PEPFAR ABC Guidance. PC Volunteers ("Volunteers") also will assist rural communities to build their
capacity to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in a sustainable manner and in alignment with the Zambia's
National HIV/AIDS Strategy under the National AIDS Council and the Ministry of Health.
Because most Volunteers live and work for two years in the same community and communicate in the local
language, they develop a unique trust with the community and are often approached for advice and
technical assistance, especially by women and youth. Therefore, these populations will be specific targets
of Volunteers' work. Volunteers will also use their position in the community to address issues of male
involvement in prevention and other related activities.
Operationally, PC/Z's PEPFAR program will focus on the following three levels of intervention.
partners. Volunteers will work with rural health centers and Neighborhood Health Committees (NHC),
providing leadership as well as promoting networking among communities, rural health centers, District
AIDS Task Force and District Health Management Boards in the area of Other prevention. Volunteers will
be strategically located within 30 km of a mobile or static HIV counseling and testing site to facilitate
linkages to HIV/AIDS services, including referrals for HIV testing and condom distribution.
Second, PC/Z will recruit 3 PEPFAR-funded Volunteers, with strong HIV/AIDS field experience and more
advanced technical skills, for one-year assignments. These will be current high-performing Volunteers who
will extend their service for a third year. The one-year Volunteers will be placed with government, non-
governmental or PEPFAR-funded organizations at the district level or in secondary cities to help build
capacity for Other prevention and to also help strengthen the links to other HIV-related services.
Volunteers will build capacity of organizations that provide support to migrant and mobile communities as
well as to youth that are engaging in high-risk behaviors.
which has been used successfully by Peace Corps Volunteers worldwide since 2000. Training sessions on
HIV/AIDS, STIs and reproductive health will be integrated appropriately for different age groups and target
Volunteers will reach sexually active youth through community health centers by working with staff to train
peer educators and to establish "youth-friendly corners." These are dedicated spaces within the health
centers that provide information, education and reproductive health services for the youth. This is an
effective way to promote prevention messages, disseminate materials, and when appropriate, provide
information on the correct use of condoms to sexually active youth in a conducive environment and format.
Volunteers will also include alcohol education to reduce it's misuse and abuse among the youth.
Volunteers will also suppport positive prevention programs for people living with HIV and AIDS in their
communities. Volunteers will work with other PEPFAR partners to link prevention efforts with counseling
and testing services. Referrals to testing centers will be made and in areas where no services are
available, Volunteers will work with partners to bring in mobile testing services. These efforts will be further
linked to care and treatment services.
Banafimbusa and traditional initiators who instruct girls on marriage customs and values provide an
important component of reproductive heath education at the village level in Zambia. They hold a strong
influence over youth, and thus it is important that they have access to training and information on HIV/AIDS.
Volunteers and their counterparts will continue to provide workshops and coaching to Banafimbusa and
traditional initiators on how to facilitate discussions with youth to encourage safer sexual practices. Use of
condoms after marriage for discordant couples will also be emphasized, along with the importance of testing
and counseling.
which enables communities to carry out small projects, training and educational events related to condoms
and other prevention. All Zambia Peace Corps Volunteers will be eligible to request VAST grants for
purposes approved in the COP.
Activity Narrative: PC/Z will continue to procure and, when necessary, produce prevention training and other materials in local
languages. Where available, PC/Z will reproduce materials developed by other USG partners and will
ensure that all PEPFAR-funded materials are consistent with USG and host country policies and guidance.
In addition, PC/Z will take advantage of the in-country expertise of other USG partners, particularly for the
training of Volunteers.
and post-tests to evaluate the success of their community activities.
Program and training Specialist (current position)
Continuing Activity: 16361
16361 9677.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 7425 3028.08 Peace Corps $800,000
9677 9677.07 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 5239 3028.07 Peace Corps $500,000
Table 3.3.03:
Peace Corps Zambia (PC/Z) was carrying out activities in the Adult Care and Support program area in FY
2006. As Volunteers continue to carry out work in the area it will be included as one of the areas that PC/Z
conduct activities in. Furthermore, in FY2009, there will be a merging of the HIV/AIDS project with
Community Health project, which is likely to see a further broadening of Volunteer activities beyond AB and
Other prevention.
First, 15 two-year Volunteers funded in FY 2009 and 15 Volunteers funded under the FY 2008 COP will
partners. These volunteers will link with existing USG HBHC projects to access training, materials and
support. PC/Z will work with the USG Palliative Care Forum to link the volunteers with other partners in
adult care and support to allow them to network with projects operating in or near their assigned areas.
Volunteers will mainly build the capacity of community based home care providers and mobilize people
living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) to form community based support groups. In areas where support
groups already exist, Volunteers will strengthen them and work with them to enhance and support
prevention for PLWHA as well as linking the members to other care and support programs within the
community. Working together with the support group members, Volunteers will also undertake stigma
reduction activities within the communities.
Using the skills and expertise of the other Peace Corps projects (Linking Life Food and Environment and
Rural Aquaculture) Volunteers will work with affected individuals and households to enhance food security
through delivery of nutrition workshops, supporting nutrition gardening and fish farming. PC Volunteers will
also utilize national guidelines on nutrition for PLWHA in their nutrition work.
They will also carry out livelihoood strengthening interventions as well as income-generating activities.
Specific attention will be given to increasing women's opportunities to improving their economic status
through these income- generating activities. Local resources as well as Volunteer activities support and
training (VAST) funds will be used to support these activities. Volunteers will work with affected households
to improve access to safe water and sanitation and they will coach family members in how to maintain a
more hygienic environment for the chronically ill, particularly those who are bedridden.
Volunteers will work closely with service outlets such as health clinics to notify nurses or other health
workers of the need to visit a chronically ill person or to collect supplies to replenish a home care kit.
Volunteers will interact with representatives from other sectors such as agricultural extension agents and
collaborate with entrepreneurs to establish nutrition gardens and income-generation activities.
Secondly, PC/Z will recruit five extension Volunteers with strong HIV/AIDS field experience and more
advanced technical skills for one-year assignments. The one-year Volunteers will be placed with
government, non-governmental or PEPFAR-funded organizations at the district level or in secondary cities
to help build capacity for Other prevention and to also help strengthen the links to other HIV-related
services.
PC/Z will in particular provide support to the Network of Zambian People Living with HIV/AIDS through the
placement of Extension Volunteers to build capacity for the organisation to provide support to it's members
through the district chapters.
Volunteers will work with their communities to leverage VAST funds for income-generating activities, such
as community gardens and fish farming, as a means of mobilizing community members into groups for
HIV/AIDS education, while also addressing improved nutrition and food security. They will also conduct
trainings for caregivers and community-based organisations providing home-based care.
them with materials on HIV/AIDS so they can incorporate care and support themes into their work.
Introduced in FY 2007, this activity will expand the reach of HIV/AIDS work within the communities served
by PC/Z as well as fully integrate HIV/AIDS programming within all PC/Z projects. All Volunteers will
continue to be trained together with their counterparts from their communities. The trainings will be
conducted in partnership with Government and other PEPFAR funded organizations to ensure consistent
messaging as well as strengthen capacity for networking and collaboration at this level. This training of
community counterparts as well as the capacity building for non-governmental and community-based
organizations will ensure the sustainability of the interventions.
When conducting community-based training, Volunteers will use tools and materials being used by
Government and other PEPFAR partners.
To support Volunteers' Adult Care and Support activities in the field, salary and other benefits of the
following programming, training and other staff positions will be funded through PEPFAR:
Program and Training Specialist (new position)
New/Continuing Activity: New Activity
Continuing Activity:
* Increasing women's access to income and productive resources
Table 3.3.08:
Other Policy and Health Systems Strengthening is a new program area for Peace Corps Zambia (PC/Z) in
FY 2009.
As a part of the USG/Zambia PEPFAR Team, PC/Z contributes uniquely to the HIV/AIDS response by
placing experienced Peace Corps volunteers with PEPFAR implementing partners and other national
coordination structures to support overall institutional capacity building. Through the buiding of capacity of
the local organisations, PC/Z ensures sustainability of the various interventions put in place in response to
the epidemic. The Peace Corps program has grown to be an essential link to the rural communities as well
as critical resource to help ameliorate the severe human resource crisis in Zambia.
Complementing the United Nations supported Volunteer program at National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council
(NAC), Peace Corps will place Peace Corps Response Volunteers (PCRV) to enhance organizational
capacity. Experienced volunteers will work on strengthening this key coordinating institution to and ensure
that the Monitoring and Evlauation systems to support the national response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic are
strengthened.
PC/Z will recruit five Peace Corps Response Volunteers who will work with NAC or other organisations to
strengthen the coordination of the various programs at provincial level as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
of the response. They will work with the Provincial and District HIV/ AIDS Cooordinators to ensure
adequate analysis and sharing of the information collected. The information will further guide
implementation of the various programs for preventing and mitigating the impact of HIV. Depending on the
need, PC/Z may also place Volunteers with other organisations that provide support to NAC to achieve the
same goal.
Volunteers will have strong background and skills in Monitoring and Evaluation programs as well as
HIV/AIDS, and will thus have valuable insights for planning, coordinatiing and monitoring effective
programs.
Continuing Activity: 19498
19498 19498.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 7425 3028.08 Peace Corps $800,000
Table 3.3.18:
Peace Corps/Zambia (PC/Z) serves as both a USG PEPFAR partner and an implementing partner, with
programs in HVAB, HVOP, HBHC and OHSS. PC/Z's Management and Staffing program area includes the
salary, benefits, anticipated travel and training costs for three full-time contract staff that support Volunteers
working in these program areas. In addition there are salary, benefits and anticipated travel for a Program
Manager, two Program Assistants and a driver under the HVAB, HVOP and HBHC program areas. The
Management and Staffing structure is broken down as follows:
PEPFAR Director (current position) -The Director manages the technical, programmatic and administrative
aspects of the PC/Z PEPFAR program. This includes developing and overseeing activities approved in the
COP; managing PC/Z staff responsible for Volunteer training, placement and support; ensuring quality data
collection and reporting; monitoring the budget; and participating fully as PC/Z's technical representative to
the Zambia USG PEPFAR team. The Director is also responsible for the design and implementation of an
intensive HIV/AIDS training curriculum for 120 additional Volunteers funded by Peace Corps who will then
incorporate HIV/AIDS work into their projects in health, education, environment and food security.
Administrative Assistant (current position) - The Administrative Assistant works with PC/Z's Administrative
Officer on all PEPFAR-related administrative tasks, particularly budget and finance functions.
Medical Officer (current position) - The Medical Officer is responsible for providing health care to the
Volunteers funded by PEPFAR.
Continuing Activity: 16362
16362 3724.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 7425 3028.08 Peace Corps $445,400
9631 3724.07 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 5239 3028.07 Peace Corps $300,000
3724 3724.06 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 3028 3028.06 $120,000
Table 3.3.19:
