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 Public Affairs Section (PAS) PEPFAR program supports overarching PEPFAR goals by conducting public outreach and information programs that raise awareness of the commitment and breadth of PEPFAR programs in Zimbabwe within the context of the greater fight against HIV/AIDS. PAS does this by working with groups not specifically targeted by other programs and by working with individuals, such as the media, student leaders and well-known cultural figures, who spread the messages effectively to larger groups. The overarching goals of PAS programs are to save and improve lives, to increase the Zimbabwean public's understanding and awareness of PEPFAR contributions, and to strengthen the health sector's communications abilities in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe.
PAS will conduct a balanced number of activities throughout the year and attempt to reach a wide geographic region, including less frequently visited regions of the country, and rural and high-density areas that are economically disadvantaged. Programs will run in all six geopolitical areas of the country, and PAS will partner with Zimbabwean organizations in communities outside Harare. Target audiences include students, faculty and administrators in academia; the media; program partners; members of the public; religious and tribal leaders; and NGOs and civil society organizations. PAS will partner with key figures in arts, culture and music to convey messages to the general public.
Additionally, PAS will create an outreach and communications position to increase and improve both internal and outreach PEPFAR communications. The new local-hire position will focus on the creation and implementation of outreach programs and materials, management of internal communications with partners, secondary support for program management, and assistance with reporting.
As appropriate PAS Programs will include a media component to promote events and grant recipients.PAS will invite media to report on events and use PEPFAR resource staff to inform journalists about HIV/AIDS. Press releases, USG official statements and PAS-generated articles will complement all PAS programs. Videos and photographs of programs will be placed in local media and on Embassy website and social media outlets, such as Facebook and Twitter when appropriate. Media placement will be tracked and reported to PEPFAR.
Each PAS program will have an evaluation component. These will include specific measures linked to the project indicators, and may include questionnaires, surveys, and testimonials. These results will be reported through the State Department's Mission Activity Tracker and through PEPFAR reporting mechanisms.
PAS systems strengthening activities will focus on media training and development, such as using experienced NGO partners for media trainings. Additionally, PAS will organize media events and facilitate extensive coverage of USG programs and activities on World AIDS Day. WAD events will educate the public about USG commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe and how the public can become involved.
PAS sexual prevention programs will reach out in new ways to the most vulnerable audiences, primarily youth. Projects will include funding Peer Educators at eight top universities to assist with training and branding; sports outreach to young woman to teach healthy living and better choice-making; and hard-hitting theater productions to bring the difficult subject of living positively with HIV and making good sexual decisions to new youth audiences.
To reach audiences in high risk areas, PAS will use innovative media to get out key HIV/AIDS messages, such as printing 'vendor paper' newsletters for vegetable sellers to use and distributing CDs to mini-van taxis.
