Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 17095
Country/Region: Burundi
Year: 2013
Main Partner: Training Resources Group Inc.
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $50,000

The Burundi PEPFAR team will engage the The Strengthening Teams to Achieve Results (TeamSTAR) Project, which uses organizational development methodologies to accelerate the performance and impact of US Agencies and USAID country teams at the mission level implementing PEPFAR programs. TeamSTAR provides a broad range of organizational development (OD) services to enable PEPFAR teams to resolve issues, strengthen team performance, and engage stakeholder organizations in ways that promote country ownership of sustainable HIV programs. PEPFAR Burundi has used TeamStar services in the past for strategic planning and COP retreats, which proved to be very successful.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $50,000

TeamStar will be able to provide the following support to the Burundi team as needed from the variety of technical assistance listed below:

Situational Assessments, Analysis and Planning to ensure that OD field interventions are customized and responsive to country teams needs.

Team Support and Skill Enhancement to improve teamwork and team members ability to work collaboratively.

Coaching for USG and PEPFAR Staff to enhance their abilities for cross-agency collaborative planning and decision-making.

Collect Tools and Resources that address team challenges and OD needs.

Information Dissemination to promote knowledge sharing and adoption of state-of-the-art OD tools, best practices and methods to enhance team performance.

Coordination with USAID/Washington and OGAC to ensure that TeamSTAR interventions are consistent with guidance, directives and priorities; and to inform participating agencies of issues and implementation challenges.