Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 12041
Country/Region: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2012
Main Partner: U.S. Department of State
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Other USG Agency
Funding Agency: enumerations.State/African Affairs
Total Funding: $50,000

Public Diplomacy (PD) section at the US Embassy, Kinhsasa is a critical element of the DRC PEPFAR activity and serves as a link between the Embassy and the community, policy makers, and the media. To achieve the various objectives of PD, PD utilizes 4 mechanisms namely small grants, support for CALI (Congo American Language Institute), Public Official Workshops, and Journalism Workshops. With the introduction new activities such as PMTCT-AP and NEPI, and continuation of ongoing activities, PD can play a crucial role in garner country political and leadership support for needed HIV policy and sustain the governmental commitment.Journalism Workshop: In DRC although journalists play a significant role in information sharing, they lack formal training, especially on sensitive topics such as HIV/AIDS. Periodic training workshops help fill such training gap

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $50,000

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $25,000
Human Resources for Health $25,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors