Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 4699
Country/Region: Ethiopia
Year: 2007
Main Partner: Food for the Hungry
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: FBO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $295,770

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $295,770

HIV/AIDS Prevention through Abstinence and Healthy Choices for Youth (ABY Track 1)

This is an ongoing Track 1-funded AB only activity in prevention. Under this activity 162,949 individuals have been reached with community outreach HIV/AIDS prevention programs that promote abstinence and/or being faithful (SAPR06).

Food for the Hungry International Ethiopia (FHI/E), is an officially registered Christian Relief and Development Organization and operating in five regional states of Ethiopia since 1984.

FHI/E directly implements HIV/AIDS prevention projects in three districts (Lay Gayint, Tach Gayint and Simada) of Amhara Regional State. At the same time FHI/E implements this project through sub grantees (four Local Christian NGOs) in Addis Ababa, Jimma and East Shoa Zones of Oromia Region and North Shoa Zone of Amhara Region. In general, PEPFAR funded FHI/E HIV/AIDS prevention project operates in 10 districts of the country.

The youth are the primary targets of this project. Other influential adults (such as parents, teachers, religious leaders and other influential people) are also targeted so that the youth will have a conducive environment to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS. The project also works with married individuals towards promoting faithfulness in marriage or long-term relationship.

During FY07, the major activities of the project will be AB awareness campaigns, teaching youth using well structured manual which comprises 12 serial sessions, teaching married couples on faithfulness using a structured manual that will be given in a few long retreats or over several weekends. At the same time influential adults will be trained on HIV prevention programs that promote Abstinence and/or faithfulness.

In FY07, FHI/E and its sub partners will reach a total of 279,608 (135,280 male & 144,328 female) people with appropriate AB messages and 10,570 people will be trained to support the HIV prevention programs that promote AB.

Food for the Hungry will continue to integrate its work with PEPFAR prevention partners through the ABOP sub-working group.

The program conforms to the PEPFAR Ethiopia prevention strategy by focusing on promoting AB behavior with youth and utilizing existing structures, churches and Sunday school/youth groups to promote AB behavior and model positive, non-stigmatizing behaviors among the communities.

Subpartners Total: $0
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries: NA
Ethiopian Kale Hiwot Church: NA
Life in Abundance: NA
Save Lives Ethiopia: NA