Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 4993
Country/Region: Guyana
Year: 2008
Main Partner: U.S. Department of State
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Other USG Agency
Funding Agency: enumerations.State/Western Hemisphere Affairs
Total Funding: $70,000

Funding for Management and Operations (HVMS): $70,000

The management and staffing budget under Department of State (DOS) will include the costs to cover the

positions outlined below, support for representational costs incurred during senior-level PEPFAR official

visits, travel costs associated with PEPFAR regional and international conferences for the Ambassador

and/or any of the staff falling under DOS, and discrete, in-country PEPFAR public affairs activities (events,

materials, travel, publishing, media placement), and this year add the direct funding of the Ambassador's

Fund for HIV/AIDS which will still have CDC direct technical support for implementation and necessary

monitoring.

Maintain one, when-actually-employed FSN PEPFAR Public Affairs Officer

Supervisor (PEPFAR Coordinator and DCM)

Physical Location (First Floor Embassy)

Duties:

•Coordinate the media's participation at public affairs events;

•Keep the PEPFAR.net/Guyana webpage loaded with current events, successes, and supporting

documents submitted by USG/PEPFAR agencies.

•Plan and host any HIV/AIDS functions planned;

•Coordinate with media houses for the airing/printing of material;

•Facilitate the finalization and head-office clearance of remarks;

•Facilitate the finalization and head-office clearance of materials to be placed in media;

•Maintain spreadsheet of all media coverage for PEPFAR;

•Coordinate Bi-weekly Meetings with Ambassador;

•Coordinate periodic meetings with the USG and MOH;

•Plan, Implement, Take and Disseminate Minutes on USG/PEPFAR Meetings;

•Coordinate logistics for international visitors;

•Coordinate and Plan for the logistics of core team visits;

•Coordinate with USG agencies and Public Affairs units to ensure adequate program coverage, remarks are

prepared well in advance.