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.
Years of mechanism: 2008 2009
Continuing Activity with Additional Sub-partner ($170,000)
UNICEF's support with PEPFAR funds will focus on three levels, namely national level focusing on policy
and legislation, regional level, focusing on community based interventions and at household level. These
interventions are aimed at making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children at household level. Child
protection issues will be address at all levels. The key strategies based on the global frameworks will be to
strengthen the capacity of families to protect and care for OVC; ensure access for OVC to essential
services; protect the most vulnerable children through improved enforceable policy and legislation; raise
awareness at all levels through advocacy and social mobilization to create a supportive environment for
OVC and their families.
While institutional care in Guyana normally forms one of the first level of response for children who do not
have parental care for reasons of orphan-hood and other vulnerabilities, it hinders the development of
sustainable solutions and often does not meet the complex needs of children. Hence, UNICEF in
partnership with Children's Place International will continue to work with the Ministry of Human Services and
Social Security, to establish OVC Village Care Points in all ten regions of the country. Village Care Points
respond by providing a base for organized activities for communities to respond to the needs of Orphans
and Vulnerable Children. The Village Care Points provide a place or point in a given community where
villagers come together to provide care for children from the village. This place can be in the form of a
house, a church, a community shed, a school or any other type of shelter available. The main thrust of
these interventions will be to strengthen the capacity of communities to care for the orphans in their midst.
At the UNICEF/Government of Guyana Mid term Review meeting which took place in August 2008, it was
agreed to provide a holistic package of minimum services to Orphans and Vulnerable Children at the
proposed Village Care Points. The package will include, but is not limited to the following:
Activities will include Psycho-social counseling, training of volunteer social workers, day care centres and
non-formal education activities, gardening activities, nutritional enhancement support, life skills training,
psycho-social support, succession planning, assistance with home work and opportunities to sing and play.
Access to health care facilities for immunization and health related issues as well as access and retention to
education for all school age children. In order to ensure that the VCP concept will be implemented
successfully, UNICEF is proposing to partner with Children's Place International in the drafting and
implementation of the following tasks:
(1) Development of a detailed implementation plan
(2) Development and implementation of a human resource plan to attract, train, and retain motivated
community participants in the VCP concept
(3) Development and implementation of a training program for volunteers and social workers on OVC
issues, children's rights, parenting children and programming.
(4) Assistance to develop early learning / day care programming
(5) Assistance to create family stabilization programming potentially to include a counseling program,
assistance creating peer groups, and case management type services
(6) Identification of potential external financial resources to sustain the VCP concept
(7) Assistance to develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation system to capture program impact ,
enhance the quality of services, and attract future support
Birth registration of children is another crucial activity given the disparities in access to this service
especially for children in hard to reach areas in Guyana, and the attendant problems. This is an ongoing
activity, needing support every year. UNICEF will therefore continue to promote a national campaign to
encourage registration. The birth registration campaign will be done during the immunization campaign
period to ensure parents who are coming for immunizations are also ensuring their children are registered.
In addition, access to legal aid support for OVC is imperative to ensure that they are not exploited through
child labor, trafficking or cheated out of inheritance. Activities will include the establishment of a legal aid
system in 2 more regions to support OVC and their caregivers. With the support of UNICEF Legal Aid
offices were opened in regions, 2, 4 and 6. In order to expand the services, two more Legal Aid offices will
be opened during 2009. In this regard, UNICEF will continue to collaborate with the Ministries of Health;
Labor; Culture, Youth and Sports; Human Services and Social Security; Legal Affairs; and Education.
UNICEF was mandated to be the lead Agency in the development of a national policy on OVC and the
subsequent National Plan of Action (NPA), to ensure that children's issues are on the Agenda of policy
makers. During 2008 an OVC Coordinating Committee has been established to oversee the tabling of the
OVC NPA in Cabinet, as well as to coordinate the implementation of the OVC activities by various partners.
To this end, UNICEF will continue to advocate for the tabling of the OVC Policy to Cabinet. Using a bottom
-up approach, UNICEF will support activities at community and household level from the NPA to encourage
policy Makers to adopt the NPA in Cabinet.
The response to OVC requires a multi-sectoral approach. UNICEF is therefore supporting the institutional
strengthening of multiple line Ministries as well as civil society organisations, including the MoHSSS, MoH
and Ministry of Education (MoE). Activities will also include enhancing the monitoring and evaluation
system for OVC by improving the OVC database, strengthening an institutionalized referral system for child
protection related issues and informal mediation mechanisms at the Regional and Community level.
Continue building the capacity of the social sector, health sector and education sector professionals as well
as community volunteers to respond to the needs of OVC.
As mentioned above, UNICEF will partner with Children's Place International, to ensure a solid foundation is
laid for the implementation of the Village Care Points. The mission of Children's Place is to improve the
present and secure the future for children, youth, and families affected by HIV/AIDS. The organization has
over 17 years of experience in direct service delivery for families affected and infected by HIV/AIDS. In the
US, Children's Place offers programmes which includes medical case management, early childhood
education to children aged 3 months to 5 years old, supportive housing for formerly homeless low income
families with HIV-positive heads of household, residential respite care for HIV/AIDS affected infants,
Activity Narrative: toddlers and children up to age 10, and summer camp for school aged children who are HIV-positive or
whose parents or guardians are positive. They also offer mental health counseling, peer support groups,
educational services, and referrals for legal assistance to help HIV/AIDS-affected parent(s) and guardians
prepare for the time when they are no longer able to care for their family. In 2006 Children's Place
launched two international programmes in Kenya and Tanzania, and in 2007 the launched another
programme in Haiti. Given their experience of working at community level, UNICEF belief their expertise in
providing technical assistance will contribute to a solid OVC Care Point programme.
New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity
Continuing Activity: 13905
Continued Associated Activity Information
Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds
System ID System ID
13905 3212.08 U.S. Agency for United Nations 6645 2741.08 UNICEF $430,000
International Children's Fund
Development
7470 3212.07 U.S. Agency for United Nations 4428 2741.07 UNICEF $430,000
3212 3212.06 U.S. Agency for United Nations 2741 2741.06 UNICEF $225,000
Emphasis Areas
Human Capacity Development
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $100,000
Public Health Evaluation
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery
Food and Nutrition: Commodities
Economic Strengthening
Education
Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Education $50,000
Water
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