Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 5003
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2009
Main Partner: To Be Determined
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Implementing Agency
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $0

ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS FROM COP 2008:

+ Prime partner will be competitively selected to implement the activity

+ Activity will provide referral services to OVC for other essential services

+ Activity will provide mentoring and counseling services to the scholarship recipients

SECONDARY CROSS-CUTTING BUDGET ATTRIBUTIONS

This activity will attribute approximately $ 2,000,000 of the budget to the provision of educational

scholarships to students who have been orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS.

COP 2008

1. LIST OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

This activity relates to activities in APHIA II programs in the country (#9029, #9041, #9048, #9053, #9056,

#9067, #9071, #9073).

2. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

USAID will competitively identify a partner to provide scholarships to students who have been orphaned by

HIV/AIDS and who are in secondary and tertiary institutions. This activity will result in increased access to

education; increased retention rates and improved quality of education for approximately 3,300 children

orphaned by HIV/AIDS with special emphasis on girls. These scholarships also include payment of school

fees for the previous OVC who were being supported from FY 2005. By FY 2009 these will phase out,

enough funds have been budgeted to cover up to FY 2009. The activity will administer scholarship and

sponsorship nationally to needy students, with a reach to the grassroots and a capacity to reach orphans

from all the regions so that they can benefit from these scholarships. This activity will advocate for the

children's rights to education and develop intervention strategies to increase access to education, retention

of students, and participation of orphans in education activities. The Ministry of Education in collaboration

with the Department of Children's Services, head of schools and institutions, and the local administration

(Chiefs) will identify these orphaned children and nominate them as the recipients of the scholarships. In

each district there is an Area Advisory Council for OVC who will play a crucial role in the selection process.

This will also initiate ownership and sustainability of the program once USAID support is phased out.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA

This program will give 3,300 orphans better access to higher education.

4. LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

This activity will link to APHIA II programs in the country (#9029, #9041, #9048, #9053, #9056, #9067,

#9071, #9073) which are specifically targeting orphans and vulnerable children.

5. POPULATIONS BEING TARGETED

The target is orphans and other vulnerable children as well as community and religious leaders and

volunteers. The activity also targets community-based and faith-based organizations.

6. KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ADDRESSED

This program will increase gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs by promoting the education of female

students.

7. EMPHASIS AREAS

The major emphasis is training with minor emphasis area being Linkages with Other Sectors and Initiatives.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14987

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

14987 4952.08 U.S. Agency for Price Waterhouse 6995 5003.08 $2,000,000

International Coopers

Development

7084 4952.07 U.S. Agency for Price Waterhouse 5003 5003.07 $1,500,000

International Coopers

Development

4952 4952.06 U.S. Agency for Price Waterhouse 3618 3618.06 $850,000

International Coopers

Development

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs

Human Capacity Development

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

Water

Table 3.3.13: