Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017

Details for Mechanism ID: 13101
Country/Region: Malawi
Year: 2014
Main Partner: University Research Corporation, LLC
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $500,000 Additional Pipeline Funding: N/A

NOTE: The following is taken from summaries released by PEPFAR on the PEPFAR Data Dashboard. They are incomplete summary paragraphs only and do not contain the full mechanism details. When the full narratives are released, we will update the mechanism pages accordingly.

In 2011 the Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems project was engaged to support the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare (MOGCDSW) to finalize the national standard on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC). In COP12, MOGCDSW approved the standards and recommended a scale-up of interventions in communities. Thus, in COP13, ASSIST supported 5 communities in 2 districts (Balaka and Mangochi) to identify and address some critical barriers in educational performance and household food security; two key areas of needs identified in these communities through the quality improvement approach. Using the national standard as guidance, the community adopted an evidence-informed key strategy; household economic strengthening, which is in line with new PEPFAR OVC strategy.

In COP14, support to these communities will continue to identify other areas of need and plan interventions to meet the needs of vulnerable households. In addition, 5 new communities within the same districts will be identified for similar interventions in line with the scale up agreement with the MOGCDSW.

Towards end COP14 second quarter, a new activity (“One-C”) focusing on OVC, care and support for PLHIV and HIV prevention will be awarded. This activity will be implemented in 8 districts including Balaka and Mangochi where ASSIST has ongoing interventions and the District Social Welfare Officers (DSOs) have been trained in quality improvement (QI) techniques. DSOs in the remaining six districts: Chikwawa, Machinga, Nsanje, Mulanje, Phalombe, and Zomba will also be trained on QI in OVC programming to enable them support the implementation of the activity which will also adopt similar strategy. ASSIST will also support quality delivery of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcis

Mechanism Allocation by Budget Code for Selected Year
Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID) $400,000
Biomedical Prevention: Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (CIRC) $100,000
Mechanism Target Information

Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.

This mechanism has no published performance targets or indicators.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $315,000
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery $100,000
Economic Strengthening $100,000
Gender: Gender Equality $50,000
Increase gender-equitable access to income and productive resources, including education
Implementation
Gender: Gender Based Violence (GBV) $50,000
GBV Prevention
Motor Vehicles: Leased $15,000