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: 2010 2011
The quality and quantity of food produced near homes is a major factor influencing the quality of life of HIV-affected individuals and caregivers. Caregivers often lack time and energy to tend distant farms with a resultant decline in local food production creating a dependency on outside food relief. In an effort to increase sustainable household food security for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), Peace Corps Tanzania embarked on an innovative Training of Trainers program for all current Environment, Health and Education Volunteers and their Host Country National (HCN) counterparts in Permaculture and Bio-Intensive Gardening. Results thus far have proven the method's effectiveness to increase household food production and income from smallholdings with a high probability of replication by other partnering outreach workers. The method involves only local materials, fits within accepted gender roles and social values and strengthens the local environment in an economically viable manner. Not only is the method easy to learn, it is also easy to teach and will adapt to local conditions.
Regional, technical workshops were conducted on this evidence-based, low input, farming/income generation method. Sessions focused on sustainable adoption among resource-poor, risk-averse populations: simple methods to improve water retention; increasing soil depth/health to enhance growth; the role of family labor constraints; and, the value of permanent and perennial cropping systems as a means to develop a sustainable dietary cycle. A key theme has been the promotion of "small, doable actions" that can be easily replicated and adapted to meet local needs. By workshop end, key food growing and income generating concepts had been demonstrated such that replication at the local level was seen as feasible and achievable.
Rural families have seen yield increases of over 400%, when compared to traditional farming methods in semi arid central Tanzania. This simple, visual technique is suitable for low literacy populations; requires little to no external funding; and has been accomplished with local tools. Resultant local trainings, conducted by Peace Corps Volunteers and their Counterparts, partnering with local NGOs and PLWHA Groups, has lead to adoption by hundreds of rural families in only a few months. High quality food is now grown near homes where none had grown before. The method requires an initial increase in labor for soil preparation but this applies only to the first growing season. With proper planting and care, weed growth and water loss are reduced by 80%, significantly cutting overall labor requirements while at the same time increasing home food and income potential. While the method has been focusing on home based gardens, the principles have been applied successfully on sloping farm plots of up to one acre with significant yield increases.
The goal of the evaluation activity is to assess the impact of Permaculture and Bio-Intensive Gardening on food security and income generation for targeted households/individuals. The objectives are to (a) assess the impact of Permaculture on household food security and household income, (b) note benefits, shortcomings, and recommendations for improvement of Permaculture, and (c) determine whether the project will be beneficial to Tanzania and at what scale. Quarterly reports will be required on the progress of the evaluation.
Partnership Framework goal (1) is to reduce morbidity and mortality due to HIV/AIDS and improve the quality of life for people living with HIV and those affected by HIV and AIDS. The quantity and quality of food produced near the home is a major factor influencing the quality of life of HIV-affected individuals, OVC and caregivers. People living with HIV/AIDS, OVC and caregivers often lack time and energy to tend to distant farms resulting in the decline of local food production. The combined effect of reduced working capacity and agricultural production has created a dependency on outside food relief.
The TBD will evaluate the effectiveness and impact of biointensive gardening (Permaculture) for income generation and improving food security among HIV/AIDS affected households. Recommend specific actions on biointensive gardening. Publish and disseminate the findings of the evaluation to inform other implementing partners who are currently supporting this practice as well as the wider audience.This activity will be conducted among households, that undertakes permaculture in Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Arusha, Iringa, Mbeya and Mwanza regions.