USAID Response Children and Adolescents Affected by HIVAIDS

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USAID Response Children and Adolescents Affected
by HIV/AIDS

• November, 2003

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History of USAID Involvement
 

• Early 1990s Displaced Children and Orphans
  Fund
• 1997 USAID strategic objective expands to
  include mitigation of the impact of HIV/AIDS
• FY1999 Congressional Supplement

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USAID Objective
To increase outreach and support to Orphans and
Other Vulnerable Children and Adolescents
affected by HIV/AIDS
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Expanded Response to the HIV/AIDS Pandemic -
Target
In conjunction with other partners, to enable
local institutions to provide community support
to at least 25 of orphans and other vulnerable
children in high-prevalence countries by 2007.
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UNGASS Declaration of Commitment
By 2003 develop and by 2005 implement national
policies and strategies to Build and strengthen
governmental, family, and community capacities to
provide a supportive environment for orphans and
girls and boys infected and affected by HIV/AIDS,
including providing appropriate counseling and
psychosocial support ensuring their enrollment
in school and access to shelter, good nutrition,
health, and social services on an equal basis
with other children....
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President Bushs Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

• Treat 2 million HIV-infected people
• Prevent 7 million new infections
• Care for 10 million HIV-infected individuals and
  orphans and other children affected by HIV/AIDS

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Presentation Outline
 

• Direct support
• Expand knowledge base
• Information dissemination
• And Information exchange

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Presentation Outline
 

• Direct support
• Programming
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Expand knowledge base
• Information dissemination
• and Information exchange

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USAID Project Profiles Children Affected by
HIV/AIDS
 

• 99 Projects
• 83 country-specific
• 16 global/regional
• 21 countries
•  

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USAID Project Profiles Children Affected by
HIV/AIDS
 

• Name of Project
• Implementing Organizations
• Funding Period
• USAID Amount of Funding
• Purpose
• Key Accomplishments
• Priority Activities
• Technical Assistance
• Contact Information
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USAID Project Profiles-ExampleBeyond the
Implementing Organization
 

• Zimbabwe STRIVE Project
• Catholic Relief Services/ZW 16 partners
• Archdiocese of Bulawayo FOST
• Batsiranai Africare
• Catholic Development Commission of
  Chinhoyi Bethany
• Child Protection Society  
• Intermediate Technology Development

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USAID Project Profiles-ExampleBeyond the
Implementing Organization
 

• Zimbabwe STRIVE Project (cont)
• Mutare Catholic Diocese Community Care
• Bekezeal Masiye Camp
• Rural Unity for Development Organization
• SAVE the Children UK
• Scripture Union Tsungirirai
• Uzumba Orphan Trust

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USAID Project Profiles ExampleLocal structures
strengthened Children reached
 

• Cambodia- Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (KHANA)
• 1,202 boys and 1,244 girls
• direct program services
• 11,164 young people reached by KHANA-supported
  organizations 

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USAID Project Profiles ExampleLocal structures
strengthened Children reached
 

• Cambodia- Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (KHANA)
• 12 new NGO/CBO partners mobilized
• 30 grants to existing and new local partners

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USAID Project Profiles ExampleLocal structures
strengthened Children reached
 

• Zambia- Strengthening Community Partnerships for
  the Empowerment of Orphans and Vulnerable
  Children
• (SCOPE-OVC))
• gt 137,000 - received services - 2002

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USAID Project Profiles ExampleLocal structures
strengthened Children reached
 

• (SCOPE-OVC))
• 12 District COVCC
• 109 Community COVCC
• 103 grants disbursed

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USAID Project Profiles Multisectoral Responses

• Support to CBOs
• Psychosocial support
• Education assistance
• Food security/ Nutritional
• Economic strengthening
• Access to Health
• Increased awareness
• HIV/AIDS prevention

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USAID Project Profiles Multi-sectoral Responses

• Education Activities
• Title II Food for Peace
• Ongoing and planned USAID Education and Food
  related activities in Africa that support access
  to education and food distribution and food
  security for under-served populations, including
  orphans and other vulnerable children

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USAID Project Profiles Children Affected by
HIV/AIDS
 

• To promote an exchange of ideas and information
• To encourages partnerships, collaboration, and
  coordination among programs supported by USAID,
  its partners, and others
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Monitoring and Evaluation

• Global indicators to measure UNGASS
• USAID reporting at national and global level
• Number of orphans and other vulnerable children
  receiving care/support
• Number of community initiatives or community
  organizations receiving support to care for
  orphans and other vulnerable children

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Monitoring and Evaluation

• Program level monitoring and assessments
• To increase
• Effectiveness and Efficiency
• (Plenary Day 2)

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Presentation Outline
 

• Direct support
• Expand knowledge base
• Information dissemination
• and Information exchange

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Expanding the Knowledge Base

• Tools
• Monitoring and Evaluation Program Guide
• Costing Guide for Programs
• Building Blocks Community Resources (Africa and
  Asia) (Lunch session-Day 2)
• (6th topic recently added-elderly caregivers
• Situation analysis methodology (Zambia and
  Global) (FHI/IMPACT)
• Documenting Technical Issues

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Expanding the Knowledge Base

• Research
• Models of intervention - succession planning
  (Uganda) (HORIZONS)
• Interventions to address lt5 children affected by
  HIV/AIDS (Kenya) (Speak for the Child)
• Methodology and evaluation of program
  effectiveness (Rwanda/Zambia) (REACH)
• Overview of positive models of youth involvement
  (Youthnet)
• Overview of national policy (POLICY)
• Children on the Brink 2002 - 2004

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Children on the Brink 2002Joint report USAID,
UNAIDS, UNICEF

• Three regionsAfrica, LAC, Asia
• 88 countries
• Paternal, maternal, double orphans
• Due to AIDS and due to all causes
• Children under the age of 15.

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Children on the Brink 2004Joint report USAID,
UNAIDS, UNICEF

• To be released July, 2004
• Major Change
• Children under the age of 18

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Presentation Outline
 

• Direct support
• Expand knowledge base
• Information Dissemination and Information Exchange

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Different goals
Resource silos
Activity-driven
Different language
How are we functioning? (Carl Bell, 7/03)
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Evidence based
Common language
Outcome driven
Maximize resources
We need Synergy and an Integrated System (Carl
Bell, 7/03)
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Information Dissemination

• OVC Technical Consultation
• Electronic Toolkit-
• Based on Expanded Resources identified in
  Project Profile Document
• (Plenary Day 3)
• Satellite sessions and workshops at conferences
  and other venue

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Information Exchange

• Regional workshops to support national action in
  Africa
• Town hall technical information exchange (India,
  Economic Support, Education)
• IATT OVC and IATT Education
• Global Network on Better Care - children without
  family care
• OVC NGO task force
• CABA Listserve

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Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (CABA) Listserve

• Participants 700
• countries represented 40
• Types of Information Exchanged
• Discussion about technical issues
• Information about new documents, tools,
  workshops, jobs, etc
• Queries for resources and opinions

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The impact of AIDS on children and youth and on
their families is so vast that only a unified
effort can truly begin to mitigate its impact
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USAID PARTNERS
 

• UN organizations
• Donors
• Private sector
• Public sector
• Faith-based organizations
• NGOs and CBOs