SUMMARY OF INSTANT RFP PROJECTS (SEPT2009 TO MARCH 2011)

# 1. Project title Scaling Up Access to HIV & AIDS Prevention, Care And Treatment Services In Nairobi And North Rift Regions in Kenya HIV & AIDS Training and capacity development in Mazabuka District of southern province of Zambia Strengthening Community Support Groups for HIV and AIDS Service Delivery Training in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for HIV & AIDS managers in Swaziland Higher Diploma In Child Counselling Project Proposal for Two Courses in an Integrated Contribution to HIV Response Management Training HEARD South Africa Member Institution AMREF Country Kenya Project Cost (USD) 30,441 Project Description The project aimed at building the capacity and competencies of health personnel in the new districts of Nairobi and North Rift regions of Kenya to effectively manage HIV and AIDS interventions at all levels of the health system and promoting knowledge sharing amongst health care workers in peripheral health centres. The project aimed to build the capacity of community based care providers through training in the strategies that would lead to reduction in the spread of STI/HIV infection in Mazabuka District The project aimed to strengthen community support groups organizational structures and improve the capacity of community support groups staff to effectively deliver and implement HIV and AIDS related services. The project aimed to strengthen the national HIV&AIDS monitoring and evaluation system by building the M&E capacities of trainers and M&E managers in Swaziland. The project aimed to address the human capacity gaps that exist in the provision of holistic care for children in Uganda at all levels of child focused service delivery; family, community, health unit and policy level. The project aimed to strengthen the capacity of health managers in health financing, costing and budgeting, so as to enhance their planning, implementation and monitoring of financial components of their programmes. Specifically, the workshop focused on providing an introduction to health financing issues, basic costing and budgeting skills. The project also aimed to build the capacities of policy makers so they could better commission, manage, read and assess research more critically and effectively The project aimed to address the unmet sexual and reproductive health needs of HIV positive adolescents by integrating their unique sexual and reproductive health needs into existing HIV prevention, treatment and support programmes The project aimed to strengthen prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Homa-Bay and Rachuonyo Districts in Kenya by reviewing and developing peer counselling training curriculum and training 60 peer educators and by implementing peer counselling services. This project aims to allow current biomedical laboratory sciences Round 1 # R1

2.

CHIKANKATA

Zambia

39,957

R1

3.

THETA

Uganda

40,000

R1

4.

MANANGA

Swaziland

31,185

R1

5.

MILDMAY

Uganda

40,000

R1

6.

40,000

R1

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8.

Integrating sexual & reproductive health needs of HIV Infected adolescents in mainstream HIV prevention, care & treatment service Strengthen prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Homa-Bay and Rachuonyo Districts. Student supporting students:

TASO

Uganda

40,000

R1

NARESA

Kenya

37,499

R1

9.

Kigali Health

Rwanda

USD 24,558

R2

1 RFP Round 1 was released in September 2009; Round 2 projects were implemented from July 2010; and Round 3projects were implemented beginning February 2011. RFPs for Round 4 and 5 are planned for FY2011/2012 around June 2011 and October 2011.

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Project title Towards Address the HIV & AIDS Epidemic in Rural Youth in Rwanda

Member Institution Institute (KHI)

Country

Project Cost (USD)

Project Description students studying at KHI to provide youth-friendly voluntary counselling and testing services and education about safe sexual health practices for youth including orphans and vulnerable children while promoting and engaging the educational capacity of anti-AIDS clubs in rural secondary schools in Rwanda. The project aims at growing a constellation of women and young women leaders in combating HIV & AIDS

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10.

11.

Growing a Constellation of Women and Young Women Leaders in Combating HIV & AIDS Training and Capacity Building in Comprehensive Paediatric and Youth HIV & AIDS Management

In-Service Training Trust (ISTT) Gertrudes Training Centre

Zambia

USD 23,500

R2

Kenya

USD 25,000

12.

Evaluation of the Impact of Paediatric ART training in Kenya

Gertrudes Training Centre

Kenya

USD 25,000

13.

14.

Capacity and skills development for youths, orphaned and vulnerable children affected and infected by HIV and AIDS un under resourced communities Capacity Building for Church leaders on HIV and AIDS Community Care of HIV & AIDS

CONNECT

Zimbabwe

USD 25,000

The project aims at training and building capacities in comprehensive pediatric and youth HIV&AIDS management by disseminating and exchanging vital information regarding the prevention, treatment, care and support of HIV infection in children and youth The project aims to identify gaps and develop interventions to lead faster enrolment of HIV positive children into care by reviewing the national curriculum capacity development that was effected in order to speed up efforts towards the prevention of infection and treatment of HIV children in Kenya. The responsive objective of this commitment is to build the capacity and skills base of between 1600 and 1700 youth, orphaned and other vulnerable children affected and infected by HIV

R2

R2

R2

CONNECT

Zimbabwe

USD 25,000

15.

Chikankata Mission Hospital Chikankata Mission Hospital

Zambia

USD 24,982

16.

Tuberculosis and Malaria Diagnosis

Zambia

USD 24,999

17.

Capacity Building through Systems Strengthening Uwezo Project

CHAZ

Zambia

USD 25,000

18.

Liverpool VCT, Care and Treatment (LVCT)

Kenya

USD 24,480

The project is aims at developing capacity for church leaders and their communities to be able to identify and deal with HIV and AIDS issues affecting the communities. Project aimed to equip 40 Community Care providers with knowledge and skills to effectively provide HIV & AIDS Prevention, Care and Support Services at community Level. Project aims to contribute to the improvement of quality of life among people living with HIV & AIDS in Zambia by diagnosis and improvement in the management of opportunistic infections, such as TB and increasing access by people living with HIV&AIDS to TB treatment, Care and support through increasing TB case detection rate and prompt malaria diagnosis to rule out other causes of fever The project aims to improve the capacity of FBOs in delivering services and to strengthen a critical mass of FBO professionals who can perform M+E with common abilities (tools and methods) Uwezo project purpose is to support NASCOP in developing an accreditation scheme for training institutions engaged in HIV testing and counselling and a continuing professional development (CPD) scheme for HIV testing and counselling practitioners. This will result in regulation of standards in HIV testing and counselling training and enhancement of quality HTC services.

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

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Project title Strengthening Health Systems: Focus on MARPs

Member Institution LVCT

Country Kenya

Project Cost (USD) USD 25,416

Project Description The project on strengthening health systems: Focus on MARPS., by reviewing and developing a nationally recognized training curriculum, training of 60 health and non health professionals in offering HTC services in Nyanza, Coast and Nairobi province and training 16 counsellor supervisors in the continuous capacity building module. The project aims to assess the impact of the Gender, HIV and AIDS Training of Trainers course since 2005. The project aims to empower program managers in HIV and AIDS NGOs and CBOs to strategically and systematically plan their resource mobilization and network in order to meet organizational needs This project aims at building the capacity of community health workers in Nyarugenge district of Kigali, Rwanda to respond effectively to STIs/HIV&AIDS and promote the prevention of STIs/HIV&AIDS in the community The project intends to address persistent low and meaningful male participation in current and future efforts in the prevention, care, support and mitigation of HIV. The project will deliver a course on management and administration for HIV and AIDS Program Leaders and Managers The project will enhance HCT service providers (Counsellors) capacity to effectively address the psychosocial and sexual reproductive needs of discordant couples. The project will deliver a Baseline Survey to Determine Zimbabwe Open Universitys Response to The HIV and AIDS Problem.

Round 1 # R2

20. 21.

Gender, HIV and AIDS Training of Trainers impact survey in Lesotho Up-scaling Leadership networking and resource mobilization program (IDM-Botswana) Developing the capacity of Community Health Workers and the community to respond to STIs/HIVAIDS Challenges Understanding factors that cause low male participation in community HIV prevention for effective design of gender inclusive programmes Management and Administration Course for HIV and AIDS Program Leaders and Managers Improving the Psychosocial well being of discordant couples A baseline survey to determine Zimbabwe Open Universitys response to the HIV & AIDS problem Strengthening access to VCT services for the deaf persons in Nairobi Uganda eLearning Midwives Upgrading Project (Curriculum Harmonization) Documenting Mildmay Uganda Training Models and Case Studies

IDM IDM

Lesotho Botswana

USD 25,000 USD 15,000

R2 R2

22.

KHI

Rwanda

USD 25,000

R2

23.

FACT

Zimbabwe

USD 24,400

R2

24.

MIM

Malawi

USD 24,442

R2

25.

AIC

Uganda

USD 25,000

R2

26.

ZOU

Zimbabwe

USD 24,555

R12

27.

KAPC

Kenya

USD 25,000

28.

AMREF

Uganda

USD 25,000

29.

MILDMAY

Uganda

USD 25,000

30.

Enhancing adolescent sexual reproductive health in 2 districts of the Republic of Uganda

MILDMAY

Uganda

USD 25,000

The project aims at improving involvement and access of marginalized groups to HIV&AIDS services with specific focus on those with hearing impairment through training for MOH staff & hearing impaired VCT counsellors. The project aims to improve prevention, care and treatment of HIV&AIDS by training midwives to a diploma (registered) level quicker to address the high maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rates in Uganda. The project intends to increase awareness about the various models of training that can be used within and outside RATN resulting in the use of more harmonised approaches across the various organizations. This project aims at enhancing adolescent sexual reproductive health in 2 districts of the Republic of Uganda by formally equipping 200 young PLHIV in youth friendly SRH in Wakiso and Mpingi

R2

R2

R2

R2

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Member Institution THETA

Country

Project Cost (USD) USD 25,000

Project Description district as well as enhance operations in Kisaakye youth centre This project aims at improving the quality of life of PHAs through increased access to psychosocial and economic services in Mukono and Hoima districts. The project intends to advocate for improved training that will result in the better quality of care and provision of medicines and equipment for children affected and infected by HIV & AIDS The overall aim of the project is to improve the quality of HIV-AIDS care provided by traditional health practitioners through increased knowledge, health rights and advocacy

Round 1 # R2

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Strengthening HIV & AIDS care and economics support for people living with HIV Training and capacity building in the area of Paediatric HIV & AIDS to the Community Health Workers and Community Members Improving quality of HIV & AIDS care of both Traditional and Biomedical Health Practitioners through promotion of health rights of clients and standards of Traditional medicine care. Faith Based Organizations and Prevention Capacity Project

Uganda

Gertrude

Kenya

USD 40,000

R3

THETA

Uganda

USD 39,930

R3

HEARD

South Africa

USD 40,000

35.

Improving knowledge management systems among RATN member institutions in Zimbabwe

FACT

Zimbabwe

USD 40,000

36.

Assessing the impact of TASO Training on HIV prevention, Care, Treatment and Support Service delivery in Uganda.

TASO

Uganda

USD 38,088

This project aims to produce translatable videos on HIV testing, HIV prevention and ARVs. These videos will be used by trained health builders to work in local communities. They will screen the videos in homes in rural areas with the use of a portable DVD and then invite those who have watched the videos to get tested for blood pressure, sugar and HIV. Training Health Builders will provide each location with their own skilled POCT, referral and follow-up education and encouragement network. The project aims to improve the knowledge management systems among RATN MIs in ESA through the promotion of documentation and sharing of success stories. The project intends to strengthen MI to MI collaboration, communication and learning and improved documentation practices among MIs The project aims to assess the contribution of TASO training programs on the quality of HIV Prevention, Care, Treatment and Support service delivery in Uganda

R3

R3

R3

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