Community REACH RHAP

Community REACH RHAP

Name: Community REACH RHAP
Duration: April 2005 – March 2008
Donor: United States Agency for International Development

Under RHAP Pact is implementing a grants management program in Botswana that includes targeted technical assistance and capacity building that contributes to the achievement of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) goals and the Botswana National Strategic Framework for HIV/AIDS (2003 – 2009). Currently Pact manages some 35 subgrants to community-based organizations, faith-based organizations and NGOs. The grants are designed to improve community-based prevention, care and support services in collaboration with people living positively with HIV and civil society. In addition Pact provides training and technical assistance to strengthen local level participation, management and leadership. To date 72,000 people are receiving ARV treatment, 70,148 new HIV infections have been prevented; and 165,000 people are receiving care and support, including 55,000 orphans and vulnerable children.

Partners

In prevention:
Botswana Christian AIDS Intervention National
True Love Waits
African Methodist Episcopal Trust
Kgothatso AIDS Care & Prevention
BONEPWA
Flying Mission
Masedi HIV/AIDS Abstinence
Young Women's Friendly Centre
Evangelical Fellowship
Peleganao Support Group
Women against Rape
YOHO
Nkaikela Youth Group

In palliative care
Botswana Retired Nurses Trust
Tsholofelo Trust
Botswana Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Otse Home Based Care
Bakgatla Bolokang
Silence Kills
Bobonong HBC Society
Maun Counselling Centre-Love Pastures
BOCAIP - Selibi-Phikwe
Positive Living Helper Cells Support Group

In care for orphans and vulnerablecChildren
Humana – Phikwe
BOCAIP -Tumelong Counselling Centre
House of Hope Trust
Mothers Union Orphan Care Centre
Metsimotlhabe Comm. HBC
Holy Cross Hospice
BOCAIP Lesedi Counseling Centre
Stepping Stones Operational Research
Stepping Stones
Letloa Trust
Mmadinare Children's Corner
Window of Hope Center
Gantsi Task Force Out of School Youth

Staff contacts

Kate  McNally

Kate McNally
Regional Program Manager
Pretoria, South Africa 
kate@pactsa.org.za

Angel  Ling Angel Ling
Program Officer
Washington DC
aling@pacthq.org