Name: Evidence Based Targeted HIV Prevention Project (EBT- Prev. Project)
Duration: March 1, 2009 - February 28, 2014
Donor: PSI/ USAID

The goal of the EBT - Prev. project is to reduce the incidence of HIV in Malawi by increasing the adoption of safer sexual behaviors among populations with high-risk behaviors. The project will ensure that the scope, quality, targeting and impact of prevention activities implemented by existing Pact local partners will be enhanced, while new partnerships are identified and built in a cost-effective way that takes full advantage of available economies of scale.

Pact’s activities under this award will support the following Program Objectives:
Objective 1: Identify, segment and profile priority populations at risk
Objective 2: Deliver integrated behavior change communications (iBCC) programs targeted to high risk populations in priority prevention areas (PPAs)
Objective 3: Distribute and promote condoms for use by the general populations and for high risk groups, and
Objective 4: Enhance the network of existing providers for greater accessibility and service to high risk populations

Pact’s input under the EBT-Prev. project is synergistic in several ways. Pact brings to the EBT-Prev. project capacity building/organizational development expertise, additional HIV prevention technical expertise, an established granting mechanism, and a network of competitively and carefully screened Malawian organizations that are working in a range of HIV/AIDS program areas. Pact’s Community REACH program is working to strengthen the technical and general capacity of these organizations, to enable them to implement more effective prevention programs.

In order to meet the targeted outreach objectives of EBT-Prev., PSI and Pact will work with existing Pact Community REACH partners, but will also find new partners in targeted Priority Prevention Areas (PPAs) on a local level. All of Pact’s current and future REACH prevention partners will be trained in how to use EBT-Prev. tools and approaches effectively.

Partners
Population Services International (PSI)
Society for Women and AIDS in Malawi (SWAM)
Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS)

Staff Contacts