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The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, often known as PEPFAR,
is a U.S. five year $15 billion global initiative to combat the HIV/AIDS
epidemic. For general information about the Plan, see AVERT.org's
PEPFAR page.
Examples of funding provided by PEPFAR
Providing ARV therapy for those infected with HIV
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) $24.7 million for the first year, $335
over five years.1
CRS is the lead agency in the AIDSRelief Consortium, a grouping of five
organisations which also includes:
- University of Maryland Institute of Human Virology
- Maryland Catholic Medical Mission Board
- New York Interchurch Medical Assistance
- Maryland Futures Group.
The consortium's grant has the aim of helping 14,900 HIV/AIDS patients
in the first year. By year five, the number helped will have increased
to 137,600. It is proposed that ART will be provided in nine countries:
South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Haiti
and Guyana.
Modifying behaviour by encouraging abstinence and faithfulness2
- American Red Cross: $7 million for work in Guyana, Haiti and Tanzania
- World Relief: $9.7 million for work in Haiti, Kenya, Mozambique and
Rwanda.
In October 2004 a further eleven organisations, including nine
faith-based organisations, received grants.3 The organisations
are:
- Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, Silver Spring,
Md.
- Catholic Relief Services, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,
Baltimore, Md.
- Food for the Hungry, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.
- Fresh Ministries, Jacksonville, Fla.
- HOPE Worldwide, Johannesburg, South Africa
- International Youth Foundation, Baltimore, Md.
- Pact, Inc., Washington, D.C.
- Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Seattle, Wash.
- Salesian Missions, Arlington, Va.
- Samaritan's Purse International Relief, Boone, N.C.
- World Vision Inc., Federal Way, Wash..
Providing care for AIDS orphans and vulnerable children4
- Catholic Relief Services: $7 million to help orphans and vulnerable
children in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia and Haiti
- Habitat for Humanity and Opportunity International: $5.1 million to
help orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia, Uganda, and Mozambique
- Save the Children: $5.9 million for interventions in Ethiopia and
Mozambique.
In October 2004 (FY 2005) a further $100 million was provided in grants
to eleven organisations as follows:5
- Africare, Washington, D.C.
- Association of Volunteers in International Service, New York, New York
- Christian Aid, Waterloo, London
- Christian Children's Fund, Richmond, Virginia
- Family Health International, Durham, North Carolina
- HOPE Worldwide, Wayne, Pennsylvania
- Plan International, Warwick, Rhode Island
- Project Concern, San Diego, California
- Project Hope, Millwood, Virginia
- Salvation Army World Services, Alexandria, Virgina
- World Concern, Seattle, Washington.
Preventing HIV transmission through unsafe medical injection
- John Snow Inc., University Research Company and Chemonics
International for medical injection safety programs in thirteen
countries; $14 million in year one.6
Funding provided for work in Guyana7
- Family Health International has been awarded nearly $34 million over
five years, to support the Government of Guyana's expansion of
HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs
- other organisations in the partnership include Cicatelli Assoicates
Incorporated, Howard Delafield International, and Management Sciences
for Health.
Funding provided for work in Uganda8
- AIDS Information Center (AIC): $1,400,000, $500,000 and $640,000 for
three projects expanding VCT services etc.
- AIDS Support Organisation (TASO): $1,400,000 and $500,000 for care and
support projects, plus $3,760,000 and $200,000 for treatment, care and
prevention activities
- Basic Education Policy Support (BEPS): $1,500,000
- Management Sciences for Health $500,000
- AIDS Integrated Model District Program (AIM) John Snow International:
$10,000,000 and $200,000
- Communities Responding to HIV/AIDS Epidemic (CORE) Initiative, CARE
International: $400,000
- Partnerships for Health Reform, Apt Associates: $300,000
- DELIVER, John Snow International: $1,400,000 for commodity management
support
- Joint Clinical Research Center: $2,500,000 and $2,600,000
- The Mildmay Center: $1,700,000 for expansion of ARV care
- Institute of Public Health: $500,000
- AIDS Control Program (MOH): $400,000 and $200,000
- PMTCT Implementation through Protecting Families Against AIDS (PREFA):
$360,000
- Tororo PMTCT Program: $300,000
- Technical Assistance for ARV and Basic Care Programs (UCSF): $750,000
- HIV training, testing and quality assurance laboratory: $1,300,000
- Islamic Medical Association of Uganda: $200,000
- Home Based AIDS Care (HBAC) Program Tororo: $1,250,305
- PSI $150,000 Social marketing HHS/CDC Uganda Core Activities:
$2,307,272.
What other information is available?
AVERT.org has a page describing all the main organisations from around
the world which are funding the fight against
HIV & AIDS. Other pages look at
providing treatment and treatment targets
, including the 3 by 5 Initiative.
AVERT.org has more detailed information about the HIV and AIDS epidemics in South Africa, Botswana, Uganda and Zambia.
Last updated March 30, 2005
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