Fact Sheet Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Washington, DC New Partners Initiative (December 2005)PDF versionReaching out to build lasting new partnerships in the fight against HIV/AIDS “We will reach out to faith-based and community organizations that provide much of the healthcare in the developing world, and make sure they have access to American assistance. By identifying and supporting these organizations, we will reach more people, more effectively, and save more lives.” President George W. Bush
The New Partners Initiative (NPI) The need for new partners Building the capacity of organizations at the community level also helps to build local ownership of HIV/AIDS responses for the long term. In some countries, such organizations provide as much as 40-50 percent of all care for people living with HIV/AIDS -- with little support from the U.S. Government. In some cases, existing U.S.-based organizations can serve as a “bridge” due to their relationships with these entities in host countries. NPI goals Increase the Emergency Plan’s ability to reach people with needed services:
Build capacity in host nations:
How the NPI will work Leadership: NPI will be led by the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, assisted by an interagency U.S. Government Executive Committee with representation from Emergency Plan in-country teams. The Coordinator will set and approve policies and direction for NPI and will appoint a New Partnerships Director, who will manage the program. Partner outreach: Initial inventories of potential participants already working in affected countries will be conducted in order to shape outreach strategies. Regional bidders’ conferences, held in the U.S. and abroad, will be offered. The first U.S. conferences will take place from February through April of 2006 in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, and Los Angeles. Pre-competition assistance: NPI will offer technical and capacity-building assistance to participants to help them compete now and in the future – both within the NPI grant process and in other competitions. Technical assistance will focus on topics such as: initial needs assessment; proposal writing; pre-award audits; personnel recruitment; competition processes; and monitoring and evaluation planning. Post-award capacity-building assistance: NPI will offer assistance to successful applicants, focusing on: successful program implementation; needs analysis; and organizational growth and strengthening. The Emergency Plan focus countries are: Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia.
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