ABC | Abstinence, Be faithful, or use Condoms |
AGAII | Guatemalan Association of Indigenous Mayors and Authorities / Asociación Guatemalteca de Alcaldes y Autoridades Indígenas |
AGEXPRONT | Association of Exporters of Non-traditional Products / Asociación Gremial de Exportadores de Productos no Tradicionales |
AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
AIDSMark | Integrated Care of Prevalent Childhood Illnesses and Integrated Health Care for Women and Children at the Community Level / Atención Integral de las Enfermedades Prevalentes de la Infancia y Atención Integral de la Niñez y la Mujer a Nivel Comunitario |
AIEPI AINM-C | Integrated Care of Prevalent Childhood Illnesses and Integrated Health Care for Women and Children at the Community Level / Atención Integral de las Enfermedades Prevalentes de la Infancia y Atención Integral de la Niñez y la Mujer a Nivel Comunitario |
AMCHAM | American Chamber of Commerce in Guatemala |
ANACAFE | National Coffee Producers' Association/ Asociación Nacional del Café |
ANAM | Mayors’ National Association / Asociación Nacional de Alcaldes Municipales |
APHIS | Animal Plant Health Inspection Service |
APROFAM | Pro-Family Welfare Association / Asociación Pro-Bienestar de la Familia |
ARP | AIDS Responsibility Project |
ARV/ART | Antiretroviral/Antiretroviral treatment |
ASIES | Research and Social Studies Association / Asociación de Investigación y Estudios Sociales |
BCC | Behavior Change Communication |
BSS | Behavior Surveillance Survey |
CABEI | Central American Bank for Economic Integration |
CCAD | Central American Commission for Environment and Development/Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo |
CDC/GAP | Centers for Disease Control/Global AIDS Program |
CENESIDA | Mexico’s National AIDS Program |
CERCA | Civic Engagement for Education Reform in Central America |
CICIACS | Commission for the Investigation of Illegal Bodies and Clandestine Security Apparatuses/Comisión de Investigación de Cuerpos Ilegales y Aparatos Clandestinos de Seguridad en Guatemala |
CIDA | Canadian International Development Agency |
CIEN | National Economic Research Center / Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Nacionales |
CONAP | National Council for Protected Areas / Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas |
CONRED | National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction/Comisión Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres |
CONTIERRA | Presidential Office for Legal Assistance and Conflict Resolution for Land/Comisión Nacional de Tierra |
CSWs | Commercial Sex Workers |
CTO | Cognizant Technical Officer |
CY | Calendar Year |
DAP | Development Assistance Programs |
DCA | Development Credit Authority |
EBI | Educación Bilingüe Intercultural |
EURO | European Currency |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FAR | Fixed Amount Reimbursement |
FBO | Faith Based Organization |
FESAL | El Salvador Maternal Child Health Survey |
FFP | Food for Peace |
FFP/EP | Food for Peace Emergency Plan |
FHI/IMPACT | Family Health International/Implementing AIDS Prevention and Control Activities |
FONTIERRAS | Land Fund / Fondo de Tierras |
FSN | Foreign Service National |
FSW | Female Sex Workers |
FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
FTAA | Free Trade Agreement of the Americas |
FUNDESA | Development Foundation / Fundación para el Desarrollo |
FY | Fiscal Year |
FYI | For your information |
GDA | Global Development Alliance |
GdG | Gobierno de Guatemala |
GFATM | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria |
GHB | Global Health Bureau |
GIISAN | Grupo Interinstitucional de Información sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional |
GIS | Geographical Information System |
GOG | Government of Guatemala |
GTZ | German Development Agency |
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HIVOS | A Dutch PVO |
IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) |
ICITAP | International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program |
ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
IEC | Information, Education and Communications |
IFC | International Finance Corporation |
IGSS | Guatemalan Social Security Institute/Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
INCLE | International Crime and Law Enforcement |
INL | International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau |
INSIVUMEH | Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology, and Hydrology Institute of Guatemala/Instituto de Sismología, Volcanología, Meteorología e Hidrografía de Guatemala |
IPR | Intellectual Propoerty Rights |
IR | Intermediate Result |
KAP | Knowledge-Attitude-Practice Survey |
Kfw | German Cooperation Agency |
LL/LLR | Lower Level / Lower Level Result |
M:F | Male / Female |
MEDRETE | Medical Readiness Training Exercise |
MFEWS | Sistema Mesoamericano de Alerta Temprana para Seguridad Alimentaria |
MINUGUA | United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala / Misión de Verificación de las Naciones Unidas en Guatemala |
MIS | Management Information Systems |
MOE | Ministry of Education |
MOH | Ministry of Health |
MOSCAMED | Med Fly Program with APHIS/Mosca del Mediterr´neo |
MOU | Memo of Understanding |
MSF | Medicos Sin Fronteras |
MSM | Men who have sex with men |
MSPAS | Ministerio de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social |
MSW | Male sex worker |
MTCT | Mother-to-child transmission |
MYAP | Multi Year Assistance Program |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
NAS | Narcotics Affairs Section |
NGO | Non-Governmental Organizations |
OAS | Organization of American States |
OFDA | Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance |
OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OSDBU | Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization |
OTI | Office of Transition Initiatives |
PAHO | Pan-American Health Organization |
PAO | Public Affairs Office |
PASCA | Proyecto Acción SIDA de Centroamérica |
PASMO | Pan American Social Marketing Organization |
PL 480 | Public Law 480 |
PLWHA | People living with HIV/AIDS |
PMP | Performance Monitoring Plan |
PMTCT | Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission |
PNC | Civilian National Police/Policia Nacional Civil |
PREAL | Partnership for Educational Revitalization in the Americas |
PRONACOM | National Program for Competitiveness / Programa Nacional para la Competitividad |
PRONADE | National Program for Community-Managed Education / Programa Nacional de Autogestión Educativa |
PSI | Population Services International |
PVO | Public Voluntary Organization |
RAAN | Northern Atlantic Autonomous Region |
RAAS | Southern Atlantic Autonomous Regions |
RFA | Request for Application |
SEGEPLAN | The Presidency’s Planning and Programming Secretariat / Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia |
SESAN | Secretaria de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional |
SIAF-SAG | Integrated Financial Administration/Sistema Integral de Administración Financiera |
SIAS | Integrated Health Care System / Sistema Integrado de Atención en Salud |
SIDA | Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida (AIDS) |
SO | Strategic Objective |
SOW | Scope of Work |
SPS | Sanitary/Phyto-sanitary |
STI | Sexually Transmitted Infections |
TASC2 | Population, Health & Nutrition Technical Assistance and Support Contract 2 |
TB | Tuberculosis |
TBD | To be determined |
TSE | Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala/Tribunal Supremo Electoral |
TSW | Transvestite sex worker |
U.S. | United States |
UNAIDS | United Nations Joint Programme on AIDS |
UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
UNF | The United Nations Foundation |
UNFPA | Untied Nations Fund for Population Activities |
UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Found |
URC | University Research Corporation |
USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
USAID/G-CAP | USAID/Guatemala-Central America Programs |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
USDH | U.S. Direct Hire |
USG | United States Government |
USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
UWDB | Usual Way of Doing Business |
VCT | Voluntary counseling and testing |
VESTEX | Apparel and Textile Industry / Industria de Vestuario y Textiles |
VIH | Virus de Inmunodeficiencia |
WHA | Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WTO | World Trade Organization |