HIV Multisectoral Project Descriptions

Corridors of Hope III (COH III)
Life of Project: September, 2009 to August, 2014
Partner:  FHI 360

Zambia’s already high HIV prevalence rate is increased among truck drivers, commercial sex workers, border communities and transit populations.  Corridors of Hope III works primarily with these most at risk populations to provide a comprehensive HIV prevention program.  COH III provides a unique range of services that include the provision of counseling and testing, sexually transmitted infection diagnosis and treatment, and strategic behavior change and interventions involving the community.  This is achieved using highly effective methods to encourage individuals and communities to identify behavior that puts them at risk for HIV transmission and to develop strategies for addressing these behaviors so as to promote sustainable behavior change. 

Zambia-Led Prevention Initiative (ZPI)
Life of Project: August, 2010 to December, 2014
Partner: FHI 360

Community involvement is important in preventing the spread of HIV on a local level.  The Zambia-Led Prevention Initiative increases use of community level HIV prevention activities and provides technical leadership and expertise on comprehensive, effective, community-based HIV prevention efforts. The project builds the capacity of HIV affected communities to access more effective, higher quality HIV prevention programs including counseling and testing, male circumcision, and prevention of mother to child transmission. 

Support to the HIV/AIDS Response in Zambia II (SHARe II)
Life of Project: November, 2010 to November, 2015
Partner: John Snow Inc.

Strong leadership in government, traditional, religious and civil sectors is essential if HIV programs are to have any real and lasting impact.  The Support for the HIV and AIDS Response in Zambia II project supports the Zambian government’s efforts to strengthen multi-sector responses to HIV/AIDS in Zambia.  This support includes: providing technical assistance to track and monitor national efforts in HIV/AIDS coordination, leadership, policy, and advocacy; building the capacity of Zambian leaders to be actively engaged in visible HIV/AIDS advocacy; improving public dialogue on HIV/AIDS related policies and laws; and expanding enhanced HIV/AIDS workplace programs, resulting in a healthier workforce. 

Local Partner Capacity Building (LPCB)
Life of Project: May, 2008 to June, 2013
Partner: FHI 360

Many Zambian organizations lack the tools to effectively implement HIV prevention programs.  The Local Partner Capacity Building program focuses on improving the overall capacity of selected indigenous non-governmental, faith-based, and community-based organizations to ensure efficient and effective expansion of their programs so they can deliver quality HIV/AIDS services.  The program helps strengthen the management, financial, technical, and monitoring and evaluation capacities of the partner organizations through the provision of technical assistance and training. In addition, the program provides grants for those organizations that have achieved institutional strengthening goals.

Sustainability Through Economic Strengthening, Prevention and Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Youth and Other Vulnerable Populations (STEPS OVC)
Life of Project: July, 2010 to July, 2013
Partner: World Vision (consortium with Africare, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Expanded Church Response, Futures Group, and the Salvation Army)

The sad legacy of Zambia’s AIDS epidemic is the tremendous increase in the number of orphans and other vulnerable children.  The STEPS OVC program supports effective HIV prevention while developing sustainable care and support for orphans and vulnerable children, at-risk youth, and people living with HIV/AIDS.  Major activities include improving the quality of life of orphans and other vulnerable children by providing educational, psychosocial, food and nutritional support, and improving their access to health care, child protection, and legal services. The program also works to improve palliative care for people living with HIV/AIDS and builds the resilience of HIV affected and vulnerable households through innovative skills provision and other income generating activities for the youths and older care givers.

Community Mobilization for Preventive Action (COMPACT)

Life of Project: July, 2010 to July, 2013
Partner:  Population Council

The most effective HIV prevention programs are those that occur within individual communities, directly addressing the needs of that community.  The Community Mobilization for Preventive Action project facilitates agreements between service providers and local communities to increase the effectiveness of HIV prevention services by promoting community ownership. The project works directly with the people living in the communities to design and implement HIV prevention activities. COMPACT mobilizes the communities in HIV prevention efforts through a capacity building process that enables communities to identify HIV prevention targets, develop interventions to achieve those targets, and measure the results on their own.