PEPFAR Small Grants Program, Capacity Building and Coordination for Community-Led Monitoring

Description

1) Objective

The goal of the CLM program is to help PEPFAR programs and health institutions identify persistent problems, challenges, and barriers to effective service and client outcomes at the site level in order to formulate workable solutions that overcome these barriers and ensure beneficiaries have access to quality services. The objective of the CLM program is to facilitate participation of local CSO players in the evaluation of HIV services, identify areas for improvement, advocate for change, guide the health care providers to incorporate monitoring as part of their routine activities, and popularize the CLM feedback tools among PLHIV groups.

The CLM Capacity Building and Coordination organization overall objective will be strengthen the capacity of the engaged CLM grantees in the evaluation of HIV services, identify areas of improvement and advocating for change. The scope of work will cover coordination and capacity building of approximately 10 CSOs who will be awarded funding at the level of $20,000 or less. This will be in support of CLM activities all districts of Lesotho, each CSO will be expected to ensure maximum coverage of the health facilities in each district in coordination with partners implementing CLM related interventions. On the key CLM activities is facility and community-based data collection which will be done on a quarterly basis and the CLM findings will be shared with all relevant stakeholders.

Based on the 2022 CLM implementation, some of the key activities will include:
· Conduct capacity assessments to unpack the grantees CLM technical capacity and the overall capacity of the organization
· Conduct CLM trainings, data collection, analysis and reporting and provide continuous technical support on implementation of the customized capacity building plans
· Consolidate CLM results, organize national level stakeholders feedback meetings and follow up on the agreed action plans and advocacy efforts
· Support triangulation of the results to the PEPFAR data streams and other related national data streams
· Liaise and coordinate with other CLM TA partners to leverage on the available resources
· Ensure that there is no duplication in the health facilities being monitored among all the grantees. This will include coordinating with Ministry of Health, CLM related partners and other key stakeholders.
· Ensure timely reporting of the grantees and prepare a consolidated report to be submitted to PEPFAR (through the Special Projects Office).

2) Eligibility

Eligible are non-governmental organizations; networks of key populations, people living with HIV and other affected groups; or other entities that gather data and observations about components of HIV services, with a focus on getting input from recipients of HIV services. All applicants must be legally registered and have been in operation for at least five years to be eligible for funding.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Lesotho. 

4) Budget

Funding may range up to $20,000.

5) Application

The PEPFAR Small Grants Community-Led Monitoring Program will accept applications from March 1, 2023 to April 28, 20023.