TANZANIA Kizazi Kipya

1.1 Project Background and Description

USAID Kizazi Kipya (“New Generation”) is a five-year USAID/PEPFAR-funded project that enables Tanzanian orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), young people affected by HIV and their caregivers to utilize age-appropriate HIV-related and other services. Services will improve care, health, nutrition, education, protection, livelihoods, and psycho-social wellbeing of the household members.

1.2 Goals and Objectives

Civil society organizations receive sub-grants to support families with intensive knowledge and skills-building for household economic strengthening; and evaluate family wellbeing, stability, social capital, income diversity, and linkages to local services and support. Our focus areas are designed to enable the following:

Household Economic Strengthening: Parents and caregivers have the financial resources to meet the needs of vulnerable children and adolescents

Parenting Skills: Parents and caregivers have the skills to meet the needs of HIV-infected and vulnerable children and adolescents

Case Management, Referrals and Service Delivery: High-quality services are available to HIV-infected and vulnerable children and adolescents

Services for Children Living and Working on the Streets or in Artisanal Mining Communities: High-quality services are available to “hard-to-reach” HIV-infected and vulnerable children and adolescents.

2. PROJECT Coverage

This project is implemented in three Region namely, Ruvuma, Kigoma and Simiyu.

4.Briefly Achievement