The grant from OFID in the amount of US$ 3,500,000 will support scaling-up the Global Initiative on Education and HIV & AIDS (EDUCAIDS) in 17 countries in East and Southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Burundi, DR of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The programme aims to support comprehensive education sector responses to HIV and AIDS within the EDUCAIDS framework. The programme’s specific objectives are to: (1) enhance the evidence base on education and HIV & AIDS; (2) develop partnerships for action at global, regional and national levels; (3) support intensified implementation of education sector responses to HIV at country level; and (4) deliver high quality technical support to enable countries to design, plan, and monitor and assess implementation.