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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

CONDITIONAL GRANTS

Table 12: USAID

Name of donor USAID
Full amount of the funding The amount is not specified in the agreement
Period of the commitment September 2013 - 06 September 2023
(The GCBS contract was awarded from September 2013 - September 2018, with an extension to September 2023)
Purpose of the funding To strengthen the capacity of the Department of Social Development to improve service outcomes and reduce incidence of
HIV and AIDS for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Adolescents, and Youth (OVCAY).
Expected outputs GCBS focused predominantly on:
• Implementing and documenting the prevention and early intervention (PEI) core package of services (CPS) for
OVCAY through the Department and its funded partner organizations
• With the CPS, capacity building and support for direct service delivery (DSD) in support of the roll out of the
Guidelines for Social Service Practitioners: Enabling Access to HIV Services to ensure that all children access HIV
testing services (HTS), those found positive access treatment, and those on treatment become virally suppressed
through adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART)
• Strengthening the capacities of Social Service Practitioners (SSP), including Social Workers (SWs), Social Auxiliary
Workers (SAWs), Child and Youth Care Workers (CYCWs), Community Development Practitioners (CDPs), and
Community Caregivers (CCGs) to implement the CPS
• Improving coordination and collaboration for comprehensive CPS implementation using data, evidence, and best
Actual outputs achieved Refer to summary of achievements of the GCBS project below
Amount received in current period (R’000) 31 055
Amount spent by the department (R’000) 31 055
Reasons for the funds unspent N/A
Monitoring mechanism by the donor Program Steering Committee overseeing work-plan implementation includes DG, DDGs, USAID and PACT Senior Management

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