Monitoring Outcomes of PEPFAR Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs in Haiti: Bien Et ak Santé Timoun (BEST) 2018 Survey Findings


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Author(s): Settergren, S. K., Phillipe, R., & St. Louis, J. V.

Year: 2018


Settergren, S. K., Phillipe, R., & St. Louis, J. V. (2018). Monitoring Outcomes of PEPFAR Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs in Haiti: Bien Et ak Santé Timoun (BEST) 2018 Survey Findings. Chapel Hill, NC, USA: MEASURE Evaluation, University of North Carolina.
Monitoring Outcomes of PEPFAR Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs in Haiti: Bien Et ak Santé Timoun (BEST) 2018 Survey Findings Abstract:

The AIDS epidemic in Haiti has left many children in the country vulnerable to HIV, often without parents to care for them. Recognizing the enormous need for programs and services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has partnered with the government of Haiti to strengthen services for OVC and their households. Since 2010, PEPFAR OVC support has included services such as HIV testing and linkages to care and treatment, potable water, immunizations, access to healthcare and psychosocial support, provision of school fees and supplies, dietary assessment and nutritional support, HIV prevention and life skills programs, and assistance with income generating activities for foster families and caregivers.

To better understand the effects of its programs on the well-being of OVC, PEPFAR launched a global reporting requirement in 2014 to monitor the outcomes of selected projects in Haiti and other countries where it provides support for OVC. The requirement involves the collection of data for nine outcome indicators, referred to as the PEPFAR monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (MER) OVC essential survey indicators (ESIs). In 2016, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Haiti requested assistance from the USAID- and PEPFAR-funded MEASURE Evaluation project to conduct surveys to collect the required data for two of its ongoing OVC programs: the USAID Bien Et ak Santé Timoun (BEST) project and the Partners in Health (PIH) project, funded through the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This report presents the findings from the survey that MEASURE Evaluation, with its local research partner Société d’Etudes et de Formation en Information Stratégique (SEFIS), conducted for the BEST project in March 2018. Survey results for the PIH project are reported here.

Filed under: Data , AIDS , HIV/AIDS , OVC , HIV , Haiti , PEPFAR , Orphans and Vulnerable Children