U.S. PEPFAR Awards Small Grants to 25 Community Based Organizations
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NR/1164/09/28/2017 CONTACT: Janet Deutsch FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Affairs Officer September 28, 2017 Phone: 357000 On September 19, 2017, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) awarded grants to 25 community-based organizations totaling more than $260,000 and covering nine Zambian provinces through its U.S. PEPFAR small grants program. The projects work in the areas of HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and democracy and governance related to the national HIV response. Speaking at the award ceremony, PEPFAR Coordinator Bethany Baxter highlighted that community-based work is essential for a sustainable HIV...