People reached
6,400
Completed programme
Economic Recovery and Household Livelihoods
Micro-grant distributions, Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) formation, and vocational skills development
IDI’s implementation role
Executing agency for post-COVID economic resilience and HIV treatment retention
Activities
Micro-grant distributions, Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) formation, and vocational skills development
Reach and results
Households and institutions supported
1,250 households
Restored pre-pandemic treatment adherence levels (>95%) among vulnerable urban PLHIV receiving economic grants
Programme statistics
Micro-Grant Capitalization
Total of USD $250,000 disbursed directly to household micro-enterprises
VSLA Capital Growth
Cumulative group savings exceeded USD $82,000 across 45 formed groups
Clinical Adherence Rate
96.2% viral suppression among micro-grant recipients compared to 87.1% in non-grant control groups
Business Retention Rate
81.5% of funded micro-businesses operating profitably at 18-month review
Programme enquiries
Discuss this programme, community priorities or opportunities for collaboration.
Detailed programme framework
The sections below retain the programme’s activity explanations, monitoring guidance and planning considerations. Suggested measures and design guidance are distinct from the archive-reported activities and results above.
Programme purpose
Support recovery planning, economic participation and household financial resilience.
Community participation, inclusion and reliable evidence would guide programme design and review.
Activity framework
Programme priorities
Household economic and market assessment
Vocational skills and microenterprise planning
Savings groups and financial inclusion
Assessment of cash, grants and livelihood inputs with appropriate safeguards
Monitoring and learning
Income sources, enterprise continuity, savings, coping and safe participation in economic activities.
Final indicator definitions and targets would follow programme design and baseline assessment.
Programme development
Planning would establish appropriate expertise, service-provider agreements, safeguarding and data protection. Research and clinical activities would require relevant approvals and qualified providers.
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