The overall goal of the IMPACT/Haiti program was to work with Haiti’s MOH and its partners to implement the country’s National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS, which aims to reduce the risk for HIV transmission, mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS, and reduce the vulnerability of Haitian people to HIV. To date, USAID/Haiti has provided $8,576,395 in field support funds to IMPACT/Haiti.

Sample Download   IMPACT/Haiti activities focused largely on capacity building and providing direct mentorship,

leadership, and technical assistance to the MOH/Haiti and its partners. Through support from USAID/Haiti and in a coordinated effort with a range of international and local partners, FHI
assisted the government of Haiti to strengthen its capacity to ensure quality and effective HIV/AIDS programming in the country. This complemented the ongoing activities of other
agencies/organizations working on HIV/AIDS in Haiti and incorporated a participatory approach to working in the country.

Throughout IMPACT activities, FHI’s primary role was to provide
technical assistance to the MOH, which directly implemented activities.
Initially, IMPACT/Haiti concentrated its efforts on key interventions such as
• behavior change and prevention interventions—

These activities supported
USAID/Haiti intermediate result (IR): 3.3.1 “effective HIV/AIDS prevention to
care” targeting youth, commercial sex workers (CSW), and men who have sex with
men (MSM) through peer education, social marketing of condoms, behavior
change communication (BCC), and multimedia campaigns.

• support and care activities for orphans and vulnerable children and people living
with HIV/AIDS—This supported USAID/Haiti IR: 3.3.1 by providing communitybased
care and support programs with support groups and psychosocial assistance. advocacy and institutional support—These activities supported USAID/Haiti IR:
3.3.4, “strengthened disease surveillance systems and related laboratory and
diagnosis infrastructure” through site renovation and implementation of networks
involved in advocacy against HIV/AIDS. strategic information/research—A behavioral surveillance survey supported
USAID/Haiti IRs 3.3.1 and 3.3.4. After the review of program activities and the development of the National HIV/AIDS Strategic
Plan for 2000–2005, IMPACT/Haiti expanded its program activities to include additional
technical areas, with the goal of
• expanding and improving voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and prevention of
mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services
• strengthening targeted behavior change interventions
• improving targeted interventions for groups that engage in high-risk behaviors
• improving care and support services, including home- and community-based care and
HIV clinical care and treatment
• strengthening strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance capacities and systems