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PACT ENABLES SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS THAT ALLOW THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND MARGINALIZED TO EARN A DIGNIFIED LIVING, BE HEALTHY, AND TAKE PART IN THE BENEFITS THAT NATURE PROVIDES. PACT ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITY, FORGING EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS, AND TRANSFORMING MARKETS INTO A FORCE FOR DEVELOPMENT.

KIPYA KIZAZI: CARING FOR CHILDREN AND EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLEPACT ENABLES MILLIONS OF TANZANIAN ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) AND YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HIV AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO UTILIZE AGE APPROPRIATE HIV-RELATED AND OTHER SERVICES FOR IMPROVED CARE, HEALTH, NUTRITION, EDUCATION, PROTECTION, LIVELIHOODS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING. TO ACHIEVE IT'S GOAL OF ENSURING CHILDREN AND YOUTH THRIVE AND SURVIVE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELLBEING, THE KIZAZI KIPYA PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS), THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA (GOT) AT NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVELS, COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT'S (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) LIFESPAN IT CONTINUED TO EXCEED ITS TARGETS. IN FY21 ALONE THE PROGRAM PROVIDED OVC PROGRAM SERVICES IN 85 COUNCILS ACROSS 24 REGIONS IN MAINLAND TANZANIA AND 1 REGION IN UNGUJA-ZANZIBAR THROUGH 43 CSOS AND 3 CONSORTIUM PARTNERS. OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT FROM 2016-2021 KIZAZI KIPYA INCREASED THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF 1,234,426 TANZANIAN ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) AND YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HIV, AND 469,624 CAREGIVERS.

Z-CHPPPACT IMPLEMENTS USAID'S FLAGSHIP ZAMBIA COMMUNITY HIV PREVENTION PROJECT IN 11 TARGETED DISTRICTS IN ZAMBIA, WORKING CLOSELY WITH AND STRENGTHENING A RANGE OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV AND AIDS. THE PROJECT'S GOAL IS TO REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS, WITH A KEY FOCUS ON PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLHIV), DISCORDANT COUPLES, ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN (AGYW), MOBILE POPULATIONS, AND OTHER HIGH-RISK GROUPS. IN FY 2021, THE PROJECT REACHED 5,281 PEOPLE WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE WITH INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING HIGH-IMPACT HIV SERVICES. THE PROJECT DISTRIBUTED 3,567,050 CONDOMS TO TARGET PRIORITY POPULATIONS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IDENTIFIED 5,102 HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE LINKING THEM TO TREATMENT, AND SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED 210,683 ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN FROM THE DREAMS PROGRAM.

ADVANCING COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN SOUTHEASTERN MYANMAR (ACESM) PACT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 57 LOCAL AND THREE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, IMPLEMENTS USAID'S FLAGSHIP MYANMAR INTEGRATED LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT IN 3,414 VILLAGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY'S SOUTHEAST REGION. BY SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE AND DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAKING, ACE EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT. THE ACE PROJECT HAS BROUGHT ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES TO 54,319 INDIVIDUALS, SUPPORTED SCHOOLS EDUCATING 140,192 STUDENTS, IMPROVED ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR 3,836 WOMEN, AND IMPROVED SANITATION FACILITIES FOR 5,842 PEOPLE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)TO ADDRESS THE URGENT NEEDS OF THE REGION'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE, ACE HAS DIRECTED FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO MORE THAN 30,000 DISPLACED PERSONS.