Due to the impact of HIV and AIDS, Zambia faces the ongoing challenge of caring for a large number of vulnerable children and adolescents. Over 30 percent of households in Zambia currently care for or foster orphaned children. The ACHIEVE Project is a five-year activity focused on standardizing case management systems for improved access to health and social protection services for vulnerable children and adolescents.
USAID ACHIEVE project strengthens the capacity of the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) and community structures to deliver comprehensive and standardized case management to vulnerable children and adolescents (VCA). The project improves the ability of the Zambian government to serve the needs of VCA.
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Expected Results
The USAID ACHIEVE project is expected to greatly improve MCDSS’s capacity to take full ownership of Zambia’s VCA program. Supporting the Ministry’s management of this program is directly in line with USAID’s Journey to Self-Reliance approach for Zambia and the long-term sustainability of USAID programming. ACHIEVE will also increase the use of data for decision making (including related to maximizing the effectiveness of budget allocations) and improve accountability at all levels.