1. OVC Monitoring & Reporting Ozius Dewa: USAID, Strategic Information PEPFAR South Africa OVC Partners M&E Meeting Pretoria February 20, 2014

2. Outline
PEPFAR Phases since 2004
Our Purpose in PEPFAR implementation
DSD Reporting Requirements
MER support to DSD reporting
PEPFAR New Reporting Structure
A deliberate omission of the “E” in the title- a much broader question for the group

3. PEPFAR Phases
PEPFAR support to the South African Government can be described in 3 phases:
2004 – 2008: An emergency response
2009 – 2013: shift in focus from more pronounced DSD to systems strengthening
2014 – 2018: MER
The last phase being the one that we are in now, being the reason why we are gathered here trying to figure out how we can all walk down the aisle as we celebrate our re-defined partnership and collaborative existence
The last phase introduces the MER replacing the NGI. The purpose for the MER is to better characterize and represent what our efforts are in helping promote a better life for the OVCs and their families. It helps us to tell our stories better

4. Our Purpose
The roots of our existence lie in the partnership between PEPFAR and the SAG, which is to support the priorities of the latter as espoused in various policies and policy documents, e.g. NPA, NSP, NSDA, KPAs, etc.
It is to support the SAG in building a strong evidence base to inform decision making and targeted resource allocation
It is to help strengthen systems for a better service delivery to those in need
Thus, our focus should always be on what the mandate of the SAG is to us and all other partners so that we are better able to respond and supporting that developmental need

5. DSD Reporting Requirements
Based on a list of Community-Based Interventions/Services List which can be grouped as follows:
Individual beneficiaries
Household/Group level
Organizational level
Personnel (Social Services Personnel)
These broad groupings/categories are further broken down into outcome and output indicators, service type and examples of services to be rendered for each category
CBIMS Service List

6. How MER support DSD Reporting Needs
The bigger question that we would like to pose and answer today is how the new MER help us fulfil and support these reporting requirements
Firstly, it is through streamlined reporting
Only 2 broad indicators that we have to respond to:
Total OVCs and Adults served
OVCs and Adults served with access to ART services
Human Resources Training
Secondly, it is through a focus on outcomes (OVC outcomes package)- a move away from a count to proportions and percentages reflective of the shift from DSD to systems strengthening
To be discussed later during this meeting but basically covers all the service categories that we were required to report on a quarterly basis
Now required on a 2 year basis
Data to be generated through special studies
Can the data be collected on an annual/periodic basis? What is the impact on the sample size for the 2 year special studies?
Third, Support to CBOs and the new Community-Based Interventions Management System (CBIMS)
Information systems need to be focused on supporting the successful roll-out of the CBIMS system through the comprehensive infrastructure of the CBOs across the country

7. PEPFAR New Reporting Requirements
Dicsussion on the new set of indicators and the calculus/algorithm for SASI Manual

8. Way Forward
Re-writing of the SASI Manual incorporating comments from partners
Roll-out the new SASI manual
Defining the nature of special studies for the outcomes package indicators
Active support of CBIMS- training of partners in CBIMS use and support to CBOs
Defining systems strengthening and its measurement
A focus on evaluation

9. Thank You!