Request for Proposals from Organizations Wishing To Register As Sub-Sub Recipients (Ssr) For Vihaan – A Global Fund Supported Programme

Request for Proposals from Organizations Wishing To Register As Sub-Sub Recipients (Ssr) For Vihaan – A Global Fund Supported Programme

Introduction

India HIV/AIDS Alliance (Alliance India) as Principal Recipient (PR) has been awarded the Grant funded by Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), for the programme known as Vihaan (which means Dawn’s First Light) care and support programme for People Living with HIV across India.  

Background of the programme:

India revised care and support strategies in 2013 under NACP IV and under new strategy, National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) is providing all treatment including treatment for opportunistic infections through Govt. health care facilities and a civil society organization will provide care and support services to all needy PLHIV. India Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM) selected India HIV/AIDS Alliance as Recipient (PR) to implement care and support programme across the country. The programme is being named as ‘Vihaan’ (Sanskrit word which means dawn’s first light) is providing care and support services to needy PLHIV since June 2013. The programme is being implemented in close coordination with NACO, SACS and ART centres at national, state and district level respectively.

The specific objectives of Vihaan include:

• Early linkages of PLHIV to Care ,Support and treatment services
• Provide differentiated care and support services to most needy PLHIV
• Improved treatment adherence and education for PLHIV and addressing behavioural & social factors impacting adherence
• Expanded positive prevention activities
• Improved social protection and wellbeing of PLHIV
• Early detection and management of co-infection-Tuberculosis among PLHIV

Submission of Proposal

LEPRA Society is working as Sub Recipient (SR) for Vihaan programme in the States of Odisha & Chattisgarh, invites request for proposal from the all eligible agencies to implement TG-CSC in Bhanjanagar, Ganjam District attached to Bhanjanagar ART centre. This centre will work with the Transgender population in active care with the ART centre/s.

The application has to be submitted in the prescribed format (form1) on or before 31st July, 2018 by 6:00 PM to LEPRA Society, Plot No. – N1/89, Ground Floor, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar

Eligibility Criteria for NGO/CBO Setting Up CSC

• The agency should be a non-profit organisation and legally registered under The Societies Registration Act of 1860 or an equivalent Act of a State; or The Charitable and Religious Act of 1920; or Indian Trusts Act of 1882; or an equivalent Act of a State; or Section 25 C Company ACT
• The agency should have all statutory requirements including 12 A, renewal as per Govt. norms, separate bank account etc
• It should have a clearly defined organisational structure.
• It should have established administrative and management systems.
• It should have sound financial track record with an established financial management
• System (three years audit reports and audited accounts required in case of NGOs and two years report for CBOs).
• It should have a minimum of three years’ experience in managing public health programmes or allied programmes in health.
• Experience in the field of HIV/AIDS, especially in the area of care and support, will be an added benefit.

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