PEPFAR in Africa: USAID Expanded the Use of Local Partners but Should Reassess Local Partner Capacity to Meet Funding Goals

Assess country-specific capacity needs for local partners and develop a plan to address critical capacity gaps to inform an updated analysis of risks and mission-level local partner funding goals for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Develop and implement a plan to update mission-level local partner funding goals for future U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief funding at its critical missions considering the Agency's current progress, the COVID-19 operating environment, and the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy's intentions for the local partner initiative.