Modhumita Program

Program Title: Modhumita Program

Description:

The Modhumita Project is a Mission-funded bilateral Cooperative Agreement (No.388-A-00-09-0123-00) awarded to help local NGOs and the GOB implement HIV activities. The project was implemented by FHI 360 in partnership with the Social Marketing Company (SMC) and the Bangladesh Center for Communications Program (BCCP). It began in September 2009 and was scheduled to end in September 2013, with total funding estimated at $11,900,856. Funds to support activities implemented in FY 2013 are estimated at $2,071,433. The project is a continuation of HIV/AIDS activities that began in 2001 under the USAID-funded IMPACT project.

The objective of FHI 360’s Modhumita Program is to support an effective HIV/AIDS prevention strategy through improved prevention, care and treatment services for people most at risk for acquiring the disease, including sex workers, injecting drug users, clients of sex workers, migrants and people living with HIV. The program works to strengthen the national response by increasing and sustaining use of high-impact HIV prevention, care and treatment services by people at risk through high-quality, evidence-based and holistic program approaches. Additionally, Modhumita plans to strengthen government leadership, multilevel coordination and use of data for decision-making, knowledge and advocacy to support HIV/AIDS prevention efforts and effective programming.