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FUNDING REQUEST FOR BOTSWANA BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROJECT PHASE II

Submitted by: Jeffrey W. Williams Executive Director Partners To The World October 25, 2009

Introduction and Background Partners To The World (PTW) is a 501(c) organization established for the purpose mobilizing individuals and organizations to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa with aggressive and creative solutions based upon recent evidence that behavior change interventions are essential to the fight against new HIV infections. It is clear that sole dependence on condom social marketing and other risk reduction interventions have been unsuccessful in reducing new infections. For reasons outlined in our strategy document dated December 1, 2008, we concluded that Botswana is the best country in Sub-Saharan Africa to prove the case for behavior change and risk avoidance as a critical and essential ingredient in the fight against new infections. PTW efforts to assist Botswana in reducing new HIV infections began more than six years ago as the result of a few short term mission trips sponsored by Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. Initial projects were conducted in partnership with indigenous churches in the northern part of the country. Phase I of this project began three years ago when a major partnership was developed with a large church in the capitol city of Gaborone. The objectives of Phase I were to (1) launch a “life skills” peer-mentoring program in the senior secondary schools, (2) begin engaging churches in the effort to reduce HIV infections and (3) strongly encourage the government to implement behavior change and risk avoidance interventions. As a result of this partnership, a “life skills” program for Botswana’s public schools was developed and a pilot was approved by the Ministry of Education for a small number of senior secondary schools in 2006. This program, known as Face the Nation (FtN), was very well received by both students and school administrators. It is a “peer-mentoring program” that enlists University of Botswana undergraduate students who are trained in a specially designed, intensive training program for five weeks to prepare them for five weeks of teaching in the senior secondary schools. The program was developed by, and is currently operated by Open Baptist Church (OBC) in Gaborone. In 2007, the Ministry of Education requested that OBC expand the program to all 35 senior secondary schools in Botswana, and FtN has operational in all senior secondary schools for three years. During this time, more than 400 university students and 100,000 senior secondary students have participated. More importantly, nearly 35,000 students have committed to a lifestyle of abstinence prior to marriage. In addition, approximately 50 churches have participated in supporting the FtN program. This is an important first step in drawing the churches and FBO’s to engage more aggressively in the fight against new infections. As a result of the success of the Face the Nation program, other opportunities to assist and influence government programs and policies arose. During the last three years, in an attempt to push for the use of behavior change interventions, numerous meetings have been held with government officials and documents exchanged, and Partners To The World has developed a comprehensive and integrated “evidenced-based” strategy for reducing new HIV infections in Botswana. At the request of the Ministry of Health, PTW has also developed a companion implementation plan for this strategy. In addition, PTW’s Executive Director, Jeffrey W. Williams, has established good relationships with

key Government officials in both the Ministry of Health and the National AIDS Coordinating Agency. Mr. Williams has had substantial interaction with two former Presidents of the country, and has made presentations to Members of Parliament and, more recently, to the National AIDS Council at the invitation of the Council’s Chairman, Former President Festus G. Mogae. As has been the case in most of Sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana has for some time relied on condoms as the primary tool in attempting to reduce new HIV infections. Billboards and other promotional efforts centered almost entirely on social condom marketing. This began to change approximately two years ago as recent evidence supporting the need to rely more on behavior change and risk avoidance interventions began to gain traction. PTW has invested heavily in encouraging key Botswana Government officials to place far more emphasis on risk avoidance. In addition to the documents and presentations made by PTW, HIV infection experts such as Edward C. Green, PhD and Dr. Norman Hearst, MD, MPH have supported the push for greater emphasis on risk elimination. Their prior work coupled with their periodic advice and participation has been an invaluable part of PTW’s efforts. Dr. Green and Mr. Williams have made a number of joint visits to Botswana and have collaborated on a number of presentations over the last three years. In the last few years, Mr. Williams has made 13 trips to Botswana and spent nearly 150 days on the ground, many of them in long meetings with the government officials most responsible for the policies and programs targeting reduction of new HIV infections. In addition, Mr. Williams has led numerous teams to Botswana for the purpose of mobilizing the churches there to more directly engage in the fight against new infections. Much of the work with the churches has been accomplished through a network of ministries and NGO’s brought together by PTW for this very purpose into a group known as Close Connections. This group has accounted for more than 200 individuals traveling to Botswana to work with various churches. It has also accounted for $1,400,000 of funding for various projects. While PTW and its Close Connections partners will continue the effort to empower Botswana’s churches to play a greater role in restoring traditional values that drive the behavior of citizens, the work with the government has reached a critical junction and needs increased attention in order to achieve implementation of the complete strategy. PTW believes that Phase I objectives have been achieved (see Table 1 at the end of this section) and it is time to expand its efforts with the Botswana Government. Therefore, PTW is seeking funding to support its expanded efforts with the government and to move to Phase II with one primary objective: assist the government in designing aggressive plans for behavior change interventions that will significantly drive down the infection rate. Once this phase is completed, Phase III will follow with one primary objective: assist the government in rapidly and effectively implementing these interventions. PTW and its Close Connection partners will continue efforts to strengthen and engage the country’s churches and FBO’s. All of the funds required for these tasks will be funded through designated gifts from Close Connection partners.

TABLE 1 PHASE I RESULTS Objectives_______________________ 1. Launch a “life skills” peer-mentoring program in the senior secondary schools. Results____________________________ (1) Successful pilot in 2006 of FtN (2) Successful operation in all senior secondary schools 2007-2009 with more than 100,000 students (3) 400+ University of Botswana students serving as volunteer teachers/mentors (4) 34,500 participants committed to a lifestyle of abstinence prior to marriage (1) 50 churches have participated in the operation of FtN (2) Numerous projects conducted to empower local churches (3) Conference of key religious leaders conducted with presentations by Mr. Williams and Dr. Green outlining a potential strategy and supporting evidence (4) Committee of religious leaders formed to develop a specific strategy for mobilizing the country’s churches/FBO’s (5) Strategy completed and submitted for approval in September of 2009

2. Encourage churches to more aggressively engage in reducing new HIV infections by using their “moral authority” to encourage responsible sexual behavior.

3. Strongly encourage government to design (1) PTW developed and presented a potential and implement behavior change (risk evidence-based strategy in 2008 avoidance) interventions based upon (2) At the request of the Ministry of Health, the most recent evidence. PTW developed a general implementation plan in 2009 (3) PTW developed an evidence and valuesbased plan to address President Khama’s concern for the declining morals/values (4) Mr. Williams presented this plan to the National AIDS Council in May of 2009 (5) Botswana launches its first behavior change campaign in March of 2009 (6) Small, high-level committee formed in August, 2009 to determine which PTW recommendations to adopt

Current Situation The Botswana Government now has a clear desire to formulate and implement behavior change interventions. Substantial evidence of this is found in many recent government planning documents and other published materials. It is also evident from the interaction PTW has had with a large number of key government officials. More importantly, action has already begun with the launching of the MCP campaign known as “Break the Chain”, and $60,000,000 has been budgeted for behavior change interventions over the next three years. This program is the first nationwide effort to change the risky behaviors of those involved in multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships that have been demonstrated to be the major driver of new infections in the heterosexual populations of Sub-Saharan Africa. This developed amid growing disillusionment with the standard package of “best practices” Botswana had been led by USAID, UNAIDS, the EU, and other major donors to implement. Former President Mogae is a prime example of a great African leader in AIDS who is now keenly interested in behavior change interventions. The importance of his support going forward cannot be overstated. In addition, the Ministry of Health, with the substantial participation of both PTW and a broad cross-section of the country’s religious leaders, has just completed a strategy for mobilizing the churches and FBO’s of the country nationwide. Mr. Williams has met several times with these key religious leaders and is actively involved in the planning for implementing this strategy nationwide. PTW has submitted specific potential themes and materials designed to grab and maintain public attention. PTW has also produced and submitted a series of sample TV spots supporting the potential themes and emphasizing the importance of specific behaviors in avoiding infection. Since effective message dissemination may be as important as the messages themselves, PTW has identified mechanisms that can be used for effective message dissemination through all key societal institutions and communities (schools, churches and FBO’s, workplaces, communities, and the media). This approach is patterned after the successful approach used in Uganda in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s; however, it incorporates more aggressive use of recent technology as well as educational resources and existing materials available outside Botswana. PTW has been the beneficiary of much work done up to this point on a pro-bono basis, but as the need for more intense involvement increases, a number of these key potential tools will require funding as planning moves to implementation. While PTW believes that the Botswana Government must ultimately provide funding for on-going operation of these initiatives, key developmental and piloting efforts will require funding to “jump-start” the process or, in some cases, to supply proof of concept that will encourage broad adoption of critical technology or other capabilities designed to facilitate broad and consistent message dissemination. PTW believes these developmental initiatives will help accelerate action around behavior change interventions and they are detailed later in this proposal.

The most recent development demonstrating Botswana’s firm intention to implement behavior change interventions and to seek robust and creative ways to accomplish this effort is the formation of a new high level committee by NAC Chairman Mogae. On August 28 of this year, NAC Chairman Mogae formed a committee composed of the top two officials in four key ministries for the specific purpose of determining which initiatives contained in the strategy and implementation documents submitted by PTW should be incorporated into the country’s future plans for fighting new infections. This committee has as members both the Minister and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministries of Health, Education, Youth and Sport, and Local Government. The head of NACA, National Coordinator Chris Molomo, will serve as Chairman. All members have been given all of the documents submitted by PTW and meetings may begin as early the first week of December. Mr. Williams is to serve in an advisory role to be sure the committee fully understands all recommendations. Funding Request This request for funding is to support continued efforts with the government during the next phase (Phase II) of PTW’s work in achieving the first objective set forth in the Introduction: “Assist the government in designing aggressive plans for behavior change interventions that will significantly drive down the infection rate.” Phase II covers the next 12 months. The key tasks relating to PTW’s government efforts that must be accomplished in Phase II are listed in Exhibit 1. The number of trips that are anticipated to accomplish these tasks are also listed by task. Exhibit 2A contains the requested funding for the government related tasks based upon PTW’s experience over the last three years. Exhibit 2B displays the tasks and anticipated expenditures for all Phase II work, including work done outside the government. Exhibit 3 lays out the tasks for Phase II as well as the anticipated tasks of Phase III in a timeline. A summary explanation of each government related task included in Phase II and the funding requested for each task are outlined in the next section. Projected travel expenses total $40,000 and the total requested funding for other project expenses, including the per diem costs for those participating, is $94,000. Therefore, the total requested funding is $134,000. As shown in Exhibit 2B, the total projected expenditures during Phase II for all tasks, both government and non-government related are $577,000. All funding other than the amounts requested for government related tasks will be provided by PTW and its Close Connections partners.

Explanation of PHASE II Tasks and Expenses TASK A. Assist the recently formed high-level committee in reviewing the recommendations submitted by PTW. Committee members are in the process of receiving: 1. The PTW strategy document- An Evidence-Based Strategy For The Reduction Of HIV Infection In Botswana” 2. The PTW implementation document – “Implementing The Evidenced-Based Strategy For The Reduction Of HIV In Botswana” 3. The PTW presentation made to the National Aids Council in May of this year by Mr. Williams – “An Evidence and Values-Based Approach to Addressing the Social Ills of Botswana” Taken together, those documents contain specific recommendations on how to implement evidence-based behavior change interventions. They also introduce ways to meet a key objective of the government by emphasizing “traditional values.” This task will likely require multiple trips to Botswana with significant communications, desk work, and administrative support at PTW’s offices in Atlanta. It will also require periodic assistance form Dr. Green and Dr. Hearst. In addition, Mr. Williams will need to personally stay in contact with both Chairman Molomo and individual committee members to be sure a high level of understanding about the recommendations is achieved. This interaction will also be required to push for decisions on how the desired actions could be integrated into government policies, programs and specific interventions. During this task it is anticipated that this process will require the additional expertise and technical support of experts such as Edward C. Green and Dr. Norman Hearst to: 1. supply the committee with the supporting evidence about the risk levels of various behaviors (risk reduction vs. risk avoidance) 2. make specific recommendations about the messages that will best encourage the desired behaviors without creating “mixed messages” 3. assist in setting the relative priorities of key actions to be taken next 4. identifying ways to monitor and measure the effectiveness of the selected interventions 5. recommend what critical information needs to be understood by various constituencies involved in the implementation and operation of the chosen interventions 6. continue to share the evidence with any officials not yet sufficiently convinced on the need for specific behavior change interventions to assure the maximum support for the selected interventions 7. assist the committee in obtaining the support of the full National AIDS Council (and President Khama’s Cabinet if necessary)

8. recommend ways to effectively engage local indigenous leaders (such as chiefs) in the process, based following up upon 9. recent studies conducted by Dr. Green in conjunction with the Ubuntu Institute. Chiefs, religious leaders and traditional healers all have similar ideas about the need to initiate a values-based program to change (or maintain) moral or “correct” sexual behavior. It is time for them to become much more involved in AIDS prevention. All have been marginalized from the process. They are almost never mentioned in national AIDS plans, and if they are, it is in passing only.(see Ubuntu Report, attached) In order to properly fund this task, funding is requested for reasonable “per diem” fees as well as travel and other out-of-pocket expenses for all those participating in this task. It is anticipated that approximately 7 trips may be required (4 for Williams, 2 for Green, 1 for Hearst). Based upon the number of trips anticipated and the support required while working here at home, per diem estimates are based upon the following number of days spent on this project by individual: 1. PTW 2. Green 3. Hearst TOTAL 40 days in Botswana 20 days in Botswana 10 days in Botswana 70 days in Botswana + + + + 6 days/mo. = 112 days 2 days /mo. = 44 days 1 day/mo. = 22 days 9 days/mo. = 178 days

In developing the funding request for this task, a cost of $4,000 per trip was used to cover travel, hotel and food costs. An average length trip was assumed to be 10 days. A per diem cost of $500 per day was used for two reasons: (1) it is the minimum per diem typically charged by those involved and, (2) it is the typical per diem the Botswana Government covers when they pay for this type of assistance, and we need to lay the groundwork for their participation in covering the expenses associated with this effort. Therefore, the funding request for this task is: Travel – PTW - 4 trips @ $4 000 per trip - Green - 2 trips @ $4,000 per trip - Hearst - 1 trip @ $4,000 per trip Total Travel Cost $16,000 8,000 4,000 $28,000

In Botswana In U.S. Per Diems – PTW 40 6/mo.= 72 - Green 20 2/mo.= 24 - Hearst 10 1/mo.= 12 Total Per Diem Expense

Total Days/Cost 112 $56,000 44 $22,000 22 $11,000 $89,000

Total Funding Request for Task A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,000

TASK B. Obtain Approval for Guidance Counselor Training Institute. Both the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education have requested a proposal outlining how PTW might be instrumental in developing and operating a high-quality training institute designed to comprehensively train all senior and junior secondary school guidance counselors (approximately 250) in teaching a broad life skills program on a year-round basis. This training program would also include training these guidance counselors to counsel students on issues related to STD’s and HIV issues. The development of such an institute would greatly advance the public school system’s ability to execute behavior change interventions at a much higher level of quality and consistency. There are currently approximately 210 junior secondary schools and 40 senior secondary schools, each with at least one guidance counselor. It is a critical time to move on this initiative for five reasons: 1. The Ministries of Health and Education, having seen the positive impact of the short-term peer mentoring program (FtN), are now wanting to move to yet another level. They have spent significant efforts outlining potential desired topics to be covered and are now looking for a way to implement this type of training in a consistent and high-quality way. 2. There is currently an opportunity to engage Consortium for Global Education (CGE) and its 40-plus member U.S. colleges and universities in the process of developing and operating such an institute. Mr. Williams met several times with CGE’s Executive Director, Dr. Carolyn Bishop, to assess CGE’s level of interest. Both Dr. Bishop and CGE’s Executive Committee have expressed strong interest in participating. CGE is currently operating a training program in China for public school teachers that results in granting certification to the government that teaches are proficient in their ability to teach English. It is anticipated that a similar certification program would be implemented in Botswana. It is interesting to note that earlier this year, CGE’s Executive Committee voted to seek a project in Africa. 3. By training the public school guidance counselors to conduct year-long life skills training, the effort to address the HIV problem with the captive audience of young people in the schools could be expanded in two ways: (1) to a year long effort in senior secondary schools. This represents an expansion of several magnitudes and is critical in reaching the youth with behavior change messages and supporting evidence.. 4. It would lay substantial groundwork for integrating a web-based e-learning system (such as Red Leaf) to enable rapid develop and dissemination of behavior change messages as part of the life skills lessons taught by the guidance counselors. This technology could be used to rapidly develop lessons, measurement tools and reports to monitor results. It would greatly enhance consistency and quality in the teaching process and would be used as an important tool in developing and implementing the training of the guidance counselors as well. 5. By providing a proposal for a guidance counselor training institute, PTW would add yet another reason for the government to provide on-going financial support of PTW to assist in the implementation of programs such as this that are an

integral part of the proposed strategy. Therefore, completion of this task will likely assist with Task IV (Obtain government funding for PTW to assist in implementation – Phase III). A profile of CGE can be found in Exhibit 4.

Based upon the number of trips anticipated and the support required for proposal development, the funding request for this task is: Travel – Dr. Carolyn Bishop 1 trip @ $4,000 = $4,000 10 days @ $500/day = 5,000

Per Diems – Dr. Carolyn Bishop

Total Funding Request for Task B ……………………………$9,000 Funding for management and oversight by PTW are already included in Task A. CGE will require only per diems for work done in Botswana and will contribute the additional days of effort and travel costs incurred inside the U.S. that are required for proposal development . The effort on the U.S. side is anticipated to be at least 14 days of time by Dr. Bishop and at least two Deans of selected member colleges and/or universities.

TASK C. Conduct pilot of Red Leaf Training System to demonstrate its effectiveness as a tool for: 1. Rapidly developing materials containing the desired behavior change messages. 2. Assisting teachers and guidance counselors in learning the desired material. 3. Assisting the teachers and guidance counselors in presenting the desired material on a consistent and high quality basis. 4. Developing and utilizing surveys and tests to maintain results. Both the Ministry of Education and NAC Chairman Mogae have expressed great interest in the capabilities and potential of the Red Leaf System. This pilot will be conducted by loading all five FtN lessons into the Red Leaf System and then using it with several groups of senior secondary school students not yet exposed to this information. Each participating student will be asked to take a pre-lesson and post-lesson survey to assess changes in knowledge and attitude about various behaviors. This pilot will be conducted in a few selected classrooms in just a few weeks. One of the lessons has already been loaded onto the system and can be used to demonstrate both the process and the effectiveness of the system to gain approval for the pilot. Supporting information on Red Leaf and Mr. Rice can be found in Exhibit 5. Mr. Rice has contributed pro-bono work of

significant value to PTW over the last few years; however, he is unable to cover the costs of travel for an international effort such as this.

The requested funding for obtaining approval as well as conducting the pilot is: Travel – Mr. Rice 2 trips @ $4,000 = $8,000 Total Funding Request for Task C ……………...$8,000 Funds for management and oversight by PTW are already included in Task A. The only funding requested for this task is to cover the costs of Mr. Rice’s international travel. Mr. Rice will contribute the time and additional expense required to tailor the system, develop the lessons for the pilot, and to plan and execute the pilot. The total cost for this effort that he and his company are contributing is estimated to be approximately $53,000.

TASK D. Obtain Botswana Government funding for PTW to assist in implementing behavior change interventions. Prior fund raising efforts centered on the operational costs of FtN in order to prove its value. This has now been accomplished. Funding is now required to continue the broader effort of assisting the government in designing aggressive plans for behavior change interventions. Fortunately, all of what was done in Phase I has positioned PTW to request funding from the government. The Ministry of Health has asked Mr. Williams to continue to assist them in developing an implementation plan for mobilizing the country’s churches and FBO’s. As Phase II progresses, it is anticipated that the desire for continuing PTW involvement will build yielding an opportunity for PTW to obtain government funding for the latter portion of Phase II or for Phase III. Further, it would be beneficial for the government to participate in funding PTW efforts in order to demonstrate its commitment to this effort. Therefore, it is recommended that the government be told that this next phase (Phase II) is being funded with the desire and expectation that PTW will be able to obtain funding for Phase III from the Government of Botswana or one of its financial partners. Given that the effort to obtain government funding is based upon PTW’s work in Phase I and can be enhanced by continuing to work with the government on the tasks included in this proposal, there is no incremental funding request for this task. Conclusion PTW believes it is uniquely positioned to continue the efforts begun six years ago. This belief is supported by:

1. Six years of experience in Botswana learning Botswana’s history and culture. 2. Six years of experience and numerous projects conducted with the churches that will be a critical conduit for behavior change messages. 3. Three years of experience of interacting with key government officials resulting in an in-depth knowledge about government plans, processes, and structure. 4. Three years of developing relationships with key government officials responsible for the policies and plans, both past and future, designed to attack the HIV/AIDS problem. 5. The willingness of many to contribute to this effort with substantial pro-bono work to this point and in the future as well. More than 200 individuals have traveled to Botswana and contributed significantly to this effort. Others have contributed technology support and other valuable services. In addition to the $1,400,000 contributed by the Close Connections Partners, others have also made significant contributions. (An excellent example is Mr. Rice and his technology experts who have contributed services in the past that would have resulted in client billings of approximately $34,000.) 6. Three years of working directly with key experts with superb experience and knowledge in the field of HIV prevention to forge a practical way to apply the lessons of the Uganda experience and subsequent evidence supporting the need for behavior change. The documents produced by PTW (listed earlier), taken together, represent a unique and robust approach to applying the evidence in a pragmatic way to the specific needs and characteristics of Botswana. After six years of effort, it deserves every chance to prove successful. PTW offers sincere thanks to those who have assisted its efforts in Botswana. Key contributions have been made by: 1. The leadership of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia (funding) 2. The leadership of Open Baptist Church in Gaborone, Botswana (direction) 3. Donna Chisam (introduction to OBC, assistance in bringing together the Close Connections Partnership, substantial time in Botswana, technical support and encouragement) 4. The many partners of Close Connections (personal services and funding) 5. Edward C. Green, PhD (expertise, mentoring, and encouragement) 6. Norman Hearst, MD, MPH (expertise and encouragement) 7. Gerard Health (funding) 8. Dan Rice (technical support and encouragement) 9. The many government officials in Botswana who have given time to help PTW more deeply understand the problem and to consider the ideas put forward by PTW and its partners and supporters. 10. The John Templeton Foundation (for funding portions of Edward Green’s time and travel costs)

PTW also wishes to thank those giving thoughtful consideration to this proposal. This has truly been a labor of love, but even a labor of love often needs financial sustenance. These efforts have been substantially self-funded for nearly six years. The time has come to obtain additional financial support in order to continue our efforts to assist the country of Botswana in achieving our mutual dream of ridding itself of the HIV/AIDS scourge.

PTW strongly believes that success here will spread to many other countries of SubSaharan Africa. The physical and spiritual well-being of many is at stake, and this is a battle worth fighting. The leaders of Botswana realize this and are now ready to move to the next step. PTW greatly desires to continue to assist them in achieving what many believe is not possible, and we pray for your support.

Submitted by:

Jeffrey W. Williams FSA, MAAA Executive Director Partners To The World Mail……………………….. Partners To The World Attn: Jeffrey Williams 1000 Johnson Ferry Rd. Marietta, GA 30068 Email………………………[email protected] Phone………………………404-274-4422

Contact information:

Exhibit 1

PHASE II TASKS AND ASSOCIATED TRAVEL ESTIMATES - Government Related Tasks -

Phase II - Tasks A. Assist committee review of PTW recommendations - Present recommendations to committee - Solicit feedback from individual members - Prepare presentation with responses to questions and issues raised - Outline implementation priorities and issues

Estimated # of Trips 4 (JW) 2 (EG) 1 (NH)

B. Obtain approval to develop Guidance Counselor Training Institute C. Conduct pilot of Red Leaf System - Obtain approval for pilot - Conduct pilot D. Develop proposal for government funding PTW’s role in implementation planning (Phase III)

1 (CB) 1 (DR) 1 (DR) -0-

Total number of trips for Phase II……………………………………. 10

NOTE: JW = Jeffrey Williams, EG = Edward C. Green, NH = Norman Hearst

CB = Carolyn Bishop, DR = Dan Rice

Exhibit 2A

PHASE II REQUESTED FUNDING BY TASK - Government Related Tasks -

Task

Travel Expenses

Per Diem Expenses $80,000 5,000 -0-0_______ $94,000

Total Cost $117,000 9,000 8,000 -0$134,000

A. Assist committee review of PTW recommendations $28,000 B. Obtain approval to develop Guidance Counselor Training Institute 4,000 C. Conduct pilot of Red Leaf System D. Obtain Botswana Government funding for Phase III 8,000 -0_______

________ Total Requested Funds for Phase II ……… $40,000

NOTE: Any incremental costs for Task D will be covered by PTW

Exhibit 2B

TOTAL PHASE II FUNDING - Including Non-Government Tasks – GOVERNMENT TASKS______________________________________________ Task Task A Task B Task C Task D Total Gerard PTW CGE 7,000 RedLeaf $53,000 $53,000 Close Connections TOTAL $149,000 16,000 61,000 0 $226,000

$117,000 $32,000 9,000 8,000 -

$134,000 $32,000 $7,000

NON-GOVERNMENT TASKS________________________________________ Task FtN Pastor Conferences $37,000 34,000 $71,000 $54,000 36,000 190,000 $280,000 $91,000 70,000 190,000 $351,000

Church Empowerment Total -

TOTAL

$134,000 $103,000 $7000

$53,000

$280,000

$577,000

BOTSWANA BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROPOSAL Deliverables & Required Resources
2009 Nov Dec 1Q 2Q 2010 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 2011 3Q

Exhibit 3

4Q

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PHASE II

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DELIVERABLES
Make required modifications to gov. plans based upon changed policies. Integrate adopted JW recommendations into future plans (schools, FBO’s, communities, media, workplace) Expand Life Skills Training in schools Implement FBO portion of strategy Develop Implementati on Plan Conduct Pilot of Red Leaf In schools Conduct Pilot of Guidance Counselor Training Program

Committee review & decisions on PTW recommendations, then make modifications to Botswana Government Policies TASK A

Obtain Gov. funding for PTW to assist in implementation TASK D Obtain approval for Guidance Counselor Training Institute TASK B Obtain approval to Pilot Red Leaf for Life Skills Training (schools) TASK C

REQUIRED RESOURCES

PHASE II PROJECTED COSTS: Travel expense, administrative costs, and out-of-pocket expenses for all Phase II Tasks (includes cost of outside experts). Admin ……................................... $94,000 Travel ……………12 trips………. $40,000 Total ………………………………$134,000

Exhibit 4

CGE PROFILE
Anderson University Baylor University Belmont University Bluefield College Brewton-Parker College California Baptist University Campbell University Campbellsville University Carson-Newman College Charleston Southern University Cumberlands, University of the Dallas Baptist University East Texas Baptist University Baptist College of Florida Georgetown College Grand Canyon University Hannibal-Lagrange College Hardin-Simmons University Baptist College of Health Sciences Houston Baptist University Howard-Payne University Judson College Louisiana College Mary-Hardin Baylor, University Mercer University Meredith College Mid-Continent University Mississippi College Missouri Baptist University North Greenville University Oklahoma Baptist University Ouachita Baptist University Samford University Shorter College Southwest Baptist University Truett-McConnell College Union University Wayland Baptist University William Carey University Williams Baptist College



The Consortium for Global Education (CGE) operates as a non-profit organization with a membership of more than 40 accredited American private universities and colleges located on campuses in 19 USA states. Each member is committed to a high value of quality academic learning and supports the internationalization of higher education through student and faculty participation. CGE member institutions represent approximately 72,050 undergraduate students and more than 7306 full-time faculty. Beginning in 2009, CGE established an affiliate membership and will enlist from the current 241 partner universities representative of the 81 nations currently cooperating with CGE. • Over the past 22 years, CGE faculty and students have built an international reputation for quality academic programs with a component of service to nation and community. CGE has become a valued partner in professional training and has established special institutes for professional training and educational development in China, Thailand, Bhutan, and Jordan. CGE has an ongoing professional training program in China that upgrades the educational skills for teachers and school personnel. During the winter term, CGE conducts workshops in China designed for enriching skill development and classroom effectiveness. In the summer, CGE sends CGE faculty to different locations to specifically train teachers per their local needs. CGE has additionally conducted workshops for professional training for English teachers and International Business skills in Vietnam, Indonesia, Tunisia, Lebanon, Mongolia, and Italy. The CGE Executive Board recently expressed an interest in directing CGE’s expertise and university involvement to opportunities with ministries of education, universities, and schools in Africa and South America. Botswana has been approved as a potential location for appropriate CGE educational and training programs that are mutually beneficial to the professional partners and national schools. This program could be similar to the established model program in China.









Several CGE member departments of Education, Nursing, and Premed have added a required overseas component of coursework into their degree programs. CGE has an interest in finding locations for working with teaching faculty and Guidance counselors in the areas of community health and AIDS prevention.



Exhibit 5
REDLEAF LEARNING

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Principals: Dan Rice, David Hood. Dan Rice and David Hood have a combined 30 years experience in the CBT and eLearning space. Together they have delivered over 1 million learning module training sessions to companies like AT&T, Bank of America, CSX, Seagate, Hertz, and Coca Cola. They have also served the needs of many community colleges including Central Piedmont Community College, Oklahoma City Community College, Gateway Community College, and Cuyahoga Community College to name a few. In order to meet the needs of Botswana, Dan Rice and David Hood have tailored the RedLeaf Learning System. RedLeaf is a 100% online training system designed to handle multi level organizations like school systems. Nested learning portals allow organizational student data to flow up to parent portals while securing data from sister portals. Robust communication tools allow for mentoring users beyond eLearning assignments. RedLeaf’s development capabilities support development of lessons by non-expert personnel in a collaborative environment. Content can be created anywhere in the world and delivered anywhere in the world instantaneously. RedLeaf supports easy creation and administration of student testing and surveys as well as a robust analysis and reporting capability for results monitoring. RedLeaf staff are currently working to optimize all online assets so they will play in a bandwidth challenged environment like Botswana. The modular construction of the system allows for future upgrades and enhancements without system downtime.



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