Draft Partnership Framework Available for Viewing

For several months now -- nearly a year, almost -- the PEPFAR Botswana Team has been engaging the Government of Botswana, civil society, and other donors and stakeholders in the development of the Botswana Partnership Framework. This document encapsulates how the US Government-funded HIV and AIDS programs will support the Botswana National Response over the next several years.

After many consultative meetings, the document is in the final stages of review by the stakeholders. While the document is still a "draft," the joint Government of Botswana and US Government Partnership Framework Management and Communications Team has agreed upon a final draft that is being circulated to all donors and stakeholders.

You can download a copy of this draft here: Draft Botswana Partnership Framework (pdf).

This draft will be reviewed sometime in the next couple months by the Partnership Framework National Steering Committee, a key step in the final approval process.

It has been an very exciting process, and I believe just working on this document alone has strenthened the relationship between PEPFAR and the GOB. But this document is just the beginning. The Partnership Framework lays a foundation for how PEPFAR will work to support the NSF II and other national strategies into the future.