The Community REACH – a Pact program – funds HIV/AIDS prevention and care and support grants worldwide through a Leader Cooperative Agreement between Pact, Inc. and USAID’s Office of HIV/AIDS. Community REACH awards grants that broadly fall into three categories: Prevention and education; Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) and; Care and support for those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Considering Pact’s accumulated experience and knowledge in HIV/AIDS programming, USAID extended its existing partnership with Pact for the development of an innovative HIV/AIDS prevention program to respond to the epidemic reality in Peru and Pact Brasil is responsible for this program implementation.

Goal

Increase the coverage and quality of STI/HIV/AIDS prevention interventions among the most vulnerable population groups and areas with higher rates of HIV prevalence (Lima, Iquitos and Pucallpa)

Program Components

• Expansion of prevention activities and coverage in areas with high HIV prevalence HIV/AIDS education and technical assistance for the police and 
• Support for HIV/AIDS prevention activities in prisons 
• Support for the creation of a National HIV/AIDS Business Council 
• Support for epidemiological and behavioral research and results dissemination 

Target Population

People living with HIV, Men who have sex with men, Sex workers, Transgender population, Prison population and, General population (including general workforce, indigenous communities and mobile populations).

This project counts with the support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The content of this publication is the responsibility of its authors and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of USAID or the government of the United States.