USAID and IntraHealth to Expand Locally Led Development in Zambia

USAID and IntraHealth to Expand Locally Led Development in ZambiacbalesAugust 08, 2023August 08, 2023Through a new contract from the US Agency for International Development (USAID),IntraHealth International will implement the Zambia Leading Organizational Capacity and Localization Development (LOCAL) Activity. This project will build on IntraHealth ’s 24-year history in Zambia, and our successful local capacity-strengthening work, to enable local implementing partners (LIPs) to independently secure, manage, and monitor USAID programs to carry out the country’s development agenda and deliver results for the Zambian people.Locally led development is the best path toward sustained improvements in health and development outcomes around the world. In Zambia, USAID has made tremendous progress in establishing direct awards with local organizations to lead HIV programs. Yet gaps in local partners ’ organizational capacity must be addressed to strengthen their operations and ensure sustainability.Since 2019, IntraHealth has worked with 101 local implementing partners in 18 countries.As implementer of the USAIDAccelerating Support to Advanced Local Partners (ASAP) andASAP II contracts in sub-Saharan Africa, IntraHealth brings extensive expertise in rapidly preparing local organizations and government entities to develop the capabilities and resources to serve as prime partners for USAID programming. Since 2019, IntraHealth has worked with 101 LIPs in 18 countries, including Zamb...
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