Issue 2: What is the role of faith-based organizations in PEPFAR?

The Bush administration's commitment to engage faith-based organizations (FBOs) in its work has generated both fervent praise and fierce criticism. The role of FBOs in PEPFAR program implementation has been particularly controversial. Some advocates argue that PEPFAR should do more to engage FBOs, others that FBOs wield too much influence and limit the AIDS response.

Despite the controversy, little has been known about how much money FBOs receive from PEPFAR or how it is spent.

The figures below offer a glance at what we can learn about this issue from the newly released data. See the new HIV/AIDS Monitor report "The Story Behind the Numbers: PEPFAR Funding for Fiscal Years 2004 to 2006" (PDF 701 KB) for further analysis.

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