A global partnership to accelerate the fight against HIV/AIDS

CREATING A FAST LANE FOR CHANGE

New interventions and technologies to change the face of HIV/AIDS

In the fight against HIV/AIDS hundreds of simple, innovative, high-impact ideas

are conceived of everyday. Yet a dearth of funds means

many of these life-saving interventions never have the chance to come to life.

As a result, 1.26 million young people are infected

with HIV each year. The UNICEF HIV/AIDS Innovation Fund seeks to change this. By harnessing the greatest minds, and investing in

interventions and technologies with the

highest potential to break bottlenecks and achieve scale, The Fund will help

realize an HIV-free generation by 2015. We invite you to join us in the next phase of the fight against HIV/AIDS.

MOVING TOWARDS AN HIV FREE GENERATION

1.26 million children and young people are newly infected by HIV each year. By 2015 we aim to reduce this number by 50%.

Reduce new youth infection by 30%Reduce new infant infection by 90%

Each figure represents 10,000 children newly infected each year.

To do this UNICEF and partners will:

From 370,000 to 37,000

From 890,000 to 623,000

A FUND TO BRING INNOVATION TO SCALE

The UNICEF HIV/AIDS Innovation Fund brings together top HIV experts with diverse business and philanthropic leaders to invest in high-impact, low-cost interventions and technologies that can change the face of the AIDS epidemic.

How it works:

UNICEF sources the most innovative ideas — with the power to address unmet needs and hard-to-reach populations — from experts and partners working in more than 150 countries. 1

The Fund’s Advisory Committee recommends the highest- potential projects for seed funding.

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The Fund incubates these ideas, providing financing and expertise through the pilot phase. 3

UNICEF works with governments, NGOs, academia, and multilateral partners to bring the most successful projects to scale, breaking bottlenecks, boosting capacity, and encourag- ing new commitments.4Funders and partners receive narrative and financial reports helping them monitor investments and continually align funding with the most effective innovations. 5

KEY ELEMENTS OF THE INNOVATION FUND

Rapid, flexible resources building a pathway to scale

• Pooled fund of $4-5 million/year.

• Transparent criteria and process for selection of projects, including defined metrics for measuring success/impact.

• Provision of rapid, flexible resources during the early stages of a project’s life cycle, building a pathway to scale up by governments and donors.

• Advisory Committee comprised of HIV experts and lead funders working together to recommend the highest-potential projects for seed funding.

• External/private sector expertise leveraged to strengthen projects as needed.

• Five year initial phase from 2011 to 2015, with annual review of results and impact.

INNOVATION FUND TARGET AREAS FOR INVESTMENT

Investing for impact

Solutions for “Last Mile” Delivery

• Strengthen drug and local supply chains • Ensure drug delivery and uptake by hardest-to-reach populations• Facilitate improved disease reporting, test result delivery and treatment monitoring• Develop open-source mobile technology for integrated health services

Innovation in the Youth Agenda

• Reimagine youth-friendly HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment platforms • Empower youth through technology, social networks, and other new media• Enable peer-to-peer communication and support

Strengthening Families and Communities

• Build social and economic systems that incentivize well-being and facilitate access to health care for the hardest-to-reach • Design resources for community-based healthcare and education.

Optimizing Management Systems

• Maximize cost effectiveness of interventions and outcomes• Improve data use and management

INNOVATION FUND PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA

Breaking bottlenecks, delivering results, positioning for scale

• Focus on new interventions and technologies, or innovations to current approaches that contribute to reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and children.

• IIdentify specific bottlenecks to be addressed and show how the project can help change the HIV/AIDS landscape.

• Be evidence-based and contribute on-the-ground results within 2–3 years.

• Demonstrate how “proof-of-concept” could lead to scale-up and funding by governments and donors.

• lBuild on partnerships on the ground, link with national oversight.

• Use existing global and national data and indicators to measure projects’ success.

• lBe fundable with approximately $500K per project.

INNOVATION: Results160 MOBILE HEALTH Example

RapidSMS improves access to HIV test results and services for women and infants

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Bottleneck Transportation barriers and logistical delays lead to slow reporting of HIV test results, delaying Early Infant Diagnosis and inhibiting treatment for mothers and infants.

Solution RapidSMS mobile phone technology increases the number of infants accurately tested for HIV and drastically reduces parents’ wait time for results.

ResultLow cost text messaging leads to 50% improvement in the delivery of HIV results for infants and helps ensure treatment availability and adherence.

Benefits• Speed — Wait time for test results cut from months to days.• Cost — No SMS cost for clinic staff.• Scale — Potential for national scale at low cost. • Reporting — Web portal provides national view of HIV rates and treatment.

OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP DRIVE THE HIV/AIDS INNOVATION FUND

UNICEF and Business and Philanthropic leaders changing the face of HIV/AIDS

UNICEF as a Partner for Innovation UNICEF has offices in more than 150 countries worldwide, and a long history of identifying and scaling innovative solutions to development challenges. We are looking for partners who share our belief that the next step in the fight against HIV/AIDS calls for new col-laboration models and a willingness to embrace innovation.

Become a Seed Funder

Make a substantial, multi-year contribution to help seed the Fund and you’ll join the Fund’s Advisory Committee — a multi-disciplinary group of corporate and philanthropic leaders, and top HIV experts.

Leverage Your Network If you know investors for whom the Innovation Fund would be of interest, please put them in touch with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

CONTACT US

For more information, please contact:

Rajesh Anandan Vice President, Corporate, Foundation & Sports Partnerships U. S. Fund for UNICEF(212) 992-2646ranandan@unicefusa.org

Colleen Galbraith Manager, Corporate Partnerships U. S. Fund for UNICEF(212) 922-2635cgalbraith@unicefusa.org