The specific objectives of this project- financed through an IDA credit of $28.7 million (2002-05)- were to: provide resources that would enable thegovernment to implement a balanced, diversified multi-sectorresponse, engaging all relevant government sectors,non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and grassrootsinitiatives; to expand contributions made by the Ministry ofHealth ( MOH ) engage civil society in the fight againstAIDS; and finance eligible activities conducted by civilsociety organizations, including NGOs, community-basedorganizations (CBOs), faith-based organizations (FBOs),trade and professional associations, associations of peopleliving with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs), districts, and lineministries to ensure a rapid multisector scaling-up of HIVprevention and care activities in all regions and at alladministrative levels.