Project Last Mile
Project Last Mile (PLM)
Launched in 2009, Project Last Mile is a multi-sector partnership improving lives by sharing the core strengths of the Coca-Cola system to support Ministries of Health in Africa put life-saving medicines within reach of every person and motivate people to seek health services. This pioneering partnership between the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Coca-Cola Company and its Foundation has supported Ministries of Health and partners in 10 African countries and will continue to grow its impact on the Continent through 2025. In South Africa, Project Last Mile is administered under the “Next Mile Mzansi” mechanism, funded by USAID Southern Africa. The PLM partnership is administered by GETF, which provides strategic advisory, program design, program management and grants administration services for PLM activities across all donor partners.