CCM-CS/CG Engagement Presenter Onesmus Mlewa TSCM-EANNASO About - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CCM-CS/CG Engagement Presenter Onesmus Mlewa TSCM-EANNASO

About EANNASO • Who are we • Eastern Africa National Network of AIDS and Health Service Organizations (EANNASO) is a regional umbrella body bringing together civil society voices to inform polices and improve programming on HIV, TB and health. • Aim • To have a regional response that contributes to effective health response that will reverse the trends of the AIDS, TB and Malaria epidemics amongst other health related Issues.

Background to the CCM CS Plus Project • The 2017 Anglophone Africa Civil Society CCM representatives’ dialogue forum and shadow report process underscored the importance of coordinating non-state actors to maximize the community voice in CCM and GF processes; better manage conflict of interest among CSOs, and improve communication. • The CCM evolution engagements carried out in 2017 also emphasized the need to strengthen engagement of CS and CG representatives from selection of members, orientation, access to technical assistance and funding of constituency consultations • EANNASO, with GIZ support, is thus implementing the CCM/CS plus project which seeks to strengthen CS/CG constituencies’ engagement with CCM to address the challenges facing their participation of these constituencies CCM and overall Global Fund processes.

Goal and Objectives of the CCM CS Plus project • Goal • Enable CS/CG constituencies to contribute to “increased uptake of HIV, TB and Malaria services among country and disease specific key and vulnerable populations • Objectives • Enhanced performance of rights-based and gender responsive Global Fund HIV, TB and Malaria programmes delivered through community systems and government • Improved quality of civil society and community constituencies’ representation and feedback/consultation to the CCM • Enhanced inclusion of evidence based CS/CG priorities in Global Fund funding request and continued tracking of these priorities during grant implementation

Expected Results

Focus countries • Tanzania • Uganda • Zambia • Malawi • Nigeria • Sierra Leone Currently baseline assessment to determine how CS/CG are organized and coordinated to effectively engage in GF processes is on going with three countries (Zambia, Uganda and Tanzania) having completed the baseline assessments. Work planning and priority setting on how to strengthen the engagement mechanism for CS/CG on CCM processes is currently underway

Summary baseline findings • Areas of focus for the baseline • CS/CG engagement in CCM oversight (Oversight planning and implementation) • CS/CG Constituency coordination, representation and participation in CCM • CS/CG constituencies participation in funding request

Summary findings Thematic Area Findings CS/CG Limited involvement of CS/CG in all dimensions of Global Fund Community Programs • engagement in CCM oversight No mechanism in place to ensure consistent continuous feedback from the community to top • decision makers CS/CG constituencies not systematically involved in oversight and are largely unaware of oversight • issues Communication between CCM – CS representatives and their constituencies is ad hoc and • feedback is not actively sought from the various CS constituencies Alternate CCM-CS representatives are not invited to attend CCM meetings neither are relevant • experts from CS constituencies invited

Summary findings Thematic Area Findings CS/CG Constituency coordination, Not all CS constituencies are involved in the selection of CS/CG representatives to • representation and participation the CCM (e.g the youth) in CCM Lack of proper documentation on the process of selecting CS/CG representatives • to CCM even where verbally its acclaimed a democratic process exists KPs (LGBTI, FSW, PUD) are largely not represented in CCM • Lack of ToRs for CS/CG CCM – CS representative. Constituencies can not outline the • roles and responsibilities of their representatives CS Constituencies feel distant from CCM except when they are called to endorse • the country funding request No communication plan or strategy or established feedback mechanism • Constituencies lack the mechanism to monitor the performance of their • representatives in CCM

Summary findings Thematic Area Findings CS/CG constituencies CS/CG representatives engaged in priority setting as per GF guidelines with assistance • participation in funding from experts request CS/CG and CS constituencies fully participate in initial country dialogue processes • during concept note development. Towards finalization of concept note , CS/CG representation got thinner and thinner. CS/CG lack resources to organize and coordinate sub-national stakeholders for an all • inclusive dialogue process Limited CS/CG participation in grant making processes. Some CS recommendations • not taken into consideration during the grant making process

Way Forward • EANNASO is planning for an orientation workshop for the CCM CS Plus project on the 17 th and 19 th June in Arusha Tanzania to firm up on the implementation priorities • The project will develop a CS engagement scorecard as well as a coaching guide to support the CS engagement process.

Thank you for listening.