Global Advocacy Working Group Second report back

Responding to country feedback The CCM is left out once the proposals are submitted--until Phase 2 submission Action: raise issue with Secretariat CCM team as a priority for 2008: operationalize CCM’s ‘oversight of implementation’ role Lack of accurate country data might undermine a good proposal Action: FHI will assemble and help synthesize country data for 10 countries in initiative

Responding to country feedback Need evidence and information on cost effectiveness and value for money of prevention interventions Action: Rapid internal assessment of usable data from Cochrane Report, released May 2008 Action: Assemble data for countries to use on cost effectiveness of range of RH interventions

Opportunities for progress and victory in 2008 Side meetings during Implementers meeting: June 2008 –Action: find out if there will be a linkages session; ask GF to hold another post-implementers meeting session August 2008 Mexico City –Action: meeting with new champions and Secretariat— discuss progress and problems in implementation

Opportunities for progress and victory in 2008 May 2008 Release of Cochrane Report –Will include best practices along with ‘gold standard’ of evidence –Action: first step will be an internal community analysis, to make sure the findings do not undermine our efforts

Further discussion of Gender Strategy Framework… What experience do we want to see in a Gender Champion? –Real experience: Implementing programs, ‘minimum of x years in country implementation,’ RH expertise, people with HIV encouraged to apply, –What about someone with a global profile? –What can NGOs bring to the discussion? The Private Sector? –Move away from people we have been hearing from for 20 years

Further discussion of Gender Strategy Framework… What do we want the Champions to do? –Operational focus –Engaging with countries, assessing what is actually happening at country level –Internal and external advocate –Ongoing training for Global Fund staff especially Fund Portfolio Managers –Measure/track implementation of gender and SRH/HIV organizational goals –Annual reporting and external communication on progress and problems –Focus is not only on women

Further discussion of Gender Strategy Framework… Where should the Champions be located? –Executive Directors office, with a link to Operations/Country Programs, the CCM Team, and the Performance Evaluation and Policy Team

Further discussion of Gender Strategy Framework… What would success look like? –Improve impact of existing programs and new programs on reducing vulnerabilities of women, girls and sexual minorities: the team of Champions should have a catalytic effect –Question: should there be a monetary target? ($XX invested in programs reducing vulnerabilities) –Question: identify a short list of ‘priority countries’ where the Champions will work for change –Question: what should the operational targets and Key Performance Indicators against which the Global Fund measures success be?

UN Family Global Implementation Support Team (GIST) works in parallel with RH supply coalition addressing similar procurement and supply management issues –Action: use opportunities of GIST and CIST ToR revision, and UNFPA’s chairing of GIST to link PSM strengthening done by RH communities

Technical Review Panel (TRP) Persistently, 40% HIV proposals recommended for approval: –Action: for Round 8 there will be coordination of TS provision among several WHO departments, not only HIV/AIDS TRP vacancies filled this year –Action: Forward names of experts to Secretariat with gender expertise, and SRH/HIV expertise Increasing overall TRP capacity –Action: organize TRP integration training day outside of the proposal review process; set a target proportion for TRP members who go through that training?

Mobilizing RH/HIV Integration Global Advocacy Working Group --Conduct joint advocacy to advance RH/HIV integration targeting the Global Fund and UN Family --Respond to priority issues identified from country and regional partners Global_Advocacy_GFR8-RH-