1. Introducing the CSPRN
Anglophone Africa Dialogue Forum for sharing and learning among Global Fund Civil Society PRs
Nairobi, Kenya
August 31, 2016
Barbara Rieckhoff, co-chair
Ann Claxton, co-chair

2. What is the CSPRN?

3. YOU ARE!
All CSO PRs are eligible and welcome to join, as long as they are a Principal Recipient (PR) of at least one GFATM grant

4. What does it do?
Formed in 2008 in recognition of common issues and concerns among CSO PRs
Overarching goals:
Support meaningful and constructive engagement with GFATM
Provide a forum for CSO PRs to share information, lessons learned and tools
Channel a collective CSO PR “voice”
Serve as a focal point for CSO implementers of Global Fund grants.

5. Governance and Membership
TORs and membership list available
Current membership is comprised approximately 60 organizations
Chair is elected through member voting for two-year tenure

6. Current co-chairs Save the Children and World Vision

7. Previous co-chairs CHAZ and NACOSA

8. Member Interaction
Monthly member calls

9. Member Interaction
Annual or bi-annual member meetings, attended by GFATM leadership
New York (2008)
Nairobi (2009)
The Hague (2010)
Nairobi (2011)
Cape Town (2012)
Amsterdam (2015)
Geneva (2017)

10. Member Interaction Collaboration at international events
Consolidated member “Roadmaps” for conferences
Member side meetings
Collaboration on other side events eg. GFAN networking zone

11. What can CSPRN do for you?
Advocacy – “Strength in Numbers” vs “Divide and Conquer”
By advocating on behalf of CS PRs, the CSPRN has succeeded in the following areas:
Publication of the GFATM Operational Policy manual – previously only internal and confidential
GFATM policy on ICR negotiated in 2011
Addition of NNGO ICR policy in 2014
Feedback during GFATM partner consultations = some improvement in policies/regulations

12. What can CSPRN do for you?
Strong advocacy and significant progress in addressing “paint points” in the revised GFATM Grant Regulations:
Lack of force majeur clause
Right of Access clause
Dispute Resolution Mechanism
CSPRN Advisory Group -- direct channel of communication with Secretariat
Direct link with three NGO Delegations to the GFATM Board

13. What can CSPRN do for you?
2. Capacity building
Monthly calls include GFATM speakers on relevant topics, eg. Branding policy, GFATM Strategy
Annual meetings provide multiple opportunities for cross-regional, PR-PR sharing and learning
Collaboration with TSF on the PR survey and agenda development for August 2016 PR Forum

14. Challenges CSPRN is not funded! Member enrollment has been ad hoc
Chair time has always been provided in-kind by member organizations
Secretariat is hosted by World Vision
Member enrollment has been ad hoc
Coordination still lacking with some stakeholders or resources available to PRs

15. The Way Forward
Secure core funding and formalize operations beyond current structure
Help pull together various ongoing CSO PR support efforts/resources
Advocate for reduced duplication of effort and more balanced levels of support
Advocate for better coordination between GFATM Secretariat and PRs globally
Eg. Only 3-4 PRs in this room attended Mozambique meeting
Who has heard of the wambo.org trainings?
GFATM regional teams don’t consistently provide additional support – High Impact Africa II vs High Impact Africa I
Facilitate increased collaboration in neglected areas
Eg. Among Regional PRs that currently have no facilitated forum for sharing

16. We want your involvement!
To get from here……

17. We want your involvement!
…..to here!