Technical Support

Resources and Opportunities

David Daniels - Mobilizing RH/HIV Integration Aisha Baldeh - AfriCASO Mobilizing for RH/HIV Integration Conference - Addis Ababa, 26-29 February 2008

Technical Support

Some of the issues raised here in Addis • • • • • • • • Quality of TA provided is a concern More Country/CCM involvement in choice of consultant/TA recommended Need for coordination of TA to maximise value Consultants selected need to be up to speed on GFATM processes and new guidelines International TA must be experienced in country/region where work done Don’t forget to look locally and use South-South Language skills important Several sources of TA exist

Common Challenges (GF)

• Lack of capacity for effective proposal development to access funding • Lack of adequately trained project managers to implement programs • • Inadequate management, finance and reporting capacity.

• • Limited technical capacity in hard-to-reach areas.

Lack of comprehensive representation of all stakeholders on CCMs Delays in getting funding to civil society organisations serving as sub-recipients

Technical Support

General lessons from review of Technical Assistance Mechanisms • • • • • • Clear Terms of Reference, outputs and timetable Good Plan for TA, coordination and ownership TA must be reactive/ responsive/ flexible Quality assurance system needs to be in place Provide shortlist of TA available where possible Understanding of the sector/ country (“Big Picture as mentioned for Round 8) • Sufficient lead time for assignments to get best TA

A Range of TS options for CCMs

BACKUP UNFPA CST TSF Country CCM and Partners CSAT Mobilizing Project R8 UNICEF PMTCT Others: USAID....

•CSAT aims to help civil society organizations with project proposals and implementation – through nationally, regionally and globally.

brokering technical support and coordinating advocacy

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NOT

a provider of technical support (TS)

CSAT Coordination

• CSAT will operate through a Global Coordinator and six Regional Coordinators, one in each of the following regions: Middle East and North Africa; East & South Africa; West & Central Africa; Asia-Pacific; Latin America & the Caribbean; and Eastern Europe & Central Asia.

CSAT Priorities

Strengthen the performance of civil society principal recipients and sub-recipients; Increase the number and quality of Global Fund proposals submitted by civil society organizations; Improve the quality and availability of technical support for civil society organizations.

Technical Support under the Mobilizing for Round 8 Project

• • • • • Recognition of need for TS to some country CCMs for preparation of integrated RH/HIV proposals - needs vary Importance of maximising use of national and regional TA resources A rapid, responsive mechanism for the 10 countries being supported under the project - time is short for Round 8 proposals Importance of South-South TS - e.g. Lessons from successful proposals under Round 7 Recognition that there are several sources of TS for countries - complementarity not competition

Technical Support

• • • • • • A simple mechanism for 10 countries for Round 8 Additional resources specifically for Round 8 and for integrated RH/HIV proposal development Small flexible project fund available through two partner organisations - IPPF/ARO and Friends Africa Timebound mechanisms that aim to respond rapidly and focus on providing national/ regional TA - (project or other funding) Some limited allocation for Health Systems/ sector “Big picture” issues Support links with TSFs, CSAT, BackUp etc Using known networks as source of TA

2 Technical Support “Hubs”

IPPF/ARO

Nairobi Office East/ Southern Africa Madagascar Namibia Zambia Tanzania Mozambique

Friends Africa

Lagos Office West/ Central Africa Nigeria Ghana Cameroon Burundi Burkina Faso

Contacts

• • • IPPF/ARO: Email: [email protected]

Friends Africa: Email: [email protected]

Operational from 10th March.

• • CSAT: Email: [email protected]

David Daniels: Email: [email protected]