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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,

• rientation, 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 engagement in CCM oversight

• Limited involvement of CS/CG in all dimensions of Global Fund Community Programs
• 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, representation and participation in CCM

• Not all CS constituencies are involved in the selection of CS/CG representatives to

the CCM (e.g the youth)

• 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 participation in funding request

• CS/CG representatives engaged in priority setting as per GF guidelines with assistance

from experts

• 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 17th and 19th June in Arusha Tanzania to firm up

• n 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.