This comes to us from the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at USAIDGlobal Fund Workshop for FBCOs in Tanzania

SCALING UP THE INVOLVEMENT OF
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GLOBAL FUND

In collaboration with the Christian Health Association of Kenya and the World Council of Churches, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria will be hosting a two-day workshop April 16-18 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on the experiences of faith-based organizations (FBOs) with the Global Fund. The workshop targets faith-based organizations from various religions across Sub-Saharan Africa and will include both international and regional networks of religious groups. Over the course of two days participants will identify strategies for scaling up the involvement of FBOs in the Global Fund model as well as increasing their access to resources.

The objectives of the workshop are to:

• Review the resource investments made so far by the Global Fund to faith-based implementers

• Provide a platform to examine the contributions and learn from the experiences FBOs have made to Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs)

• Provide a venue for FBOs to share their experiences and lessons learned as Principal Recipients and Sub-recipients of Global Fund resources

• Share experiences of working with vulnerable groups – e.g. women, vulnerable children, people living with HIV/AIDS

• Share experiences on developing ambitious but effective proposals for funding by the Global Fund

• Share experiences in management of Sub-recipients and strengthening monitoring and evaluation at community level

• Update on new developments in Global Fund processes, particularly Round 8 proposals

As one of the largest providers of funding to countries for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs, the Global Fund provides an unprecedented opportunity for its partners to scale-up existing programs. Implementing partners in government, civil society and the private sector have increasingly taken the opportunity to leverage these resources to expand services delivered to those who need them the most. The goal of the workshop is to provide participants with the tools needed to access these resources, beginning with the upcoming launch of Round 8.

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