Monday, February 18 |
8:30 | Registration |
9:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks · Sisonke Msimang, Director of Programmes and HIV Programme Manager, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa |
9:30 | Introductions · Anne Gathumbi, Law and Health Programme Officer, Open Society Initiative for East Africa |
10:00 | Objectives and Expectations for the Seminar · Shannon Kowalski-Morton, Programme Officer, Open Society Institute |
10:30 | Keynote Address: The Global Fund’s Commitment to Women and Girls Objective: To provide participants with information about the Global Fund’s development of a gender strategy and plans to scale up a gender-sensitive response to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria · Elizabeth Mataka, Vice Chair of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria · Moderator: Caroline Sande, Consultant |
11:00 | Break |
11:30 | Overview of the Workshop · Lila Elman, Programme Associate, Open Society Institute |
12:00 | Getting to Know the Global Fund Objective: To provide participants with an overview of the Global Fund’s operating principles and key structures · Presentation by Ntombekhaya Matsha-Carpentier, Civil Society Officer, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on the Global Fund’s operating principles and key structures [view presentation] · Presentation by Sisonke Msimang on the Global Fund Board and the role of the Developing Country NGO Delegation [view presentation] · Moderator: Anne Gathumbi, OSIEA |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:00 | Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) Objectives: To provide participants with knowledge of how CCMs function, the role of NGOs on CCMs, and opportunities for engagement. [view presentation] · Presentations by Ntombekhaya Matsha on the election, selection and active participation of CCM representatives and the roles and responsibilities of CCMs · Participants’ Perspectives on strategies for working with CCMs, moderated by Thokozile Budaza, Programme Associate, OSISA |
16:00 | Break |
16:30 | Performance-Based Funding: What Does It Mean to Be a Global Fund Grant Recipient? Objectives: To discuss the roles and responsibilities of Global Fund principal and sub-recipients, reporting requirements, monitoring and evaluation, and the role of Fund Portfolio Managers. [view presentation] · Participants’ perspectives on performance-based funding, facilitated by Ntombekhaya Matsha-Carpentier, The Global Fund · Presentation from Tatjana Peterson, Fund Portfolio Manager, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on performance-based funding, drawing on experiences across different portfolios. |
19:00 | Dinner at the Abalone Restaurant |
Tuesday, February 19 |
9:00 | Welcome and Announcements |
9:15 | CCMs (Continued) Objective: To identify stakeholders on national CCMs and map power relations · Group Activity: CCM Power Maps, facilitated by Shannon Kowalski-Morton, OSI |
10:00 | Round 8 Proposal Development Process Objectives: To identify the steps in the process of developing proposals for the Global Fund, what happens after proposals are submitted and what is new for round 8. · Presentations by Ntombekhaya Matsha-Carpentier, The Global Fund [view presentation] · Discussion moderated by Sisonke Msimang, OSISA |
11:00 | Break |
11:30 | Lessons Learned from Round 7 Objective: To discuss lessons learned from the coalitions who worked on round 7 proposals focusing on women and girls · Panel discussion with members of the Swazi, Zambian, and Zimbabwean coalitions, moderated by Lila Elman, OSI [Swaziland presentation] [Swaziland Case Study] [Zambia presentation] [Zambia Case Study] [Zimbabwe Introduction to Case Study] [Zimbabwe Case Study] |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:00 | Working with Key Partners Objectives: To identify strategies for enlisting the support of key technical partners and the discuss types of support they can provide to coalitions. · Panel discussion with representatives of UNAIDS and GTZ, moderated by Caroline Sande, Consultant [view GTZ presentation] UNAIDS Country Advisors [view presentation] TA Providers for all regions [view document] |
15:30 | Break |
16:00 | Lessons Learned from Round 7 (Continued) |
19:00 | Dinner at the Abalone Restaurant |
Wednesday, February 20 |
9:00 | Welcome, Announcements, and Introduction |
9:15 | Scientific Evidence: Where to Get It, How to Evaluate It Objective: To increase participants’ skills to assess their own work and how to incorporate evidence into their work [view document] [Research Questions] · Facilitated by Melanie Croce-Gallis, OSI Consultant |
9:45 | Programmes that Work for Women and Girls Materials: Best Practices for Women and Girls and HIV/AIDS [view document] [view references] Community Based AIDS Program Case Study (Pathfinder) [view document] Girls Education Factsheet (GCWA) [view document] Objectives: To identify programmes that have proven most effective in reducing women’s and girls’ vulnerabilities to HIV infection and increasing women’s and girls’ access to HIV treatment, care and support. To identify best practices in each thematic area To provide participants with skills to lead a similar session for coalition members at home [view presentation] · Facilitated by Melanie Croce-Gallis, OSI Consultant Part I: Reducing Violence against Women · Activities to reduce violence against women and to increase access to essential HIV and AIDS prevention services |
10:30 | Break |
11:00 | Part II: Preventing HIV in Women and Girls · Sexual and reproductive health policies, systems and services · Investment in social safety nets, support systems, and programmes · Comprehensive sexuality education · Male Circumcision Part III: Female-Controlled Prevention · Female condoms · Microbicides Part IV: Education for Girls · Intervention to make schools accessible, affordable and safe for girls and young women |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:00 | Part V: Community-Based Care · Scale up and broaden social protection and support, including economic support, for caregivers at the community and household levels |
14:30 | Wrap-up |
15:30 | Buses Depart for Trip to the V&A Waterfront |
19:30 | Buses Return to Hotel |
19:30 | Dinner at the Abalone Restaurant |
Thursday, February 21 |
9:00 | Welcome and Announcements |
9:15 | Practice Linking Programmes to Outcomes Objective: To enable participants to better demonstrate the links between programme interventions and impact on HIV and AIDS Thematic Areas: · Livelihood, Property and Inheritance Rights · Access to Treatment, Care and Support for Women and Girls · Interventions for At-Risk Populations – Sex Workers and Women and Girls in Conflict Situations · Group work facilitated by Melanie Croce-Gallis, OSI Consultant |
10:30 | Break |
11:00 | Practice Linking Programmes to Outcomes (Continued) · Report back from groups, facilitated by Melanie Croce-Gallis, OSI Consultant |
11:45 | Key Elements for Coalition Proposals Objective: To identify essential elements for good proposals, including gaps analysis, activities and service delivery areas, organizational development and technical support and monitoring and evaluation plans [view presentation] · Facilitated by Sisonke Msimang, OSISA |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:00 | Strategies for Proposal Development Objective: To discuss challenges and opportunities and steps for coalitions to take as they develop their proposals, including communication and coordination within and between coalitions, planning consultations, and recruiting local consultants · Facilitated by Caroline Sande |
15:00 | Break |
15:30 | Rotating Information Sessions – 30 Minutes Each Session I: Online Resources for Proposal Development Objective: To introduce participants to useful resources, including the Global Fund website Online Resources Handout [view document] M & E Toolkit [view document] · Demonstration showing participants how to access useful on-line resources · Facilitated by Lila Elman, OSI Session II: Developing Advocacy Messages Objective: To strengthen skills in crafting effective advocacy messages Communication Handouts [view document] · Facilitated by Melanie Croce-Galis, OSI Consultant Session III: What Happens if Your Proposal Succeeds? Objective: To be prepared for the event that the proposal is approved · Group discussion facilitated by Sisonke Msimang, OSISA, and Shannon Kowalski-Morton, OSI |
19:00 | Group Dinner: De Waterblommetjie Restaurant at the Castle of Good Hope |
Friday, February 22 |
9:00 | Welcome and Announcements · Distribution of evaluation forms |
9:15 | Proposal Development Strategies Objective: To revisit and strengthen proposed strategies and timelines for developing proposals · Group work facilitated by Caroline Sande, Consultant [view presentation] |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:00 | Group Presentations of Proposal Development Strategies · 5-minute highlights from each coalition, moderated by Anne Gathumbi, OSIEA |
15:00 | Wrap Up and Next Steps · Meeting close facilitated by Sisonke Msimang, OSISA |
15:30 | Collection of Evaluation Forms and Distribution of Certificates and Group Photo |
19:00 | Dinner at the Abalone Restaurant |
