Monday , 18 - February

 

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

 

Presentation by Sisonke Msimang on the Global Fund Board and the role of the Developing Country NGO Delegation

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

 

 

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

 

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, 19 - February

 

 

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

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

 

 

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

 

UNAIDS Country Advisors

 

TA Providers for all regions

 

 

15:30

Break

 

 

16:00

Lessons Learned from Round 7 (Continued)

 

 

19:00

Dinner at the Abalone Restaurant

 

 

Wednesday, 20 - February

 

 

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

 

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

 

Community Based AIDS Program Case Study (Pathfinder)

 

Girls Education Factsheet (GCWA)

 

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

 

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, 21 - February

 

 

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

 

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

 

M & E Toolkit

 

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

 

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, 22 - February

 

 

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

 

 

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