Maputo GFF Civil Society Workshop Report

On November 6-7, 2017, the GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group hosted by PMNCH convened a workshop in Maputo, Mozambique of civil society organizations (CSOs) working on the GFF at global, régional and country levels. The agenda and participant list can be found in Annexes 1 and 2. This civil society (CS) workshop provided a forum […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society

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Aid for Nutrition Emerging Financing Mechanisms: Where is the Value for Nutrition? A Specific Focus on GFF

Action Against Hunger (AAH) developed this report to review emerging financing mechanisms for nutrition within the GFF. The report contains a high-level overview of the financing landscape for nutrition, an analysis of early experiences with the GFF, and a brief discussion of opportunities for civil society to support the GFF and nutrition financing mechanisms.

Type: Resources

Category: Nutrition

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Civil Society Engagement in the Global Financing Facility: Analysis and Recommendations

This Civil Society (CS) Engagement Report highlights four key recommendations for strengthening civil society engagement in the GFF: the implementation and tracking of minimum standards for RMNCAH country platforms in GFF countries, the assurance of timely and transparent communications about the GFF and its processes, the establishment and support of platforms for civil society to […]

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Category: Civil Society

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Letter GFF accountability CSO participation 2015

This letter addresses the previous World Bank President and GFF Investors Group, and voices concerns about the GFF’s commitment to ensure rights-based and impactful investments in sexual and reproductive health in the country implementation plans and subsequent service delivery. It specifically mentions CSO involvement, particularly at the country level, and the mechanisms in place to […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society, Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights

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Accountability and Advocacy Require a United Front: the Case of the AMHiN Coalition in Nigeria

This document highlights how the creation of the Accountability for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Nigeria (AMNHiN), a CSO Coalition, has strengthened accountability for maternal, newborn, and child health in Nigeria in very practical ways, and has influenced the health priorities of the President’s Transition Committee in the wake of the March 2015 elections. […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society, Maternal and Child Health

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An Inclusive Accountability Forum Uses Evidence to Influence Progress in Jigawa, Nigeria

This case study describes how the Nigeria country team of MamaYe!, an organization focused on maternal and newborn health, facilitated the creation of a state-level evidence-based accountability mechanism in Jigawa state: the Jigawa state Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Accountability Forum (JiMAF).This brought together many stakeholders, including CSO networks, the media, the private sector, and […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society, Maternal and Child Health, Private Sector

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Accountability in the 2015 Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health

In this piece Julian Schweitzer, senior fellow at Results for Develpment Institute, describes the steps taken to ensure accountability in the 2015 Global Strategy and why it is important to success. His four key messages are: (1) We need a strong, inclusive, transparent, rights based and independent accountability process, based on experience implementing health aspects […]

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), Civil Society, Maternal and Child Health

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