This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Strengthen the knowledge of 50 young urban and rural leaders from non-profit health backgrounds in health financing to ensure financial accountability and meet other needs.
A youth platform will be set up to make data available and transfer knowledge/skills to improve the capacities of young people to contribute to national policies and investments supported by the GFF.

Strengthening national resource mobilization and accountability for improving the health and nutrition of women, children, and adolescents in the context of Burkina Faso’s investment case for the GFF in 13 regions.

Project Overview: Assess the current funding landscape for nutrition in Cambodia and build the capacity of member organizations to gather and use this information for advocacy. This project directly contributes to the priorities of the national investment case for reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH-N), which identifies nutrition as a key priority area for increased domestic resources.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

To improve access to SRMNCAH services in the Far North and Adamaoua regions. The project aims to strengthen the CCSHA to enable them to effectively promote demand for SRMNCAH care and services for women, children, and adolescents, and to monitor the quality of care and services.

The activities proposed under the proposal aim to strengthen the capacities of member associations of the CSO coalition for the GFF in CAR. This will enable them to effectively coordinate civil society efforts alongside the GFF; to support the mobilization of resources and to ensure the effective use of limited and available resources but also to achieve the objectives of the Investment Case by 2022.

Through this action, CELIAF in its capacity as the umbrella organization of women's organizations intends to federate CSOs in a participatory process for the establishment of a consensual platform for better monitoring of Government interventions in favor of development in general with attention particular to actions in favor of SRMNIA. Prior to the establishment of the platform, awareness-raising and capacity-building actions will be carried out.

Cote d’Ivoire is as an example for Governments and World Bank offices on how to foster an enabling environment for an effective national multi-stakeholder dialogue and facilitate civil society engagement in the GFF process.

This project led by the Federation of Health Organizations of the Ivory Coast (FENOS-CI) is based on two of the three high impact interventions of the investment case focused on SRMNEA. It ultimately aims to increase the capacity of CSOs in citizen monitoring for transparent and efficient management in the implementation of the GFF process in Côte d'Ivoire.

The GFF Spotlight in Ethiopia is an advocacy and accountability tool aimed at improving civil society engagement, accountability and transparency of GFF implementation at country level.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

The overall aim of the project is to build the capacity of CSOs in health financing and budget tracking as well as policy dialogue in the GFF process. The capacity building trainings will be conducted in collaboration with WACI Health Liaison Office in Addis Ababa. The training will provide the following on the joint learning session;
Update participants on the existing continental health financing frameworks and tools to effectively engage with Communities, CSOs, MoH, MoF and MPs. Facilitate the formation of a “Reference Group” or “Accountability Group” which comprises primarily Community and CS representatives, and secondarily representatives from MoH, MoF and MPs to promote a triangular accountability in the overall budget tracking process.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

To promote the continuous engagement of rural indigenous communities in the monitoring of GFF project implementation taking into account the new reality imposed by Covid-19 restrictions

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

This factsheet focuses on the GFF in Kenya. Wemos' factsheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescents health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N).

A comparative analysis of the Global Financing Facility (GFF)-related investments in select countries around the world with the aim of enhancing and informing civil society advocacy on health financing and governance. The study, implemented by E&K Consulting Firm, analyzed a cross-section of GFF participating countries in Latin America and Anglophone and Francophone Africa and identified trends in the health financing choices of the GFF, transparency and accountability imperatives in the GFF mechanism, challenges facing the facility and strategic areas that future work on the GFF should focus on.

A short summary of the main highlights from Kenya's investment brief

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Objective 1: Strengthened youth advocacy coordination across SRHR, Nutrition and HIV sectors as a continuation of OAY Health Leadership Development Program (HLDP) by July 2022.
Objective 2: Advocate for increased prioritization of AY RMNCAH+N issues for improved Monitoring and accountability with focus on RMNCAH+N Investment Framework Review and ASRH 2015 Review by October 2022.

1. To generate evidence on prioritization of AY access to RMNCAH+N information and services in transforming health systems for universal care project in Kisumu and Nairobi in collaboration with Council of Governors (CoG) and Ministry of Health (MoH) by August 2021.
2. Strengthen capacity of 2 county AY SRHR Networks and 60 female and male youth advocates on MAYE, social accountability and SMART Advocacy in GFF Processes by August 2021.

The grant objective is to improve health CSOs coordination for RMNCAH+N investments at the national and in three counties by March 2021; to strengthen the capacity of health CSO on health financing and GFF, then to hold government and stakeholders accountable for the implementation of the RMNCAH+N investment cases and funding at national and in the three counties.

HENNET will strengthen the capacity of civil society to support advocacy and accountability at national, sub-national, and community levels to increase access to and use of quality family planning services among women, adolescents, and young people in Buia and Isiolo counties. Specifically, HENNET will work with its network members to support CSOs to advocate for increased domestic resource mobilization and social accountability for family planning by engaging decision makers through budget advocacy and SMART advocacy approaches.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

This scorecard produced by the Liberia Health CSOs Network is designed to track the readiness of health facilities in 45 selected facilities across 5 counties in Liberia. It will be used primarily to identify readiness gaps at health facilities and advocate for increased investment in the readiness of the health systems to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak and to ensure the availability of essential reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services at targeted health facilities during and after COVID-19 pandemic.

The proposed work is designed to contribute to LiHCON' capacity to sustain their advocacy and match their advocacy actions towards protecting the health of women, children and adolescent during the ongoing pandemic and beyond .The work will cover capacity building for LiHCON members on digital literacy to enhance their work during the Pandemic and beyond, while at the same time enabling them to continue advocacy work on RMNCAH including nutrition during the pandemic.

Strengthen Liberia Health CSOs Network to meaningfully engage government and partners including private sector as it relates to the Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platforms in support of RMNCAH investment case in Liberia September 2020.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

The purpose of this project is to carry out advocacy at the regional/local level in order to guarantee the ownership of the actors, especially civil society, of the investment framework as well as its effective implementation.
The project will help strengthen the coordination of its members, participate in the implementation of the RMNCIA-N investment framework by setting up an accountability monitoring mechanism.

The project will help strengthen the coordination of the CSO coalition, participate in the implementation of the RMNCAH investment framework by monitoring budget allocations in the 2021 finance bill and promote essential health services for the population, for better post-pandemic protection from COVID-19.

This fact sheet gives an overview on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Malawi from an independent perspective expressing concern for consideration by both civil society and the GFF as the process unfolds. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescents health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N).

A comparative analysis of the Global Financing Facility (GFF)-related investments in select countries around the world with the aim of enhancing and informing civil society advocacy on health financing and governance. The study, implemented by E&K Consulting Firm, analyzed a cross-section of GFF participating countries in Latin America and Anglophone and Francophone Africa and identified trends in the health financing choices of the GFF, transparency and accountability imperatives in the GFF mechanism, challenges facing the facility and strategic areas that future work on the GFF should focus on.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

The project aims at advocating for increased resource allocation towards adolescent and youth SRHR + Nutrition in the National and District Budgets, National COVID 19 Response Plan and District Implementation Plans, through mobilizing and enhancing youth leaders capacity to hold government accountable .

MANASO is proposing to build on the foundation that have been laid where CSOs set up structures and systems that would enable them to actively participate in GFF processes. MANASO wants to strengthen these structures and systems, and where necessary develop and adapt new ones for systematic involvement of coalition members in the GFF processes and investment case implementation through CSO capacity building as well as budget tracking and monitoring.

MANASO will enhance knowledge of civil society and community groups on GFF related processes; develop and continuously update the mapping of GFF processes in Malawi and opportunities for CSO engagement; develop a CSO advocacy action plan and/or joint communication strategy for civil society engagement in GFF; and support the participation of CSOs in critical writing and investment case development processes.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Objective 1: Thus the project will contribute to strengthening the Mutual Accountability Mechanism (MRM) on the GFF through capacity building and ownership by CSOs of the GFF investment case. Social mobilization will also pass through a strong involvement of the media in this project.
Objective 2: Contribute to the influence of development plans in favor of nutrition in the target municipalities of the project (integration and financing of nutrition) in accordance with the indications of the GFF investment file in the municipalities of Koulikoro and Tienfala.
Objective 3: By the end of 2022, the municipal (Town Halls) and health (ASACO) authorities of the municipalities in the Koulikoro circle allocate a budget to cover the transport of inputs and the motivation of community relays.

The project activities will focus on Bamako and revolve around three elements:
• Capacity building of adolescents and young people on subjects related to sexual and reproductive health;
• Monitoring access of adolescents and young people to modern methods of contraception;
• Monitoring in the implementation of the priority related to the sexual health of Adolescents and Young people integrated in Mali's investment file under the GFF.

This project focuses on strengthening the accountability and coordination of the interventions of member organizations of the GFF coalition.

This project aims to strengthen the capacities of civil society through the GFF coalition and the SUN alliance so that they can fully play their role in monitoring investment in nutrition and advocating for common strategies. and effective in order to improve the health and nutritional situation in Mauritania.

The main activities consist of: advocacy, capacity building, coordination and monitoring, promotion and communication.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Objective 1: The government of Mozambique, through the minister of health includes the community needs, in the approved plan and state budget through a participatory process in Maputo, Matola, Tete and Sofala districts (by October 2022);
Objective 2: The Budget Monitoring Forum (FMO) promotes social accountability and documents the availability of quality primary and secondary healthcare services as a result of the government, donor funding, including a special focus on GFF loan/grant amounts and their distribution for the health sector in Mozambique (by October 2022);
Objective 3: The OCTBGSS supports the mozambican Civil Society Platform for Health (PLASOC), the Health and Co-management Committees to develop the technical expertise to track the government’s allocations, expenditures and performance through the social accountability monitoring tools by October 2022.

The Citizen Observatory for Health will train and empower community health Activists to be able to respond to community needs, particularly ensuring that community health extension workers are still allowed to provide home based care to chronic patients during COVID; and to carry out a public budget tracking to ensure that by March 2021, the CSO UHC Coalition is aware of the amount and distribution of government and donor funding for the health sector.

Strengthening civil society monitoring and advocacy in relation to adolescent, sexual, and reproductive health and rights in Mozambique

The overall objective of Rede DSR is to promote and defend the sexual and reproductive rights of Mozambicans, in particular women and girls, through advocacy for increased access to high-quality information and services, including safe abortion and family planning, and through fighting traditional harmful practices, discrimination, and violence. Rede DSR brings together 21 CSOs in Maputo and 5 provinces and is the only network active in Mozambique focusing broadly on reproductive and sexual rights. ICRHM is an active member of Rede DSR and will serve as the lead organization for the Small Grants Mechanism.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Nutrition activities will be integrated into the investment plans of 8 municipalities in the Mayahi department in the Maradi region by November 2022. This region is one of the four priority regions of the GFF investment case in Niger. Advocacy and dialogue will be engaged with central and decentralized authorities in favor of nutrition.

Communication around barrier measures with muted development of protocol for the use of health services in a pandemic situation will be the basis of the proposed activities. This communication will take place with and towards CSOs, with and towards health workers and finally with and towards pregnant women. Upstream, data will be collected on attendance at health centers in the project areas. The purpose of these activities is to get women to continue to attend health centers despite the health situation of Covid-19.

A comparative analysis of the Global Financing Facility (GFF)-related investments in select countries around the world with the aim of enhancing and informing civil society advocacy on health financing and governance. The study, implemented by E&K Consulting Firm, analyzed a cross-section of GFF participating countries in Latin America and Anglophone and Francophone Africa and identified trends in the health financing choices of the GFF, transparency and accountability imperatives in the GFF mechanism, challenges facing the facility and strategic areas that future work on the GFF should focus on.

A short summary of the main highlights from the Nigeria Investment Case

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Bringing together HDT/Tanzania; PHIL/Liberia; Health Alert/Sierra Leone; CRHA/ Ethiopia to develop GFF Spotlight in their respective countries.

In collaboration with AHBN and the Africa Representative on Investor Group, E4A facilitated the above workshop with the following training objectives:
•To equip Nigeria GFF youth coalitions with skills to develop AYSRH scorecard
•Train Nigeria GFF youth coalitions on evidence-based advocacy to hold their respective national governments accountable for implementation of the GFF investment case
•Mentor Nigeria GFF youth coalitions to develop scorecard on AYSRHRMNCAH +N investment case

Scaling up coordinated civil society and youth’s advocacy in Nigeria for ensuring non-disruption of Women’s, children’s, and adolescent’s health (WCAH) services under the Nigeria RMNCAH+N-COVID-19 Continuity Response Plan.

Produce GFF Spotlight and accompanying technical assistance and mentoring to four countries (Ethiopia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania) to develop their respective GFF Spotlight.

Scale up advocacy efforts to four states in Nigeria by strengthening the technical skills of coalition members through capacity building for effective advocacy, including for domestic resource mobilization, and accountability.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

ASOFERWA will use the small grant funds to strengthen the coalition’s ability to contribute to the design, financing, implementation and monitoring of effective and accountable national multi-stakeholder, multisectoral policies and plans for scaling up women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health at national and sub-national levels.

The summary of the Senegalese Investment Case was prepared in 2018 with the technical and financial support of the Evidence for Action (E4A) MamaYe project, in collaboration with the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations on the GFF.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

The GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group (CSCG) commissioned this case study to describe the experience of CSOs’ participation and engagement in the GFF process in Senegal. It illustrates the strengths, internal and external challenges, and factors affecting CSOs’ ability to meaningfully contribute to the GFF process, and provides lessons learned and recommendations that civil society in other GFF countries can draw on to strengthen their engagement going forward.

Regional workshop on the GFF, in collaboration with PAI for representatives from 10 francophone countries

Initial engagement with Senegal's GFF civil society coalition to introduce the 'champion approach' and select champions for training and mentoring

The workshop sought to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively mobilize the resources needed to implement their coalition’s goals and objectives related to the GFF, thereby building their long-term financial sustainability.

Objective 1: Better integration of nutrition interventions in the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the ISMEA project, by 2023.
Objective 2: Strengthening the accountability of ISMEA project stakeholders in the Kolda and Sédhiou regions through inclusive monitoring and evaluation of nutrition interventions by 2023.

Objective 1: CSOs from the two (2) GFF member countries develop technical expertise with the involvement of CSOs from the first 5 countries, to identify neglected sectors in the various investment cases with a view to better taking them into account. account of public health issues.
Objective 2: The 7 beneficiary countries of the project integrate neglected sectors into the investment plan thanks to the advocacy of CSOs who are also involved in CSO coalitions on the GFF.

Project activities will focus on the same regions as in the pilot phase of the GFF and revolve around three elements:
-Mobilize a series of community actors to engage in monitoring the implementation of the ISMEA project
-Strengthening community social accountability on SRAJ: developing a virtual platform linked to the Community Scorecard to monitor the performance of services for adolescents and young people, share good practices and action points to improve the offer of care under the GFF and influencing policy through youth advocacy.
- Leverage evidence-based lessons to influence investments and programs on SRAJ at national and decentralized level

Project activities will focus on two priority regions of the GFF and revolve around three elements:
• Capacity building of young people on advocacy for sexual and reproductive health rights and services
• Analysis of the performance of the health system related to services for young people and adolescents
• Monitoring and accountability of one of the priorities of the investment case related to the health of young people and adolescents.

Project interventions revolve around 4 axes:
-Strengthening governance and coordination;
-Strategic and programmatic monitoring of GFF implementation and stakeholder commitments (government, local authorities, private sector, civil society, technical and financial partners);
-Strengthen the active participation of CSOs in social accountability at the community level;
-Support for the implementation of the COSC GFF resilience plan.

Proposing an "Advocacy Champions Program" to educate and improve the knowledge of non-state actors about the GFF. This program, already developed on immunization, will develop advocacy skills around the GFF, for additional cohorts of actors selected in the GFF countries of the OAFRESS community.

A comparative analysis of the Global Financing Facility (GFF)-related investments in select countries around the world with the aim of enhancing and informing civil society advocacy on health financing and governance. The study, implemented by E&K Consulting Firm, analyzed a cross-section of GFF participating countries in Latin America and Anglophone and Francophone Africa and identified trends in the health financing choices of the GFF, transparency and accountability imperatives in the GFF mechanism, challenges facing the facility and strategic areas that future work on the GFF should focus on.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Objectives:
1. To work with RMNCAH+N CSO coalition members to engage key stakeholders and policy makers in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and the World Bank office in Sierra Leone to fully understand the bottlenecks or challenges/reasons responsible for the delay in approving the Sierra Leone Investment Case and the provision of the GFF Trust fund for the implementation of GFF activities in Sierra Leone.
2. To Work with the RMNCAH+N CSO coalition to develop a strategy to overcome the identified bottlenecks for successful implementation of the GFF Investment Case in Sierra Leone.

The summary of the Tanzania Investment Case was prepared in 2018 with the technical and financial support of the Evidence for Action (E4A) MamaYe project, in collaboration with the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations on the GFF.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Objective 1: By April 2022, Civil Society Organizations have participated in the development of GFF phase II discussions with the Government of Tanzania and the World Bank.
Objective 2: By August 2022, RMNCAH CSOs in Tanzania understand the content of approved GFF Phase II Program Appraisal Document and have in place, a monitoring and accountability plan.

(1) Finalize the GFF-CSO engagement strategy for operationalization, alignment and engagement of the GFF – CSO Coordinating Group in the national GFF dialogue structures. (2) Conduct and in-depth analysis of GFF verified performance reports (Program and Finance) and Government led unverified RMNCAH score cards. These outputs will be presented and discussed during CSO-GFF coordinating group bi-annual review meetings. We will then develop policy briefs with policy asks, design and print for use in advocacy with MoH, PORALG and WB as appropriate.

(1) Ensure that Tanzanian CSOs are meaningfully engaged in the government-led process to formulate the Health Sector Strategic Plan V and One Plan III;
(2) Coordinate CSO inputs and advocacy to ensure that these priorities are reflected in the GFF phase II project design/PAD; and
(3) Work with the government to overcome absorption challenges with the first GFF and aligned investment, so that 95% of the funds are disbursed by June 2021.

This was a revision of the pre-existing RMNCAH Sharpened Plan 2013-2017, titled “A promise renewed”, Uganda’s previous national strategy for women, children, and adolescents’ health. The Investment Case is anchored on the Health Sector Development Plan 2015/16 – 2019/20. It thus contributes to the second National Development Plan, the second National Health Policy and to the overall Uganda Vision 2040.

This fact sheet gives an overview on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Uganda from an independent perspective expressing concern for consideration by both civil society and the GFF as the process unfolds. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescents health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N).

A comparative analysis of the Global Financing Facility (GFF)-related investments in select countries around the world with the aim of enhancing and informing civil society advocacy on health financing and governance. The study, implemented by E&K Consulting Firm, analyzed a cross-section of GFF participating countries in Latin America and Anglophone and Francophone Africa and identified trends in the health financing choices of the GFF, transparency and accountability imperatives in the GFF mechanism, challenges facing the facility and strategic areas that future work on the GFF should focus on.

This study was a rapid assessment of adolescent health service provision in selected districts of Busia and Pallisa, both are currently undertaking the Investment Case for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Sharpened Plan for Uganda 2016/17-2019/20 under the Results Based Financing (RBF) framework. However, Busia district has just been enrolled on the RBF in FY 2019/20 while Pallisa started rollout of RBF in FY 2018/19. Uganda currently has a youthful population with 55% under 18 years of age (UBO, 2016). Teenage pregnancy rate increased to 25% in 2016 down from 24.5% in 2011 (UDHS, 2016). This largely affects the adolescent age group of 15-19 years. As a commitment to reduce the high teenage pregnancy rate, ministry of health in its Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP) set a target to reduce it to 14% by 2020. In Busia, 28% of institutional deliveries at health facilities are adolescents between the ages of 10 -19 years while in Paliisa, adolescents account for 31% of health facility institutional deliveries.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Objective 1: Ntoroko district government adopt policy framework to promote WCAH investments by August 2022.
Objective 2: Strengthened CSO coalition in Ntoroko district on WCAH investments and accountability by Augusts 2022.
Objective 3: Secure commitments from Ntoroko DLG for ReIF financing by September 2022.

Objective 1: District and Regional Referral Hospitals in 10 selected districts commit to provide quality adolescent health services based on the 2016 Adolescent Health Service Standard and Policy Guidelines by June 2022.
Objective 2: 20 DICAH youth representatives in 10 selected districts, 3 CCM youth representatives and GFF youth representative on the ADH technical working group have technical expertise to effectively engage in evidence based smart advocacy and hold decision makers accountable for improved adolescent health service delivery by June 2022.
Objective 3: By June 2022, 500 AGYWs and young women in 5 divisions of Kampala have adequate skills, knowledge and tools to monitor key nutrition indicators among AGYW and young women in slum communities and appropriately refer them for nutrition services at nearest health facilities.

RCRA requested support to: document the implementation of the GFF-financed RBF investment in Kasese District through the development of district score cards; and (2) To strengthen the RMNCAH+N district civil society coalition; and (3) Build district level CSOs capacity for health budget advocacy and expenditure tracking.

By 2021, support youth led and youth serving organizations in Uganda, to develop an evidence based joint youth advocacy action and coordination plan to enhance meaningful youth participation, transparency and accountability for GFF and the RMNCAH investment case for Uganda.

At the national level, Faith for Family Health Initiative (3FHi) will leverage on the recently launched Inter-Faith Alliance for the Advancement of FP/SRH in Uganda (iFAP). At the sub-national level (Rwenzori Region), 3FHi will partner with Rwenzori Centre for Research and Advocacy (RCRA). At this lower level (Rwenzori) 3FHi will link trained and equipped FRL with RCRA led-monitoring and accountability processes in the targeted districts of Ibanda,Kamwenge, Ntoroko,Rubirizi and Kyenjonjo in the greater Rwenzori Region. Jointly with RCRA Project Team, 3FHi will provide technical assistance and follow-up to ensure that District’s WCAH Faith Advocates are fully engaged and actively involved.

Uganda RMNCAH+N coalition plans to strengthen coordination of members in the implementation and monitoring of GFF both at sub national and national level. Through consensus building, increasing/aligning resources and actions to present a coordinated CS perspective and meaningful participation in national and sub‐national processes through the national multi‐stakeholder platform and other similar structures at the sub‐national level. More still, policy and budget advocacy will be strengthened for RMNCAH+N issues and priorities as well as other WCAH targets.

The MAYE Plus analysis will aim at understanding how youth networks are engaged and coordinated in the GFF in country process. The MAYE Plus will build on the MAYE in the GFF analysis conducted by Global Health Visions with support from PMNCH and will take a deeper and a more diverse understanding of level of engagement, power to influence decisions, existence of structures and other mechanisms to support coordination, factors that have favored effective coordination and what has limited effective coordination of youth networks in GFF processes.

GWED-G will work with coalition members to hold the local government accountable for delivery of quality health care services by increasing citizen awareness and demand for high-quality health care. Key project outcomes include increased accountability of service providers and government officials to citizens for quality health care services; and improved citizen voice and participation in governance, including in the management and oversight of public resources.

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) multistakeholder country platforms (MCPs) in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) country investment cases (ICs). Guided by the minimum standards provided in the Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platform in Support of Every Woman and Every Child checklist, the assessment highlights the status of GFF countries’ processes and the existence of the MCPs, the composition and representation of various MCP constituencies and how well the country-level MCP structure assumes its roles and responsibilities.

Objective 1: CSO Coalition identify, develop and put forward a set of priorities for the RMNCAH-N roadmap by Dec 2021.
Objective 2: The CSO health coalition in Zambia remains active, through regular meetings/coordination of the coalition to ensure CSO and youth representatives on the country platform are truly reflective of and accountable to a broader CSO community. The coalition will further monitor, identify gaps and develop advocacy activities for RMNCAH-N activities to in their respective catchment areas.
Objective 3: CSO coalition ensures that priorities identified in RMNCAH-N roadmap are reflected in the indicators to monitor the national budget

Hold National Civil Society Organization(CSO)consultations on CSO Engagement on GFF. The meeting aims to identify what specific activities and role civil society can undertake to contribute to the achievement of the Investment Case and to more systematically coordinate CSO engagement in the GFF processes in Zambia.

Develop a network of CSO practitioners working with GFF to document, share and make their work more visible. Document and share work being done, to better understand good practices on GFF. Build capacity for tracking and monitoring GFF processes in Zimbabwe for social dialogue and accountability of services. Thus strengthen and equip internal capacities of CSOs through supporting information exchange, dialogue in the network, and through skills inputs on the Investment Case. Promote the establishment of CSO GFF Platform that bring CSOs together at sub-national and national level.

A grant to CWGH to coordinate the Zimbabwe CSO GFF coalition; and engage Zimbabwean authorities to attain pre-COVID levels of
access to RMNCAH/N services in Mutasa rural and Bulawayo urban districts by December 2021.