OBJECTIVES and PROGRAM PRESENTED BY MLEWA EANNASO OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES and PROGRAM PRESENTED BY: MLEWA EANNASO

OBJECTIVES • Take stock of achievements, challenges and lessons learned in CS participation in CCM • Review progress and lessons learned on how to support projects supporting CS engagement with CCM in GF processes • Share experiences and recommend the position of CCM constituencies in the CM evolution • Strategize/recommend specific strategies of enhancing civil society participation in the next GF funding requests • Strategize on mechanisms for effectively articulating the CS engagement at high decision making levels • Develop an action program for the regional communication and coordination platform for Anglophone Africa - 2020

Program Thematic areas • 1: Reflections: Progress made since 2018 CCM dialogue forum • 2. On-going initiatives to strengthen civil society engagement with CCM and Global fund Processes • 3: Positioning of civil society constituencies in CCM evolution: lessons and experiences • 4: Enhancing civil society participation in the next global funding request • 5: Global advocacy • 6: Action program for the communication and coordination platform for anglophone Africa - 2020

Expected Outputs • Capacity buiding needs for CS participation in CCM • Advocacy agenda for CCM/CS Anglophone Africa for 2020 • Measures to strengthen civil society participation in Global Fund processes • Anglophone Africa 2020 action plan

Who is participating • Civil society and community representatives from Anglophone Africa countries • Partners • CCM secretariats from the CCM plus countries • CS CCM representatives • CS CCM plus project country host organization reps • CS CCM plus project country consultants • GIZ Back Up reps • Global Fund Secretariat (CCM Hub, CRG etc)