1. DISSEMINATION PLAN ON REGIONAL ANALYSIS REPORT: A CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL, SUB-REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MSM AND
TRANSGENDER NETWORKS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Key Messages for Visuals/Infographic
General
Information
 JumpStart is the MSM and Transgender networks capacity strengthening initiative of APCOM in partnership with AFAO;
 It uses Rapid Assessment Apparatus or Rap App in assessing the programmatic and organisational strengths and needs
of a network at a given time;
 Rap App is an assessment tool which uses a 4-scale system to determine the strengths and needs of a particular
programmatic and organisational aspect with 1 as the lowest and 4 as the highest;
 The findings Regional Analysis Report: A Capacity Assessment of regional, sub-regional and national MSM and
transgender organisations and networks in Asia and the Pacific is a representation of the current standing of MSM and
transgender regional and sub-regional networks in the region.
KEY MESSAGES
1 The Rap App identified 11 functional areas of a network which are:
PROGRAMMATIC
- Project design - M&E, management
- Technical Capacity
- Advocacy Capacity
- Communications
- Strategic information
ORGANISATIONAL
- Governance
- Staffing
- Finance
- Resource Mobilisation

2. DISSEMINATION PLAN ON REGIONAL ANALYSIS REPORT: A CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL, SUB-REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MSM AND
TRANSGENDER NETWORKS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
- Partnership and Networking
- Membership - Key Affected Population Engagement
The Rap App have assessed the eight (8) regional, sub-regional and national networks in these areas.
2 Among the 8 organisations, the areas that gained satisfactory to high scores are:
- Governance
- Partnerships and networking
- Communications
- Technical capacity
Among the 8 organisations, the areas that gained poor to adequate scores are:
- Resource mobilisation
- Financial management
- Membership structure / Key affected Population engagement
- Programming in particular Monitoring and evaluation
- Advocacy Capacity
Among the 8 organisations, the areas with wide variation .are:
- Secretariat and Staffing
- Strategic Information Capacity
-
3 Resource Mobilisation capacity
Of the 8 networks, the biggest and most immediate challenge is resource mobilisation, and in particular how to access long-term
sustainable funding for both project activities and core costs. There is a need to provide urgent support to diversify and expand funding
base, and this must be a priority if any of the other capacity building needs are to be met.
4 out of the 8 networks have been successful in obtaining funds from more than one source.

3. DISSEMINATION PLAN ON REGIONAL ANALYSIS REPORT: A CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL, SUB-REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MSM AND
TRANSGENDER NETWORKS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Majority is successful in obtaining in-kind support than financial support.
1 out of 8 networks has long term funding in place, with most running to April 2014.
This finding implies that there is a need to capacitate organisations in building diverse funding bases, mentoring in networking and
building relationships with donors, resource mobilisation training, and proposal development training.
4 Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity
8 out of 8 networks say that Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is a major gap in capacity.
1 out of 8 organisations has an M&E system in place and claims to carry out analysis and learning.
3 out of 8 have limited or project specific M&E system.
There is a need for training in project design and management, with the same organisations requiring comprehensive training in M&E
including:
- development of M&E frameworks,
- monitoring of projects and core organisational work,
- evaluation tools
- community participation in evaluation, analysis and documentation of learning
5 Advocacy Capacity
The 8 networks enumerated the following as channels for advocacy:
- Country Coordinating Mechanism
- Technical working groups
- Conferences

4. DISSEMINATION PLAN ON REGIONAL ANALYSIS REPORT: A CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL, SUB-REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MSM AND
TRANSGENDER NETWORKS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
- High Level Government Engagement
- Advocacy Platforms
- Social Media
- Global/Regional Debates
- Production of Policy Materials
- Campaigns and Events
- Discussions with relevant stakeholders
Of the enumerated channel, the most used is Production of policy materials
Although a wide variety of advocacy activities and channels are used in the region, there is lack of strategic planning around advocacy.
Only 2 out of 8 have finalized advocacy plans.
Advocacy challenges include:
- lack of engagement of members;
- lack of capacity to set an advocacy agenda;
- lack of agreement on advocacy priorities
- lack of strategic planning of advocacy activities
- no identification of target audience for advocacy
- lack of access to relevant disaggregated data and research on MSM and transgender people on which to base advocacy
- lack of funding for advocacy activities
- lack of manpower to carry out advocacy activities
This means that advocacy activities are ad hoc, without the long-term planning and monitoring that is necessary for an effective
advocacy.

5. DISSEMINATION PLAN ON REGIONAL ANALYSIS REPORT: A CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL, SUB-REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MSM AND
TRANSGENDER NETWORKS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Objective Target Audience Suggested activities
TO PROMOTE ANALYSIS
REPORT: A CAPACITY
ASSESSMENT OF
REGIONAL, SUB-
REGIONAL AND
NATIONAL MSM AND
TRANSGENDER
NETWORKS IN ASIA AND
THE PACIFIC THROUGH
INFORGRAPHICS
APCOM’s staff
APCOM’s JumpStart
Networks and Partners
APCOM’s General
Networks and Partners
Social Media Followers
Global Fund CRG
TA Providers
Current Donors and
Potential donors (DFAT,
Global Fund CRG, USAID,
and UNAIDS)
Global Health &
Development thought
leaders, policy makers,
etc.
1. Develop the social media content message and post the messages for the
promotion of the key messages and inforgraphic on APCOM’s social
media. The target audience can cover all in the section column.
2. Develop the website content message and publish it for the promotion of
the key messages and inforgraphic on APCOM’s website. The target
audience can also cover all in the section column.
3. Create the email message (link to APCOM’s website) and send it to
APCOM’s staff based on our database through chimpmail (link to APCOM’s
website)
4. Create the email message (link to APCOM’s website) and send it to
APCOM’s JumpStart Networks and Partners through chimpmail based on
our database
5. Create the email message (link to APCOM’s website) and send it to
Current Donor for JumpStart
6. Create Google alerts in order to monitor media and news coverage.
7. Create posters.
8. Produce a short VDO presentation.
9. Examine series to add a line or a quote that can be linked to JumpStart.

6. DISSEMINATION PLAN ON REGIONAL ANALYSIS REPORT: A CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL, SUB-REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MSM AND
TRANSGENDER NETWORKS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Health & Development
focused civil society
organizations and
networks