Civil Society Engagement Practical Country Platform Solutions to Reach Every Woman Every Child

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Civil Society Engagement in Support of
Every Woman Every Child
What are we trying to solve for?
January 14th, 2016
Photos (L-R): Kate Holt/MCSP (first three photos);Jhpiego/Ali Khurshid

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Renewed Global
Strategy shared
with member
states; side event
atWHA
April/May 2015
Measurement and
Accountability for
Results in
Health/Civil Society
Statement on
Measurement and
Accountability for
Health
June 2015
Launch of
Global Financing
Facility for
RMNCAH at
Financing for
Development
Conference
July 2015
Sustainable
Development
Goals; Launch of
renewed Global
Strategy UNGA
September
2015
Global Strategy
and Operational
Plan,WHA &
Women Deliver
May 2016
Policy and Strategy Context
Civil society engagement moments in support of
EveryWoman Every Child (EWEC) new Global Strategy

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Global Strategy 2.0/Every Woman Every Child
Action Areas for Citizen Engagement
Individual potential
Accountability
Country ownership Community engagement

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What are we trying to solve for?
• Parallel vertical efforts within EWEC to engage civil society
• No common language across organizations or countries – and thus no
systematic way of sharing evidence, good practices, funding, or tools
• Common CSO request “fund me”, but no common framing of the explicit
purpose and deliverables of CS value added for EWEC
• Can sometimes become a “check-the-box” exercise
One Common Purpose: to advance EWEC outcomes and results

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• What are the vital few elements of civil society value added – to
the EWEC global strategy – that this group can agree on?
• Can this small group agree on a common framing for civil society
engagement to propose to all EWEC stakeholders (the “big
tent”)?
What are we trying to solve for?
We are NOT trying to resolve CSO funding issues,
or make “decisions” to impose on others

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Outcomes:
* Proposed a robust set of
minimum standards for GFF
country platforms to enhance
participation, transparency, and
accountability
* Developed key messages and
recommendations for civil
society engagement in focal
areas based on sharing of
country experiences from GFF
front-runner countries
GFF Learning Meeting
Civil Society Pre-Meeting
Nov 14, 2015 - Nairobi
Focus:
How to structure effective
country platforms; ensure
optimal CS engagement in
country platforms and in the
GFF more broadly
Focus:
Discuss interest in the
opportunity to align and
coordinate CS constituencies
in the RMNCAH space by
developing a common
framework to coordinate and
strengthen CS engagement
Outcome:
* Agreement to meet in
January to develop a common
framework to coordinate and
strengthen CS engagement,
building on the draft concept
note shared by USAID
Common Framing Conference Call
with NGO/CSO Constituencies
Nov 23, 2015 - Geneva
Unifying and Advancing an Evolving Global Conversation
Health Actors Meeting to
Harmonize Advocacy on HSS for
UHC & SDG Health Targets
Dec 7-8, 2015 - Montreux
Speaking with One
Voice, Stronger
Together
Focus:
Better harmonization and
alignment of advocacy around
heath and community systems
for UHC and the sustainable
development targets at the
country level (with potential
convening role of IHP+
platforms)
Outcomes:
* Declaration/Call for urgent
action towards better
alignment and harmonization of
advocacy
* Developed Plan of Action
(national, regional, global)
* Commitment to meet during
2016 WHA to assess progress
and continue to move forward
the common agenda

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“Strawman” to frame civil
society engagement across
key global actors in
RMNCAH
• Aim for a common taxonomy
• Prioritize core elements
• Agree on Next Steps (“Who,What,When”)
WorkingTogether: Positioning Civil Society
Engagement to improve RMNCAH outcomes

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Civil Society Engagement in Support of
Every Woman Every Child
What a practical common framework might look like
January 14th, 2016
Photos (L-R): Kate Holt/MCSP and Jhpiego;Photos (L-R): Kate Holt/MCSP and Jhpiego; Karen Kasmauski/MCSP;

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Civil Society Engagement for Every Woman Every Child:
A Common Frame of Action
January 14th Workshop Report
Complex Interactions of Core Elements in a
Common Frame of Action:
• WHAT we need to focus on to proactively
engage civil society across multiple sectors
to improve RMNCAH outcomes
• Group recommendations for key
stakeholders
• Global actors
• Governments
• International NGOs
• Civil society (NGOs, professional
associations, etc.)
Report dissemination to date:
• Global Financing Facility Investors Group meeting
(London)
• Ministerial Conference on Immunization (Ethiopia)
• Commission on Information & Accountability
meeting (South Africa)
• GAVI & PMNCH Board meetings
• Follow up with CS constituencies & Gates
Foundation

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Gaps identified by CS leaders across Key Constituencies
for EWEC (January 14th Workshop)
• Governance Gaps: Identify whether the right pre-requisites exist for
effectives CS action, and barriers that prevents effective RMNCAH
coordination and mobilization at the country level.
• Financing Gaps: Financing needed to support CS efforts in health, with a
focus on CS unique roles in advocacy and accountability.
• Knowledge of Best Practices Gaps: Best practices for processes and
models of engagement and associated metrics at the country level to
demonstrate the value added of CS contributions (e.g. SUN country
engagement processes; Global Fund CCMs; CORE polio secretariats, etc.).

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Proposal to Gates Foundation: Country Case Approach
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Common Frame
of Action:
CS models that
work for
advocacy and
accountability
Workshop 1
EWEC
Workshop 3
Workshop 2
Potential Countries:
Bangladesh, Cameroon, India,
Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria,
Senegal and Uganda

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Key Mechanisms to Strengthen Partnerships with Citizens, Communities, and Civil
Society to End Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD)
Maternal and Child Survival
Program (MCSP)
USAID Flagship
Jhpiego led with 11 partners
Launched in 2014
Community & Civil Society Engagement
Thematic Area
Global leadership, advocacy, and learning
Tailored technical Assistance to Missions
MCSP’s Role in Integrating Community Health APS
• Convene a community of practice around the CHW
Addendum/SOTA in community health
• Technical assistance resource to Missions in
country specific addenda
Integrating Community
Health APS
USAID/UNICEF
Collaboration
• Institutionalization
• Measurement &
Accountability
• Partnerships
CHW Addendum
Government-Civil Society
Launched in 2015
Zika Addendum in 2016

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Effective Government – Civil Society Partnerships
Technical Assistance through MCSP