The Alliance Technical Support Hub in Manila provides technical support to help build community capacity for effective HIV/AIDS responses. It is hosted by PHANSuP's ARETS Asia-Pacific and has a vision of being an enduring platform for developing and sharing expertise. For the Philippines' Global Fund proposal, the hub provided mobilization of resources, technical assistance in proposal writing, and helped ensure an inclusive process with wide consultation. Key success factors included holistic support, community engagement, and timely assistance from experts. Challenges include limited funding for technical support services and enhancing experts' abilities to deliver accessible support.

1. Alliance
Technical
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ROBERTO A.O. NEBRIDA
Executive Director
Philippine NGO Support Program, Inc.
(PHANSuP)
Presented during the XII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City (3 August 2008)

2. The Alliance Technical Support Hub (Manila)
VISION An enduring platform to
develop and share expertise
for effective community
action …
MISSION Help build community
capacity …
APPROACH Community expertise for
communities.
HOSTED BY PHANSuP’s
ARETS Asia-Pacific

3. Technical Support in the Development of the
Philippines’ Country Proposal to Global Fund Round 8
Context • Initiative of more than 49 organizations (34 signed formal
collab agreement) that started in Round 7 (i.e., GFR78i)
• 34 orgs: 6 CBOs; 22 NGOs; 2 FBOs; 4 Business
• Frontline NGOs/CBOs lack resources to provide HIV services
• HIV prevention in the workplace
• PHANSuP designated as the coalition secretariat
Alliance Hub 1. Mobilization of resources to fund the project development process
Support 2. Provision of technical assistance: lead writer
Results • Country proposal endorsed by Philippine CCM to GFATM
• NGO-driven process hailed as the most inclusive, open and
participative (widest consultation ever) in the country’s GFATM
experience since 2002
Key Success 1. Holistic, strategic support (resource mob; tech writing)
Factors 2. Community engagement (inclusion of all relevant stakeholders)
3. Timeliness and quality of assistance (by balanced team of experts)
Challenges • Very limited capability of small CBOs/NGOs to pay for TS
• Need to enhance capability of more experts to deliver
“community-friendly” services