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Building partnerships for Universal Access: Increasing civil society’s capacity and sustainability. Building Capacity for Community Based Responses Carlos Passarelli. Who are we?. A joint initiative between the Brazilian Federal Government and UNAIDS
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Building partnerships for Universal Access: Increasing civil society’s capacity and sustainability Building Capacity for Community Based Responses Carlos Passarelli
Who are we? • A joint initiative between the Brazilian Federal Government and UNAIDS • Aim: increase and nourish sustainable national responses to the AIDS epidemic • Based on South to south collaboration • Horizontal cooperation: exchange of knowledge between developing countries
Partners and Sponsors • UNAIDS • Brazilian government • GTZ • DFID • Netherlands Embassy in Brazil • UN agencies (UNFPA; UNICEF; UNESCO)
International Reference Group • An advisory group composed of specialists from governments, scientific and technical institutions, civil society organisations, UNAIDS, and other organisations contributing to the Centre • The group will revise the Centre’s work plans, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Centre and its work, and provide technical expertise
Networking • Pre-qualifications process – organisations from the South can apply to be a member of the ICTC network • Database allowing for the automatic selection of a pool of qualified candidates according to sensitive selection criteria • 76 Organizations = 22 Brazilian NGOs, 8 Latin American NGOs, and 46 Brazilian public organizations (health services and universities)
ICTC and Civil Society • Civil society as technical support provider • Member of the IRG • Member of the database • Asking for support • Providing support
How does it work? • Regional dialogue • International HIV/AIDS Alliance (Knowledge Management Centre) • CSAT (Aid for AIDS) • Alliance Technical Support Hub (Via Libre) • Global dialogue • Global Implementation Support Team (GIST) • UNAIDS Technical Support Facilities (TSF)
Burning Issues • The Global Fund: • Building proposals that reach people in need • Supporting grant implementation • Key populations: • Making visible the invisible • The human rights agenda • Technical Assistance or Political Dialogue? • The south-to-south principle • Local relationships
www.cict-aids.org or www.ictc-aids.org www.aids.gov.br