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GAVI CSO Constituency Steering Committee Meeting 11-13 Nov 2011. Hosted by BRAC, Bangladesh Facilitator: Jacqueline Wittebrood (ICSS). Welcome!. 9:00 am Opening message from our hosts Akramul Islam, Program Head, BRAC Introduction of new members Majeed Siddiqi , Chair Steering Committee
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GAVI CSO Constituency Steering Committee Meeting 11-13 Nov 2011 Hosted by BRAC, Bangladesh Facilitator: Jacqueline Wittebrood (ICSS)
Welcome! 9:00 am • Opening message from our hosts • Akramul Islam, Program Head, BRAC • Introduction of new members • MajeedSiddiqi, Chair Steering Committee • Review of agenda, meeting purposes and outputs • Jacqueline Wittebrood, Facilitator
Introduction of new members • By MajeedSiddiqi, current Chair of the Steering Committee
Meeting purpose • To strategize on important policy issues concerning GAVI CSOs and develop SC positions – DAY 2 • To prepare for the upcoming GAVI Board meeting – DAY 2 • To review the status of action items emerging from the July 2011 Steering Committee meeting – DAY 1 • To agree on terms of reference for the Leadership Team – DAY 1 • To develop internal communications procedures – DAY 1 • To update the SC on the status of a number of ongoing projects, including – DAY 1: • SG2112 (the project being led by CRS from Nairobi) • the West and Central Africa regional francophone network • the Constituency’s website • and the new quarterly CSO newsletter
Meeting purpose continued • To develop a resource mobilisation strategy for the Constituency – DAY 1 • To review the proposed advocacy framework and feedback on identified advocacy priorities – DAY 2 • To visit field projects managed in partnership with BRAC, our hosts – DAY 2 • To receive updates from, and hold discussions with, GAVI senior staff and leadership on topics of key importance to the Constituency – DAY 3
Anticipated outputs • Approved Leadership Team ToR – DAY 1 • Draft internal communications procedures and decision-making processes – DAY 1 • Draft resource mobilisationstrategy – DAY 1 • Approved GAVI CSO advocacy concept note and skeleton framework – DAY 2 • Input to GAVI Board discussions – DAY 2 and 3 • Anything important missing?
Terms of Engagement • Start on time • Mobile phones off and computers closed • Raise your hand and speak in turn • Be concise and to the point – focus on the issue at hand • Limit your interventions per agenda item • Use parking lot for other issues not on the agenda • Respect each others positions and agree to disagree • Be constructive and think in terms of solutions
Agenda Day 1 – morning session • 9:15 Review of action items from July SC meeting – Joan • 9:30 Leadership Team and internal communications – Majeed & Alan • 10:30 Francophone constituency – Clarisse & Guy • 11:00 Coffee & Tea break • 11:15 SG2112 – Rosemary (Chair of OAG) • 12:00 Developing a resource mobilisationstrategy – Daniel • 12:20 UNEP Negotiations update – Daniel and Julia • 13:00 Lunch
Review of action items July SC meeting (9:15-9:30) Presentation by Joan Awunyo-Akaba (Alternate CSO Board member): • What has been accomplished? • What may no longer be priorities? • GAVI changed their plan, what are consequences? • Next steps: • Will come back to number of items this meeting • Will review at the end of the meeting what is still left and decide what to do with them • New action items may arise from this meeting
Leadership Team and internal communications (9:30-10:30) • Presentation of proposed LT ToR (Majeed) • Discussionandapprovalof ToR • Discussion on communication and decision-making procedures
Francophone constituency(10:30-11:00) Presentation by Clarisse & Guy: • Results of Dakar consultation • REPOAC’s role in regional coordination • Lessons for the Southern coalition building • What next? Goals going forward • Comments – questions –feedback • Next steps? • For Francophone Africa • In general – model to further explore?
SG2112 (11:15-12:00) Presentation by Rosemany, Chair OAG • Progress to date, challenges to operationalise the project • Role of SC, OAG and CRS • Liaising between the SC and the OAG • Working with UNICEF and WHO at global and country level • Discussion: What SC resources are needed to ensure that this project is meeting the goals we have for it? • Next steps?
Developing a resource mobilisation strategy (12:00-12:20) Presentation by Daniel: • Where are we and what do we need? • Identified needs • Identified part already covered (GAVI, in-kind IFRC, others) • Identified possible funding sources (donors, fees, Northern NGOs taking joint responsibility etc) • Questions, comments, (brief) discussion • Next steps: • Are there volunteers to move this forward while here?
UNEP Negotiations update(12:20-13:00) Presentation by Daniel and Julia: • Overview of the issue • INC 3 • Health community’s response / constituency response • Questions? Comments? • Next steps?
Agenda Day 1 – afternoon session • 14:00 Health Systems Funding Platform – Joan, Julia & others • 15:00 Options for Direct Support for CSOs – Majeed, Filimona, Clarisse & Amy • 16:00 Coffee & Tea break • 16:15 Large Country Task Teams – Nike& Naveen • 16:45 Strategy selection of CSOs for task teams and issues surrounding fragile states • 17:15 Updates and announcements – Naveen & Amy • 17:40 Conclusions, summary of decisions, looking ahead • 18:00 END OF DAY 1 • 19:00 DINNER with British MPs, informal discussions
Health Systems Funding Platform(14:00-15:00) Introducion by Joan, Julia and others involved: What are the new programmes that CS will be working within? • Current status of HSFP • Country updates (all implementing country CS members) • IRIS as part of HSFP • New policy being developed on HSS support for fragile states • Discussion: • Questions and concerns on HSS issues? • What role can and should CSO Constituency play in further development HSFP? • Next steps?
Options for Direct Support for CSOs (15:00-16:00) Comments from Majeed, Filimona, Clarisse, Amy: • Update on current reference group activities • Possible emerging options for Direct CSO Support at the country-level • Discussion: • What does the CSO SC envision for Direct CSO Support? • Where does it fit in with HSFP, fragile states, IRIS? • Where is it different? • What are our goals with this task team going forward? • Can we present a unified vision to this reference group through our participants? • Next steps?
Large Country Task Teams(16:15-16:45) • Update LCTT India (Naveen) • Update LCTT Nigeria and Nigerian CSO platform (Nike) • Discussion: • What are the SC goals going forward with LCTT? • Anything needed from SC to make that happen?
Process of selecting CSOs for task teams etc(16:45-17:15) Strategize for meeting with Secretariat representative DAY 3 • Developing a Constituency position paper on the role of CSOs in fragile states (Majeed) • Strategizing on transparency in Board and Secretariat-appointed task teams selection (Daniel) • Strategize around consistent engagement of CS in GAVI country visits • Needed output: • List of key recommendations for discussion with Secretariat • Any volunteers to work on that in the evening?
Updates and announcements(17:15-17:40) • Website and database (Naveen) • New members (Amy) • CSO newsletter (Amy) • Other? • Questions or comments? • Next steps?
Conclusions, summary of decisions, looking ahead (17:40-18:00)
18:00 - END OF DAY 1! 19:00 - DINNER with British MPs
Agenda Day 2 – field visits • 6:00 early breakfast available • 7:00 meet in lobby for buses to field visit sites • Group 1: Bhaluka, Mymensingh • Satenga Community Clinic • Upazila Health Complex • Group 2: Kapasia, Gazipur • Bhuleshwar Community Clinic • Upazila Health Complex • Group 3: Kapasia, Gazipur • Upazila Health Complex • Outreach Immunization Cen • 12:00 return to Centre and lunch – start at 13:30
Group 1 field visits Group 1: Bhaluka, Mymensingh – bus leaves at 7:30 SHARP (be on time!) • Joan-Awunyo-Akaba, CSO Board Alternate • Daniel Berman (VC of SC) • Jacqui Bell (IFRC) • FilimonaBisrat (CCRDA) • Adenike Grange (IPA) • BRAC • Marco Gomes (CHPI) • Ivan Lewis (MP) + Political Advisor (Sophie Sutcliffe) • Geoff Adlide, GAVI Secretariat
Group 2 field visits Group 2: Kapasia, GazipurA – bus leaves at 8am SHARP! • Alan Hinman, CSO Board Member • Abdul MajeedSiddiqui (Chair of SC) • RozinaMistry (AKHS) • Julia Hill (MSF) • Rosemary Akola-Anderson (Oxfam Ghana) • BRAC • Jacqueline Wittebrood • Lord Mohammed Iltaf Sheikh + Ruder Finn (William Heald) • Paul Kelly, GAVI Secretariat
Group 3 field visits Group 3: Kapasia, Gazipur B (Film + photograph = Chris Endean, Steve Nettleton, SaifulHaq) bus leaves at 8am! • Simon Wright (SAVE UK) • Marwin Meier (WV) • Clarisse LoeLoumou (Alternative Sante) • Sabrina BakeeraKitaka (UPA) • Naveen Thacker (IAP) • BRAC • Amy Dietterich (IFRC/CSO Comms Focal Pt) • Jim Dobbin, MP • Ariane McCabe, GAVI Secretariat • Mato Farouk Jiwa, GAVI Secretariat
Agenda Day 2 - afternoon • 13:30 CSO Advocacy Framework – Marco & Simon • 15:00 GAVI Board Meeting preparations – Alan & Joan • 16:00 Coffee & Tea break • 16:15 Continued Board discussions • 17:15 Designating the SC Chair – facilitator • 18:15 Conclusions, summary of decisions, looking ahead • 18:30 END OF DAY 2