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SCALING UP HIV/AIDS SERVICES THROUGH A FBO NETWORK

Management Sciences for Health’s work with the Inter Religious Council of Uganda. SCALING UP HIV/AIDS SERVICES THROUGH A FBO NETWORK. Developed by Ida Grum Adapted for CCIH Annual Conference 28 May 2007 Douglas Huber Christine Pilcavage. MSH UGANDA BACKGROUND.

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SCALING UP HIV/AIDS SERVICES THROUGH A FBO NETWORK

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  1. Management Sciences for Health’s work with the Inter Religious Council of Uganda SCALING UP HIV/AIDS SERVICES THROUGH A FBO NETWORK Developed by Ida Grum Adapted for CCIH Annual Conference 28 May 2007 Douglas Huber Christine Pilcavage

  2. MSH UGANDA BACKGROUND • MSH selected to work in Uganda to: • Create effective systems for civil society to play role in national response to HIV/AIDS • Increase absorptive capacity to scale up HIV/AIDS services

  3. INTER RELIGIOUS COUNCIL OF UGANDA (IRCU) • Founded and registered in 2002 • Composed of 5 member religious coordinating bodies (RCBs) • To enable member constituencies to create a mechanism for FBOs to coordinate efforts • Focus on HIV/AIDS, Education and Peace programs

  4. INTER RELIGIOUS COUNCIL OF UGANDA (IRCU) USAID Council of Presidents Financial conduit for IRCU grants program Executive Board Thematic committees MSH System strengthening Secretariat Catholics Anglicans Muslims Orthodox SDA Tier 2 Implementing Partner Implementing Partner Implementing Partner Implementing Partner Implementing Partner Implementing Partner

  5. MSH TA to STRENGTHEN IRCU • Structure, governance & leadership • Strategic direction, coordination & planning • Grants and financial management • Monitoring & evaluation • Human resources management • Resource mobilization

  6. IRCU GRANTS PROGRAM

  7. $ 400,000 (PEPFAR Track 1.5) Religious coordinating Bodies (RCB) proposals 56 grantees Fixed obligation grants Scholastic materials Vocational training Counseling OVC GRANTS PROGRAM

  8. CARE & SUPPORT GRANTS PROGRAM • $ 1.7 million (PEPFAR Track 2) • RCB proposed potential FBOs/CBOs • Assessment phase • Selection process/approval • Work planning/budgeting workshop • Grants/agreement development

  9. CARE & SUPPORT GRANTS PROGRAM • Scaling up existing HIV/AIDS services • Linking to communities • BCC to raise knowledge in communities • Home-based Volunteer counseling & testing (VCT) • Home based basic clinical and palliative care • Linking mothers to PMTCT programs

  10. SUCCESSES • New model to scale up HIV/AIDS service delivery • Comprehensive approach to providing technical assistance (TA) • Management strengthening linked directly with program implementation • Strengthening an organization to receive funding directly from USAID

  11. CHALLENGES • MSH partnership timeframe of 16 months • PEPFAR requirements • IRCU leadership & staffing • MSH staff continuity, relying on Short-term technical assistance • Financial risk management

  12. THE FUTURE OF IRCU • Successfully passed USAID’s pre-award assessment; now receiving direct funding • Global fund award for $3 million (lost when GF funds withdrawn from Uganda) • PEPFAR RFA • Total $18 million over three years

  13. THANK YOU

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