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Faith-Based and Secular Alliances in International Health

Faith-Based and Secular Alliances in International Health. Partnerships for Health and Wholeness CCIH Annual Conference 26 – 28 May 2007 C. Stecker, Senior Technical Advisor CRS. Objectives. Personal experience/background CRS HIV and AIDS work Organizational Partnerships

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Faith-Based and Secular Alliances in International Health

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  1. Faith-Based and Secular Alliances in International Health Partnerships for Health and Wholeness CCIH Annual Conference 26 – 28 May 2007 C. Stecker, Senior Technical Advisor CRS

  2. Objectives • Personal experience/background • CRS HIV and AIDS work • Organizational Partnerships • Elements of FBO / secular alliances • CRS experience w/ USG • Writing and winning proposals • Consortia? • Challenges and Future trends?

  3. Personal experience • Cameroun / CAR • 8 years tertiary care 130 bed hospital, 12 satellite dispensaries, HIV prevention 1985 • 12 years in CAR in PHC • Kwa Ti So Azo • ASSOMESCA (l’Association des Ouevres Medicales pour la Sante en Centrafrique)

  4. CRS HIV and AIDS • 1986 first stand-alone HIV project • 2002: 75 projects in 20 countries  2006: 250+ projects in 52 countries • Prevention, care, treatment, and support • Cross-sectoral • > $119 million/year • Funding: private, USAID, PEPFAR, GFATM

  5. Organizational Partnerships • Field-based implementing partnerships • Caritas Internationalis • AFNG (African Funding Network Group) • CCIH • Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) • InterAction • Working Groups • Other sector memberships

  6. Elements of FBO / secular alliances • Alliance:“Purpose – formal (contractual) linkages between different entities to achieve specific objectives with accountability by all parties concerned.” • Funding Mechanisms • Grants, CA, contracts • RFP, RFA, IQC, Task Order • CORE Initiative: first attempt to get funding to FBOs for HIV funding

  7. PEPFAR Experience • 5-YR ART award $335M 5-YR • 5 member consortium, including three FBOs (CRS, CMMB, I.M.A.), Institute of Human Virology-University of Maryland, and Constella Futures) • Targets: 137,600 on ARVs, 9 PEPFAR countries, w/ > 200 local partners • 5-YR OVC award 5 countries for $10M • 5-YR ABY award 3 countries for $12M

  8. Steps to winning • Announcement of RFA/RFP • Write proposal - follow guidelines

  9. Steps to winning • Know funding Environment (Donor): • What is donor known for/interested in funding? • Grant? Cooperative agreement? Contract? • How much (available, need)? What level (central/in-country)? • Unsolicited concept note (3-5 pages)? • Requirements: finances, reporting • Know yourself: • Strengths/weaknesses, constraints/limitations • Alone? Consortium?

  10. Consortium • Start exploring potential consortium members: • What expertise do they bring? • risk/benefit analysis (philosophy, way of doing business) • Start writing: “Boiler plates” • Context (Historical, Statement of Problem) • Capacity statement • Certs & Regs • Respond exactly to RFA/RFP follow guidelines: • technical excellence • most up-to-date info/stats • follow guidelines to the letter • divide writing, but have an overall coordinator/editor • keep scoring in mind

  11. Challenges • Graduation TZ • change focus of project • NPI – more directly-funded partners

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