The Global Fund Community Engagement Strategic Initiative (CE-SI) Short-Term Technical Assistance

Who can apply for CE-SI technical assistance? 

• Countries eligible for Global Fund funding and countries included in multi country grants
• Networks and organizations led by key or vulnerable populations (HIV or TB).
• Youth-led networks and organizations
• Women-led networks and organizations
• Networks and organizations led by people living with HIV, TB survivors, or communities most affected by malaria.
• Civil society networks and organizations closely working with one/several of the groups mentioned above.

What type of technical assistance can be requested? 

• Technical assistance can be requested at any stage of the Global Fund funding cycle.
• CE SI technical assistance requests should focus on issues related to human rights, gender, equity, key populations, community responses, systems strengthening and related areas.
• The community experts can be deployed for approximately 30 days over a period of up to three months.

What are the main areas of work for Technical Assistance?

• Situational analysis and the needs assessment
• Engagement in country dialogue processes
• Supporting design and implementation arrangements
• Engagement in the NSP review and development

The Asia Pacific Regional Learning Hub plays a vital role  in  facilitating  the exchange of  information and best practices at local, national, regional, and global levels related to  community engagement in Global Fund processes. It also focuses on enhancing access to technical assistance (TA). The  Hub serves as a regional resource center that communities, country stakeholders, and partners can approach for support, knowledge sharing and capacity strengthening related to the three diseases and Global Fund processes.

Who else is providing Technical Assistance?

Technical Assistance (TA) is provided by a number of TA providers including the United States Government, Expertise France, BACKUP Health, Japanese Government World Health Organizations, UNIADS, Stop TB Partnership, RBM Partnership to End Malaria, and  Community Engagement Strategic Initiative of the Global Fund. These TA providers offer essential expertise, resources, and support in the provision of technical assistance, contributing significantly to various global health initiatives and programs.

Expertise France L’Initiative is a French program that aims to  combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and to strengthen healthcare systems. Expertise France provides technical assistance and additional funding to Global Fund recipient countries to improve the effectiveness of their grants and strengthen the health impact of funded programs, ultimately   contributing to more effective  pandemic responses and stronger health systems. L’Initiative is  a key partner of Global Fund’s impact, conducting  technical assistance missions upon the request from partners in eligible countries. Any stakeholders involved in the Global Fund programs  in countries eligible for L’Initiative support may apply for technical assistance. 

Regional applications may be submitted by one applicant organization, such as a regional coordination body. For national applications:

• Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs);
• Principal recipients, Sub-recipients, and Sub-sub-recipients of Global Fund grants;
• National pandemic control programs;
• Government agencies;
• Civil society organizations.

L’Initiative operates in 40 countries that are eligible for support from the Global Fund. This includes countries facing implementation challenges and those identified as high-impact countries by the Global Fund in their efforts to combat pandemics. 

UNAIDS Technical Support Mechanism (UNAIDS TSM) serves as a core platform to provide technical support to Global Fund grantees  in the Asia-Pacific region. The UNAIDS TSM is a trusted mechanism to engage with governments, communities and other technical partners equipped with a robust accountability system that includes an integrated risk management framework. 

• The fundamental of technical support delivery is demand driven country focused technical support
• Provision of TA to government, CSO and other stakeholders
• Leverage UNAIDS and TSM’s resources for focused-interventions on key priority areas: Prevention & Treatment, Community-Led Response, Human Rights, Gender, and Equitable Financing
• Optimizes the Global Fund and government investment including PEPFAR, DFAT and other at country level
• Provide quality assured technical support for impactful program
• Leverages UNAIDS resources for country level impact
• Eligible countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Questions for Communities

• Do you want to organize a consultation to strategize for Global fund processes?
• Do you need the support of a consultant to support engaging in the Global Fund process but don’t have resources?
• Are you still thinking where to reachout for getting support on Short Term TA?

Reach out to Asia Pacific Regional Learning Hub for all your queries related to the Global Fund Processes.

Not from the Asia-Pacific region?

Discover the Regional Learning Hubs in your region here: https://www.theglobalfund.org/media/10393/crg_regionalplatforms_contactdetails_en.pdf