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GF grant implementation: getting it right

Presented by:Balbina Santos

ECOSIDA

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ECoSIDA-Mozambique Business Coalition against HIV and AIDS, TB and Malaria

• ECoSIDA officially launched in 2005 (August)

• 85 member companies

• Until now 590 enterprises are implementing HIV and AIDS programs. Malaria and TB integrated in 2008.

• More than 50,000 people tested for HIV

• EcoSIDA is member of CCM in Mozambique since 2006

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• The Civil Society led by FDC submitted a HIV&AIDS proposal to the GF Round 9 together with the MoH.

• It is the first time in the country that CS organization will be a PR (FDC – HIV and World Vision - Malaria).

• EcoSIDA is a sub-recipient. Project start date planned for January 2011.

• Civil society organizations and EcoSIDA build

up a collaborative framework for this proposal.

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Critical sucess factors in business partnerships with GF

• Companies are willing to match funds for interventions supported by the GF(R9 - prevention, BCC communication, testing, training employees, peer education, treatment)

• Leadership and commitment of companies top management essential for the success of programs

• Visibility and recognition of companies interventions is important for managers

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Needs for grant recipients to enhance private sector partnerships • Improve coordination• Clear targets for each CS organization• Clear identitification of gaps/opportunities for

private sector partnership • Joint planning• Collaboration in implementation, exchange of

experiences and visits• Clear M&E tools • Clear guidelines for financial and narrative

reporting

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Support: PR and SR

Support of Private Sector can facilitate thesucess of project implementation, eg:training in specific areas of expertise wherecompanies have competencies asmanagement/accomplishment of plans/

goals/targets, financial management, communications, advertising, IT

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Thank you!