Community Update on New Funding Model (2014)

COMMUNITY UPDATE FOR MSM ADVOCATES The Global Fund’s New Funding Model: Key Entry Points for Civil Society

Published in November 2014 by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuburculosis, and Malaria (GFATM), this update on the GFATM’s new funding model (“Key Entry Points for Civil Society”) aims to enhance civil society participation in all stages of the country dialogue process to ensure that investments are strategically targeting the right intervention and the right populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and other key affected populations (KAPs). The update provides KAPs and broader civil society advocates with a step-by-step overview of the new funding model process, as well as guidance on how they can be more meaningfully involved in the ongoing country dialogue process. The GFATM has identified funding “windows” over two years.For 2015, the funding windows for concept note submission are the months of January, April, July, and September; for 2016, the month of April only.

Effective Engagement of Communities in the Country Dialogue Processes

Following the launch of a new funding model by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFTAM), the Communities Living with HIV, Tuberculosis and affected by Malaria Delegation (Communities Delegation) of the Board of the Global Fund commissioned an analysis of the quality of engagement with key populations in 11 countries. This position paper summarizes the content of the Delegation’s 32nd board meeting and lists the key findings of the analysis as well as challenges to overcome when engaging KPs.

Review of the Engagement of Key Populations in the Funding Model Report

This global report, produced November 2014 by the Communities Delegation of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Communities Delegation), captures the findings and experiences of key population engagement in 11 countries.

The report presents a two-part methodology used to assess the extent and quality of KP engagement; assess the support provided by technical partners and the Global Fund Secretariat; and document challenges, successful strategies, and specific recommendations.

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Punishing Success? Explanation of Band 4 of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and its Implications for Civil Society and Key Populations

This briefing paper explains how country bands factor into the Global Fund’s New Funding Model and discusses the implications of Band 4 country classification for civil society and key populations. Although Band 4 is the largest band and includes 55 countries, it receives an overall funding share of only seven percent.

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The Needs and Rights of Male Sex Workers

This briefing paper was developed in line with the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) priority to highlight the needs and rights of male sex workers (MSW) and presents an overview of some of the main issues faced by MSW globally; it also highlights some of the advocacy and activism efforts by MSW communities that have challenged these issues. The paper is intended for those policymakers and those who design and implement programmes and work directly with MSW with the aim of increasing awareness and understanding of the multiple realities and needs of this community. This paper is also intended as an advocacy tool for NSWP member groups to utilise in their attempts to raise awareness across the world about the needs of MSW and to advocate for their rights from the grassroots community level to global forums for change.

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Salud, Dignidad y Prevención Positivas

Published in 2013 by GNP+ and UNAIDS, the primary goals of Salud, Dignidad y Prevención Positivas (Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention) are to improve the dignity, quality, and length of life of people living with HIV. If achieved, this will, in turn, have beneficial effects on their partners, families, and communities, including reducing the likelihood of new infections. Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention is not just a new name for the concept of HIV prevention for and by people living with HIV, formerly known as ‘positive prevention’. Rather, Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention is built upon a broader foundation that includes improving and maintaining the dignity of the individual living with HIV; supports and enhances the individual’s physical, mental, emotional and sexual health; and, which, in turn, among other benefits, creates an enabling environment that will reduce the likelihood of new HIV infections.

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Santé positive dignite et prévention

Published in 2013 by GNP+ and UNAIDS, the primary goals of Santé positive dignite et prévention (Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention) are to improve the dignity, quality, and length of life of people living with HIV. If achieved, this will, in turn, have beneficial effects on their partners, families, and communities, including reducing the likelihood of new infections. Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention is not just a new name for the concept of HIV prevention for and by people living with HIV, formerly known as ‘positive prevention’. Rather, Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention is built upon a broader foundation that includes improving and maintaining the dignity of the individual living with HIV; supports and enhances the individual’s physical, mental, emotional and sexual health; and, which, in turn, among other benefits, creates an enabling environment that will reduce the likelihood of new HIV infections.

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Global Policy, Local Disconnects: A Look into the Implementation of the 2013 HIV Treatment Guidelines

Published in 2014, The Global Policy, Local Disconnects: A Look Into the Implementation of the 2013 HIV Treatment Guidelines report is a global initiative undertaken by The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) and the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) that investigates what the reality was on the ground for people living with HIV. Utilizing ITPC’s nine Regional Networks and ARASA partners in Southern Africa, a cross-section of people living with HIV, service providers and other stakeholders were surveyed across the globe for their experiences, opinions and insights. The report provides a reality check to talk of ending AIDS and discusses the barriers at the community level to scaling up treatment.

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