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Happy holiday from us to you

Did you participate in the grant-making process? Are you from #SouthAfrica or #Botswana? 🧑🏽🤝🧑🏿🌍 👉🏼 The Global Fund wants to hear from you! The KPI C1 survey is now live, focusing on assessing community satisfaction with engagement in the grant-making process for countries that submitted in Waves 4-6. This survey measures how well communities were involved in developing the Funding Request, reflecting our commitment to community leadership in the fight against #HIV, #TB, and #malaria. Deadline is 20th December 2024 📢 Your input matters to ensure the voices of those most affected are central to the grant cycle. 🔗 Participate now: Click https://lnkd.in/dKxmdHXt to access the survey Let's shape a better future together! 💪🏽✨

Collaborating and exploring partnerships around sexual and reproductive health was the parting shot of our policy and advocacy program officer Linda Kakolwa yesterday at the 1st EAC SRH youth conference in Nairobi. This did well with the remarks of the Program officer Robert Shaita Athewa from the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI), who called for delegates present to work and engage with their National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to protect #adolescent rights in the SRH programs that they implement. “SRH is a real issue, and if we do not address it, we will die. I don’t want to die,” said a representative from the Center for Reproductive Rights. This was quite moving as the Wast African Youth Network hosted the first of its kind gathering where the majority of the delegates were #adolescents. “We need to make the information available”, called out Irene Alenga of AMREF while taking the delegates through a Knowledge Management session under the Knowledge Success Initiative supported by USAID. Under the #SHARP project supported by the European Union, EANNASO and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) are attending the meeting ending today with a clear focus on advocating for the Great Lakes Region to have #healthyadolecents who can have accessible, available, affordable and of quality SRH services and commodities.

In the next 1.5 hours we will be on. What are your plans this evening? Use this link to set a reminder and let’s talk about #COP29Azerbaijan Hello here is the link: https://lnkd.in/dM4V8yCC

We close the year by taking a step back and analyzing what COP29 means and what are the next steps. Am sure you have seen or heard the speakers talk about #ClimateChange. Now get to understand what the meeting in #Baku #Azerbaijan last month meant. Use this link to set a reminder for the upcoming X spaces hosted by @MalariaYouthUG and EANNASO x.com/i/spaces/1mnge… @Dr Martin Muchangi and Portia Adu - Mensah (Mrs) will give keynote remarks and you do not want to miss that.

#humanrights rights are the foundation of dignity, equality, and freedom for all. Yet, too many still face violence and discrimination. This #16Days of Activism, we stand together to end gender-based violence and protect the rights of everyone, everywhere. 🧡 It starts with *you*. Speak out. Act. Advocate. ✊ #EndGBV #HumanRightsForAll #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGenderBasedViolence #healthyadolescents #afyayetuhakiyetu

As we continue to commemorate the #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGenderBasedViolence, today we look at the amazing work that young women are doing to motivate girls and young women. With everything going on in the world girls need to know their SRHR and understand how they can cultivate healthy relationships. Are you in Zambia? Join our SRHR Regional Champion Patience Mumbi Chanda as she hosts “Girls Day Out” all about #HealthyAdolescents #afyayetuhakiyetu

Community Engagement in Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response and One Health Arun balajee; Blanca Gil Antuñano; Christina D.; David Lowrance; Ed Ngoksin, Felicita Hikuam; Gail Steckley; Gavin Reid; Gilles Cesari; Keith Mienies; Mark Saalfeld; Olive Mumba; Olivier Cavey; Philippe Creach; Raine Cortes; Shuhrat Aripov, MD, MScPH; GLORY CHAGAMA, Lizzie Otaye PRSK, John Beku, Rodrick Mugishagwe, Bernard Bett, Chalita Auesiritrakul, Rachel Otu-Amponsah, Raymond John Naguit, Simon KABORE, Eric Fleutelot, Isabel Hottelart, Alexandre Caron, Alexis Delabouglise, Arnaud Bataille, Flavie Goutard, Jean-Hugues Caffin, Marisa Peyre, Marie-Marie Olive, Marion Bordier, Mathieu Bourgarel, Sélim Louafi, Thierry Lefrançois, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Musso Munyeme, For the Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS and Health Service Organizations (EANNASO), “Civil Society Organizations and communities play a key role in advancing Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response through the One Health approach. By leveraging their grassroots presence and networks, they serve as bridges between policymakers and local populations, ensuring that interventions are inclusive and contextually relevant. They facilitate community engagement, promote awareness, and strengthen local capacities to detect and respond to health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. Together, CSOs and communities enhance surveillance, advocate for equitable resources, and drive behaviour change, aligning efforts to achieve holistic and integrated health outcomes”. The webinar of 8 November 2024 on Community Engagement in Pandemic Prevention and One Health co-organized by EANNASO, PREZODE and ILRI was attended by more than 70 colleagues from civil society and community groups throughout Anglophone Africa. Concrete examples on community engagement to fight the Rift Valley fever in Kenya and Anthrax in Zambia were presented, followed by plenty of questions, discussions and country exchanges across the region. 🎥 For those who were unable to attend, you can find the recording at https://lnkd.in/grs2eVgc, as well as the presentation and country cases on line - with a million thanks to my EANNASO friends, GLORY CHAGAMA and Lizzie Otaye PRSK, for the wonderful organization. To access the recording of our previous webinar of 9 October on Climate Justice and One Health held with COPPER, civil society and community groups throughout Africa, Asia and Pacific: https://lnkd.in/gks63u89

It's Day 10! 🧡 It’s time to take action! During these 16 Days of Activism, let’s amplify the call to protect girls and young women from violence. Every girl deserves to live free from fear and harm. Together, we can build a safer, more equitable world. Listen in to @Delphine from Eastern Africa Child Rights Network (EACRN) address the same. #16Days #EndGBV #ProtectGirls #EmpowerYoungWomen #16DaysOfActivism #SafeSpacesForAll #GenderEquality #HealthyAdolescents #afyayetuhakiyet

It is Day 9 🌍✨ End Violence Against Key Populations ✨🌍 Everyone deserves to live a life free from fear, discrimination, and violence. Key populations especially girls and young women face disproportionate levels of violence, stigma, and exclusion. 🤝 Create safe spaces for everyone to thrive. Listen in to Fahe Kerubo from Reproductive Health Network Kenya speak on this. #16DaysOfActivism #SafeSpacesForAll #GenderEquality #HealthyAdolescents #afyayetuhakiyetu DENIS BWANA Richard Godwin GLORY CHAGAMA Rodrick Mugishagwe Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) Liyoka Liyoka Robert Shaita Athewa Savannah Informatics Faith to Action Network European Union Marie Stopes Tanzania AIDS Healthcare Foundation United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)