International Day of the African Child: An Opportunity to Support the GFF

International Day of the African Child: An Opportunity to Support the GFF. An Open Letter to Governments and Donors on Behalf of Young Leaders from GFF Countries

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health

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Global Financing Facility Adolescent and Youth Engagement Action Plan

Action plan for engaging youth and adolescents in the GFF.

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health

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Nine Countries Join Global Financing Facility; Now Reaching 36 Countries with Greatest Health and Nutrition Needs of Women, Children and Adolescents

WASHINGTON D.C. – Following the GFF replenishment event in November 2018 that raised more than US$1 billion for the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF), the GFF announced today that 9 countries—Chad, Ghana, Mauritania, Niger, Pakistan, Somalia, Tajikistan, Zambia and Zimbabwe—will join the GFF, bringing the total number of GFF-supported countriesto 36.

Type: News

Category: Adolescent Health

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A message from GFF Director Mariam Claeson

As we move into the expansion phase, incorporating learning from countries in the lead, I want to thank you all for our great partnership for women, children and adolescent health and nutrition and for what we have accomplished together in the last two years. During this period, the GFF has evolved from proof of concept […]

Type: News

Category: Adolescent Health, Health Financing

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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: The GFF’s Support to Accelerate Action

This paper proposes three hypotheses for why adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) is under-financed and develops three theories of change to identify activities and themes for GFF focus. These include activities to: (1) close key gaps in the evidence base around the cost of adolescent health interventions; (2) efforts to strengthen health […]

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health

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Africa Human Capital Plan: Powering Africa’s Potential Through Its People

This presentation outlines the basics of the Human Capital Plan in Africa. It explains why the plan is so important for Africa in reaching RMNCAH goals as well as other human rights goals, and outlines how the World Bank will work with governments and partners to support countries in seven main ways.

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health, Family Planning & Contraception, Maternal and Child Health

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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: The GFF’s Support to Accelerate Action

This GFF document outlines support for the formation of a technical advisory group convening to develop an action plan to support country-led efforts to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR).

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights

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Spotlight on GFF in Liberia: What GFF Does and What it Pays

The Liberia Spotlight on the GFF serves as an advocacy tool that provides simple and useful information about the GFF in Liberia, aimed at supporting Liberia Health CSOs’ Network to actively engage in the GFF process and monitor its performance. The Spotlight is developed through rigorous analysis of the Liberia RMNCAH Investment Case and GFF […]

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), Investment, Maternal and Child Health

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Technical Briefing for FP2020: Financing for Family Planning

This Technical Briefing Presentation goes over four main topics: GFF partner countries and goals, Family planning situation in GFF countries, GFF Trust Fund investments in FP, and GFF Replenishment.

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health, Health Financing

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ANNOUNCEMENT: GFF and WCAH* Small Grants Mechanism Host Organization Identified

This document announces the GFF and WCAH Small Grants Mechanism’s identification of a host organization, Management Sciences for Health. It also explains a call for proposals for the Small Grants Mechanism that will be launched in coming weeks, aimed towards civil society coalitions.

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health, Civil Society, Health Financing, Maternal and Child Health

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