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A curated collection of global, regional and country-level resources to help civil society to better understand and contribute to GFF processes and outcomes. This includes tools for advocacy and accountability, case studies and presentations for workshops that can be adapted and replicated, as well as other resources. Searchable by theme, country, and language.

| April 2024

Associação Observatório do Cidadão para Transparência e Boa Governação no Sector Saúde (OCTBGSS), Mozambique

In Mozambique, Associação Observatório do Cidadão para Transparência e Boa Governação no Sector Saúde (OCTBGSS) is working with civil society networks to shape the development of the country’s new investment case, with a focus on ensuring adequate funding and appropriate policies for adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH). OCTBGSS collected and analyzed data from the […]
| April 2024

SOS JD, Burkina Faso

SOS Youth and Challenges (SOS JD), a youth-led organization, completed a 12-month GFF-funded project to strengthen youth and civil society leadership in advancing the GFF Investment Case. SOS JD also successfully established a new CSO platform for mobilizing civil society and youth engagement with national-level GFF processes, including training civil society and youth in monitoring […]
| March 2024

New research on GFF in Ethiopia

CSCG members CORHA and Wemos are pleased to share with you a new knowledge product! After some months of joint research and analysis, CORHA and Wemos co-developed and published a policy brief with recommendations on how to make the GFF’s investment in Ethiopia more effective towards a strong health system and health equity. The policy […]
Video | March 2023

GFF Reporting Template Instructions

A guide for completing PAI’s reporting template for GFF grant recipients. Please direct any additional questions to the GFF team. 
Reports | March 2022

Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents: A Case Study in Kenya

In 2014, the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) was announced, targeting countries with the highest burden of maternal and child mortality. The aim of the funding is to ensure targeted efforts toward interventions that will reduce preventable maternal, newborn, child and adolescent deaths and improve their overall health, leading to a better quality […]
Reports | December 2021

Analysis of the Health Sector Budget Execution Report – Mozambique

Analysis of the Health Sector Budget Execution Report – Mozambique
Study | December 2021

Analysis of the Main Budget Indicators of the Health Sector in the Last 10 Years

In Mozambique, the health sector is the third sector that absorbs most resources from the State Budget, the first of the priority sectors that most absorbs resources is Education, followed by the infrastructure sector and education sector, considering the methodology presented in the budget documents for the economic and social sectors. The special focus of […]
Study | December 2021

Tracking The Progress And Implications Of The Global Financing Facility (In This Case Results – Based Financing) In The Healthcare Sector In Uganda

This study tracks progress of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Uganda, which contributes to the Uganda Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement Project (URMCHIP), and particularly the implementation of the Results Based Framework (RBF) component of URMCHIP.
Video | September 2021

Youth Engagement in RMNCAH+N in Uganda

The Naguru Youth Health Network (NYHN) developed videos on meaningful adolescent and youth engagement in the GFF. Interviewing both health service providers and youth seeking services, they put together this video.
Video | September 2021

Youth Engagement in GFF/RMNCAH+N Zimbabwe

The Naguru Youth Health Network (NYHN) developed videos on meaningful adolescent and youth engagement in the GFF. Working with Ignite Youth in Zimbabwe, they put together this video.
Video | September 2021

Youth Engagement in GFF/RMNCAH+N – Senegal

The Naguru Youth Health Network (NYHN) developed videos on meaningful adolescent and youth engagement in the GFF. Working with the Alliance nationale des Jeunes pour la Santé de la Reproduction et de la Planification Familiale in Senegal, they put together this video.
Presentation | June 2021

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
Reports | June 2021

Five-Year Quantitative Analysis of GFF Investments and Linked Priorities

To mark the fifth anniversary of the Global Financing Facility (GFF), PAI has created a database with GFF project information and financial data, including World Bank disbursements, and official progress indicators. In an effort to highlight the results governments are working towards, this resource has been designed for use by various stakeholders in the GFF […]
Advocacy Guide | May 2021

Voice, agency, empowerment – handbook on social participation for universal health coverage

In response to requests from Member States and the recommendations of the Taskforce on WHO-CSO engagement, WHO, UHC2030, the Governance Collaborative, and the UHC Partnership recently released a handbook.
Infographics | April 2021

3FHi ThriiVE Infographic

Faith for Family Health (3FHi) produced an infographic on Ntoroko District in Uganda and the health sector priorities for women, children, and adolescent health.
Issue Briefs | March 2021

Civil Society and Youth Statement on the GFF Resource Mobilization Effort

Civil Society and Youth Statement on the GFF Resource Mobilization Effort
Reports | March 2021

3FHi Investment and Performance Analysis for Women, Children, and Adolescent Health During Covid

The analysis for Investments and Performance for women, child and adolescent health in Ntoroko was commissioned by 3FHi.

Reports | December 2020

Rapid Assessment on Young People’s Experiences, Challenges and Best Practices on Demand, Access and Utilization of Youth Friendly Services and Information: A Case of Busia and Pallisa District

This study was a rapid assessment of adolescent health service provision in selected districts of Busia and Pallisa, both are currently undertaking the Investment Case for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Sharpened Plan for Uganda 2016/17-2019/20 under the Results Based Financing (RBF) framework.
Issue Briefs | December 2020

The Global Financing Facility in Uganda – A Brief Summary – 2020 Update

The COVID-19 pandemic has redirected the world’s attention to the importance of strong public health systems. Uganda, one of the Global Financing Facility’s (GFF) country cases, was also impacted by the virus outbreak. This new factsheet – a second joint publication in the series with our partner CEHURD – provides an overview of updated information about the GFF in Uganda (since the first publication) and of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reports | December 2020

Report: Increasing GFF Impact on RMNCAH in Tanzania

Tanzania is one of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) front runner countries which is funded by World Bank IDA, GFF trust fund, USAID, Power on Nutrition, Development Partner and the Government of Tanzania. The fifth year of implementation was expected to end June 30th, 2020, but has been extended to June 30th, 2021. This analytical […]
| December 2020

Tanzania GFF CSOs Accountability Scorecard

The Tanzania GFF CSOs Accountability scorecard is designed to track Global Financing Facility (GFF) goals and principles relating to improving the health and well-being of women, children and adolescent, as well as ensuring inclusivity and transparency is embodied in in-country operationalization of the GFF mechanism.
Issue Briefs | October 2020

Liberia Health CSOs Network COVID-19 Health Facility Readiness Scorecard

This scorecard produced by  the Liberia Health CSOs Network is designed to track the readiness of health facilities in 45 selected facilities across 5 counties in Liberia. It will be used primarily to identify readiness gaps at health facilities and advocate for increased investment in the readiness of the health systems to respond to the […]
Reports | September 2020

Family Planning and The Global Financing Facility: Current Evidence and a Learning Agenda

To understand the current role of the GFF and inform its next steps to best fulfill this mandate, this note takes stock of our collective knowledge on inclusion of contraception in HBPs; incorporation of FP in country RMNCAH-N investment cases and corresponding World Bank projects; and GFF influence over government and donor resource allocation for cost-effective FP services. It concludes with a research agenda to guide future policy.
Issue Briefs | August 2020

The GFF at Five: Time for a Change?

The Global Financing Facility (GFF) was initiated in 2015 to contribute to filling the existing financing gap to implement the United Nations’ “Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030)”, with the objectives of ending preventable deaths and achieving a better quality of life for women, children, and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is time to take stock of how the GFF has been operating at global and country level, how it has been governed and whether it has achieved its objectives.
Reports | August 2020

Assessment of the Status and Effectiveness of National Multistakeholder Country Platforms Used to Implement the Global Financing Facility

This assessment provides a detailed analysis of the existence and status of the Global Financing Facility multistakeholder country platforms in terms of their effectiveness and functionality in providing strategic coordination of stakeholders and funding sources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition country investment cases.
Fact Sheet | June 2020

World Bank Trust Funds and the Case of the GFF: Time for a Refresh?

The objective of this fact sheet is to open conversation on the Global Financing Facility’s governance and financing structure. Our guiding question is whether the Global Financing Facility, in its current set-up as a Multi-Donor Trust Fund, is fit-for-purpose, or whether it would benefit from a change towards a Financial Intermediary Fund.
Reports | April 2020

Civil Society Engagement in Côte d’Ivoire’s GFF Process

The GFF partnership is intended to be implemented through an inclusive, participatory, and transparent government-led process. This report demonstrates how in Côte d’Ivoire, civil society’s well-organized priorities contributed to the National Dialogue on Health Financing in 2018 and fed into the country’s Investment Case.  Civil society’s inputs are carried through in the GFF-funded International Development […]
Reports | April 2020

Zimbabwe: CSO GFF Platform-building and Action-planning Meeting Report

Meeting report from the Zimbabwe CSO GFF Platform-building and Action-planning meeting held in February 2020..
Fact Sheet | December 2019

The GFF in Tanzania: A Brief Summary

This fact sheet focuses on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Tanzania. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N). Tanzania was among the four front runner countries where GFF country consultations started in 2015 and is now in its third year of implementation since May 2015.
Reports | December 2019

Comparative Analysis of the GFF: Enhancing inclusivity, transparency and accountability

An in-depth comparative analysis of the Global Financing Facilities across seven participating countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Fact Sheet | September 2019

The GFF in Uganda: A Brief Summary

This fact sheet focuses on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Uganda. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N). Uganda was selected in the second round of GFF in 2016 (2nd phase country).
Fact Sheet | September 2019

The GFF in Malawi: A Brief Summary

This fact sheet gives an overview on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Malawi from an independent perspective expressing concern for consideration by both civil society and the GFF as the process unfolds. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescents health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N).
Fact Sheet | September 2019

The GFF in Kenya: A Brief Summary

This fact sheet focuses on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Kenya. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescents health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N).
Advocacy Guide | September 2019

Gavi, the Global Financing Facility, and the Global Fund in the Global Health Architecture

This document aims to clarify mandates, common principles, and approaches, and proposes concrete areas for intensified collaboration across the three organizations, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), the Global Financing Facility, and the Global Fund.
GFF Documents | September 2019

Civil Society Engagement in the GFF: A Briefing Document for Country CSO Focal Points

This document provides resources for CSOs to gain knowledge on all things related to CSO engagement with the GFF.
Infographics | September 2019

Tanzania One Plan II Infographic

This informative infographic goes into depth about the GFF in Tanzania in an easy to read manner. It focuses on why Tanzania needs the GFF, basics of what the GFF is, the finances and funding including the One Plan II, and the expected impact of the GFF in the future towards RMNCAH+N goals.
ReportsToolkit | September 2019

Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) & GFF Performance Scorecard: Nigeria

This bi-annual scorecard supports in-country civil society organizations, relevant stakeholders and interested members of the National Steering Committee of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to regularly
monitor the performance of the BHCPF and GFF in Nigeria.
Reports | September 2019

Tracking Progress of Nutrition in the Global Financing Facility

Action Against Hunger analyzes in detail the development of the investment case of Burkina Faso, a GFF country, through the lens of a nutrition-focused civil society organization, along with a broader focus on hunger initiatives in the GFF.
Investment CasePresentation | September 2019

Building an Investment Case for RMNCAH+N in Malawi

This presentation gives an in-depth explanation into the process of forming an Investment Case, and while being specifically aimed towards Malawi, provides information for any present or future GFF Country.
Video | June 2019

Youth engaging with the GFF – There is nothing for us, without us!

E4A-Mama Ye works with civil society to ensure that they have the knowledge and skills to engage with the GFF, and that young people can participate fully in decision making. This brief video explains why it is so vital for the youth to be engaged in the GFF.
Advocacy Guide | May 2019

Global Financing Facility Adolescent and Youth Engagement Action Plan

Action plan for engaging youth and adolescents in the GFF.
Presentation | May 2019

CSO Global Financing Facility Hub and Survey Results

This presentation displays the results of the CSO GFF Hub Survey, which helped gain insight about civil society knowledge and engagement with the GFF. These survey results are the subsequent reasoning behind the creation of the GFF Hub, which is explained to be aimed at helping aid CSOs in gaining greater knowledge and engagement with […]
Reports | May 2019

Catalytic pilot grants to strengthen civil society engagement in national Global Financing Facility processes: Implementation report

During the planning phase of the small grants mechanism in 2018, PMNCH, under the guidance of the GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group, issued catalytic pilot grants to civil society organizations (CSOs) in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. These grants were intended to stimulate civil society engagement in the GFF and to demonstrate potential contributions […]
GFF Documents | April 2019

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 […]
GFF Documents | April 2019

GFF Portfolio Update

This paper provides an update on the GFF country portfolio as of April 2019. It outlines implementation progress, as well as a description of how the GFF is supporting key areas such as health systems strengthening, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N), sexual reproductive health and rights and civil registration and vital […]
Advocacy GuidePresentationReports | April 2019

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.
GFF Documents | April 2019

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).
Advocacy Guide | April 2019

Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement in the Global Financing Facility: Analysis and Recommendations

This paper seeks to outline best practices in MAYE (Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement) from existing literature and other global and national health initiatives; highlight examples from several GFF countries to better understand existing challenges and opportunities in MAYE; and make recommendations for enhancing MAYE in the GFF moving forward, at both global and country […]
GFF DocumentsVideo | February 2019

What is the Global Financing Facility?

Learn about the Global Financing Facility and how it is saving and improving lives and increasing countries’ ability to thrive in the global economy in this short, informative video.
Advocacy Guide | February 2019

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 […]
Reports | December 2018

GFF Civil Society Steering Committee Agendas, Updates & Notes

This document records the GFF CS Steering Committee’s agendas, updates & notes from meetings taking place from February-December 2018.

GFF Documents | December 2018

Civil Society Coordinating Group for the GFF Terms of Reference

This document details the Terms of Reference for the establishment of a Civil Society Coordinating Group.
Video | November 2018

E4A-MamaYe: How Civil Society Organizations can play a role in the GFF

Are you a civil society representative? This short video presents what you and your organization can do to engage in the implementation of the GFF and to accelerate progress towards better health for every woman and child.
GFF DocumentsIssue BriefsPresentation | November 2018

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.
Issue Briefs | November 2018

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.
Reports | November 2018

Unhealthy conditions: IMF loan conditionality and its impact on health financing

The International Monetary Fund practice of attaching policy conditions to its loans for crisis-hit countries continues to trigger outrage and protest.This new Eurodad study on conditionality assesses first how intrusive IMF programs are. The report takes a thorough look at the IMF’s conditionality databases, as well as relevant program documents, in order to assess how […]
Advocacy GuideGFF Documents | November 2018

Civil Society Communique on the GFF

This Civil Society Communique provided by the Civil Society Coordinating Group (CSCG) recognizes and reaffirms civil society’s critical role in enhancing GFF processes and outcomes, and asks other GFF actors to do the same.

GFF Documents | November 2018

Maximizing Civil Society’s Contributions to Improving RMNCAH+N Outcomes: Lessons from the Global Financing Facility

This commentary documents the successes enhancing civil society engagement in the GFF to-date, from the perspective of the Civil Society Coordinating Group (CSCG) on the GFF. It also suggests lessons for other funding mechanisms to maximize the contributions of civil society.
GFF Documents | November 2018

Maximizing Civil Society’s Contributions to Improving RMNCAH+N Outcomes: Lessons from the Global Financing Facility

This commentary documents the successes enhancing civil society engagement in the GFF to date, from the perspective of the Civil Society Coordinating Group (CSCG) on the GFF. It also suggests lessons for other funding mechanisms to maximize the contributions of civil society.
Infographics | September 2018

Civil Society GFF Chart

GFF process and opportunities for CSO engagement.
Infographics | September 2018

GFF Ecosystem Infographic

Ecosystem infographic map for the GFF as well as for Every Woman Every Child (EWEC), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Study | September 2018

Pushing the envelope through the Global Financing Facility: Potential impact of mobilizing additional support to scale-up life-saving interventions for women, children and adolescents in 50 high-burden countries

This research study is the first of its kind to estimate the potential impact of increased resources available to improve RMNCAH-N outcomes
Guidance Note | September 2018

Strategic Purchasing to Support Voluntarism, Informed Choice, Quality and Accountability in Family Planning: Lessons from Results-Based Financing

This guidance document concentrates on strategic purchasing systems that conditionally link a portion of payment to health facilities and their supervisors with the attainment of pre-specified family planning outputs or outcomes. It argues that these types of systems aim to motivate and hold providers and supervisors accountable for providing high-quality voluntary family planning services. It […]
Reports | August 2018

Case Study: Senegal, The Experience of Civil Society Engagement in the GFF

The GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group (CSCG) commissioned this case study to describe the experience of CSOs’ participation and engagement in the GFF process in Senegal.
Issue Briefs | July 2018

Snapshot: Malawi CSO GFF Coalition-building Meeting

This document gives background knowledge on Malawi’s CSO GFF Coalition-Building Meeting, which took place from July 23-25, 2018 in Lilongwe, Malawi. It also summarized outcomes of the meeting and further steps.
Issue Briefs | July 2018

Concept Note: CSO GFF Platform-building and Strategy-development Meeting

This concept note briefly describes the meeting which took place on July 23-25th, 2018 in Lilongwe, Malawi focused on strengthening Malawi’s CSO engagement and collaboration. It provides background, sets meeting goals, provides logistics, and explains participation.
Reports | July 2018

Malawi: GFF Civil Society Orientation Workshop

This report provides a synthesis of the main issues covered during the national GFF CSO workshop in Malawi in July 2018, and highlights key areas, priorities and next steps.
Presentation | July 2018

Key Tools & Resources for Enhancing Civil Society Engagement in the GFF

This presentation outlines the existing avenues for enhancing civil society engagement in the GFF through five key tools.
Country Document | July 2018

Mind the Funding Gap: Who is Paying the Health Workers?

This paper presents a case for the need to increase financial resources for health workers in Malawi. It also addresses key messages to the various actors supporting human resources for health in the country, highlighting the challenges in achieving Sustainable Development Goals and universal health coverage and suggesting ways to tackle these challenges.
GFF Documents | July 2018

Malawi GFF Country Platform Terms of Reference

These Terms of Reference for Malawi’s Multi-Stakeholder Country Platform provide guidance on the specific roles and responsibilities of the Country Platform and its constituent members for the development and implementation of the investment case.
Presentation | July 2018

GFF Country Platform Presentation

This presentation gives basic information on the GFF’s Multi-Stakeholder Country Platform in Malawi. It explains the initiatives, principles, and focus areas of the GFF, and then goes further into detail by providing information on the structure of the platform as well as what key players, including agencies, organizations and other partners, are involved.
Reports | July 2018

Review of the Nigeria RMNCAH+N GFF Investment Case

This Investment Case has laid out monitoring and evaluation framework to track the progress and measure results on the set goals, objectives and targets of the Nigeria RMNCAH+N (GFF) Investment Case.
Presentation | June 2018

Critical review of the Global Financing Facility in two front-runner countries: Kenya & Tanzania

This wemos presentation offers an overview of Kenya and Tanzania’s progress as part of the GFF as of June 2018, and five key findings for the improvement of the GFF as a whole, primarily focusing on CSO engagement and investment financing.
Reports | June 2018

Wemos Health Unlimited: Critical Review of the GFF in two front-runner countries: Kenya & Tanzania

Wemos, a Dutch global public health civil society organization, offers a critical review of the GFF’s implementation and continuing role in Kenya and Tanzania as of summer 2018.
Advocacy GuidePresentation | May 2018

CSO Led GFF Accountability Efforts Overview

This presentation from the perspective of CSOs highlights steps taken for accountability for GFF countries. It also explains structures within the GFF that are CSO-related, such as the CS Coordinating Group and Working Groups. It briefly uses Kenya as an example to show how accountability steps can manifest, and lastly explains opportunities for a FP2020 […]
Issue Briefs | May 2018

ANNOUNCEMENT: GFF and WCAH* Small Grants Mechanism

This document announces the GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group’s plan to start a new small grants opportunity, aimed to improve outcomes for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health (WCAH), by supporting better-coordinated civil society efforts to engage in national processes and programs, with particular focus on the GFF.
Issue Briefs | April 2018

Addendum: Civil Society Guide to the GFF

Since the publication of the Civil Society Guide to the GFF in October 2016, the Global Financing Facility (GFF) has strengthened its engagement with civil society, continued to expand its geographic reach, and embarked on a USD 2 billion replenishment effort. This addendum outlines these important developments, and provides key questions and recommendations for assessing […]
Issue Briefs | April 2018

The Global Financing Facility: An Opportunity to Get it Right

This issue brief for policymakers outlines the potential and reforms proposed by Save The Children that could make the GFF truly drive increased health investment in health and nutrition from both external and domestic finance.
GFF Documents | April 2018

Seventh Investors Group Meeting Report

This Meeting Report provides an in-depth account of all discussed at the Seventh Investors Group Meeting which took place on April 23rd, 2018 in Washington DC. This includes both speakers and their material discussed in presentations, as well as feedback and discussion among the members. Some highlighted topics include Tanzania and its success with the […]
Reports | April 2018

GFF CS Coordinating Group (CSCG): In-Person Strategy Meeting

This document outlines the in-person strategy meeting on April 20, 2018, which focused on aligning TA and support of GFF country CSOs; Support, Communication, and Technical Assistance for CSOs; Accountability; GFF replenishment; challenges, and CS Coordination Group Governance and Administration.
Advocacy Guide | April 2018

GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group: In-Person Strategy Meeting Presentation

This presentation was shared at the GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group (CSCG) In-Person Strategy Meeting on April, 20th, 2018 at PAI Offices in Washington, DC. It summarizes the Small Grants Mechanism (SGM) while highlighting other continuing efforts to further support Country CSO partners from the perspective of the CSCG.
Issue Briefs | March 2018

Advocacy Win News: Uganda’s Government Approves a Civil Society Engagement Strategy for the GFF Investment Case

On March 9, 2018, the Uganda Ministry of Health approved and adopted a civil society organization (CSO) engagement strategy for the implementation of the country’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Investment Case for the Global Financing Facility.
Investment Case | March 2018

The GFF’s Contribution To Domestic Resource Mobilization For Health And Nutrition

Public spending for health is central to sustaining progress towards universal health coverage. How does the GFF support governments in mobilizing domestic resources for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition? Efforts to strengthen domestic resource mobilization are at the core of the GFF approach. This Fact Sheet delves into domestic resource mobilization […]
Presentation | February 2018

PAI Presentation on the GFF

This presentation gives a basic overview of what the GFF does, and how its financing is structured. It uses Tanzania as an example, and also discusses civil society involvement.
Advocacy Guide | February 2018

Taking Stock: International Planned Parenthood Federation Recommendations on the Global Financing Facility

The International Planned Parenthood Federation succinctly makes recommendations to the GFF regarding funding and civil society participation.
Issue Briefs | February 2018

Making the GFF Work Better for Nutrition

This brief summarizes arguments for including Prevalence of Wasting and Coverage of SAM (severe acute malnutrition) Treatment as two new indicators for under-nutrition in the GFF, in addition to just stunting. It goes in detail to explain why these two indicators are so essential to be able to holistically and accurately document under-nutrition in GFF […]
Advocacy Guide | January 2018

Advocacy Strategy to Leverage CSOs for Maximum GFF Results

This strategy document provides a road map to help civil society realize its potential in the 16 priority countries identified before November 2017. There is also an urgent need to capacitate civil society in the 10 new GFF priority countries announced in November 2017, which were was not included in the costing of the CSES […]
Advocacy GuideInvestment Case | January 2018

The analysis of Tanzania performance on strengthening primary healthcare for results in RMNCAH

This analytical report examines the performance of Tanzania on the implementation of “Strengthening Primary Health Care for Results – PHCforR (P152736)”.
GFF Documents | July 2017

Civil Society Engagement Strategy

This document outlines a strategic approach to engaging civil society in the GFF, at sub-national, national, and global levels.
Reports | June 2017

Aid for Nutrition Emerging Financing Mechanisms: Where is the Value for Nutrition? A Specific Focus on GFF

Action Against Hunger (AAH) developed this report to review emerging financing mechanisms for nutrition within the GFF. The report contains a high-level overview of the financing landscape for nutrition, an analysis of early experiences with the GFF, and a brief discussion of opportunities for civil society to support the GFF and nutrition financing mechanisms.
GFF Documents | June 2017

Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platforms in Support of Every Woman Every Child

The aims of this paper are: 1) to highlight how multi-stakeholder country platforms, built on development effectiveness principles, in line with the globally agreed recommendations of IHP+2, can be reinforced within the framework of the Global Strategy and its supporting mechanisms and are key to the Global Strategy’s successful implementation; and 2) to lay out […]
Country DocumentInvestment Case | January 2017

Health Sector Strategic Plan II (2017-2022): Malawi

The Health Sector Strategic Plan II (HSSP II) 2017-2022 is the health sector’s medium term strategic plan outlining objectives and activities and guiding resources over the period 2017-2022, and serves as the Investment Case for Malawi. It succeeds the HSSP I (2011-2016). The goal of the HSSP II is to achieve universal health coverage of […]
Advocacy Guide | October 2016

Civil Society Guide to the GFF

This guide was commissioned by the Global Civil Society Coordinating Group (CSCG) for the Global Financing Facility (GFF) to help civil society organizations (CSOs) and youth-led organizations (YLOs) working in GFF countries meaningfully engage in the various stages of the GFF. The CSCG represents over 500 globally, regionally and nationally focused CSOs that come together […]
PresentationVideo | October 2016

CSO engagement in the GFF and Donor reproductive health financing through non-grant financing

The duo webinar combines two topics: (1) Civil Society Engagement in the Global Financing Facility- CSO representatives will present key achievements on advocating for RH supplies in the GFF, and specifically highlight the GFF process in Uganda. Susannah Hurd, Global Health Visions, will present efforts around the minimum standards for CSO engagement in the GFF, […]
Investment CaseIssue Briefs | October 2016

The Global Financing Facility and Family Planning

To better understand the role of the GFF in filling funding gaps for family planning and contraceptive procurement, PAI analyzed the first four published investment cases as well as the project appraisal documents (PADs) for Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda, specifically regarding their commitment to family planning and contraceptive procurement within these documents.
GFF Documents | June 2016

Improving Access to RMNCAH Commodities: Third Investors Group Meeting

At the request of the Investors Group at their Second meeting in February 2016, a small Task Team of technical experts was convened to discuss ways to address current challenges in access to reproductive, maternal, newborn, children’s and adolescent health (RMNCAH) commodities. This paper provides an overview of the task team’s discussions and the emerging […]
GFF Documents | June 2016

Complementary Financing: Third Investors Group Meeting

This note is an introduction to agenda item GFF/IG3/4, “GFF Financing for RMNCAH: complementary financing.” This item is for discussion only, with an emphasis on Investors Group members discussing the information presented rather than sharing their own experiences on complementary financing.
Investment Case | June 2016

GFF Updates CSO Meeting

This slideshow outlines the state of Investment Cases as of June 2016 regarding eleven GFF countries- Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Senegal, and Bangladesh.
GFF Documents | June 2016

Results Measurement: Third Investors Group Meeting

This paper presents the GFF’s approach to providing guidance to countries on results measurement. The proposed approach is based on the recently-released “Indicator and Monitoring Framework for the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030)”, which was developed through a process led by the World Health Organization. The paper also outlines the GFF’s […]
Investment Case | March 2016

Family Planning 2020 GFF Meeting

This slideshow outlines the FP2020 Meeting on March 8th, 2016, which went in depth about the lending process through the World Bank for GFF countries. In addition, the structure of the World Bank is explained, and next steps for the project development process are displayed.
Country DocumentInvestment Case | March 2016

Kenya Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child And Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Investment Framework

This report presents Kenya’s Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Investment Framework for Kenya to realize the Vision 2030, the Constitution of 2010 and the Health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan 2014-18 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This investment framework presents a prioritized set of smart interventions that could be scaled up during […]
Reports | February 2016

Civil Society Engagement in the Global Financing Facility: Analysis and Recommendations

This Civil Society (CS) Engagement Report highlights four key recommendations for strengthening civil society engagement in the GFF: the implementation and tracking of minimum standards for RMNCAH country platforms in GFF countries, the assurance of timely and transparent communications about the GFF and its processes, the establishment and support of platforms for civil society to […]
Issue Briefs | February 2016

Recommendations for Effective CSO Engagement in RMNCAH Country Platforms: Participation, Transparency, and Accountability

This document is a condensed version of the recommendations put forward to the Investors Group to strengthen the Minimum Standards for Country Platforms, and was written to bring forward the perspective of CSOs on the topic. They have identified important steps that governments can take to ensure meaningful CSO participation in Country Platforms, emphasizing inclusiveness […]
Issue Briefs | December 2015

PAI Feedback on draft Operational Framework for the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health

PAI provides its feedback and specific recommendations to strengthen the Operational Framework draft put forth by Every Woman Every Child. PAI is concerned that the current draft: (1) Could provide clearer guidance to countries around reproductive health aspects of the Global Strategy; (2) Relies too heavily on the troubled Country Platform and Investment Case model […]
GFF Documents | November 2015

Global Financing Facility Learning Meeting- Civil Society Pre-Meeting

The Global Financing Facility Learning Meeting- Civil Society Pre-Meeting brought together 45 civil society representatives from 13 countries. Participants came together to learn about the GFF and key GFF processes, share their experiences and engagement with the GFF to-date, and discuss recommendations for strengthening civil society involvement in the GFF processes and country platforms. This […]
Reports | October 2015

Accountability and Advocacy Require a United Front: the Case of the AMHiN Coalition in Nigeria

This document highlights how the creation of the Accountability for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Nigeria (AMNHiN), a CSO Coalition, has strengthened accountability for maternal, newborn, and child health in Nigeria in very practical ways, and has influenced the health priorities of the President’s Transition Committee in the wake of the March 2015 elections. […]
Reports | October 2015

An Inclusive Accountability Forum Uses Evidence to Influence Progress in Jigawa, Nigeria

This case study describes how the Nigeria country team of MamaYe!, an organization focused on maternal and newborn health, facilitated the creation of a state-level evidence-based accountability mechanism in Jigawa state: the Jigawa state Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Accountability Forum (JiMAF).This brought together many stakeholders, including CSO networks, the media, the private sector, and […]
Country DocumentInvestment Case | October 2015

Health Sector Transformation Plan: Ethiopia

In the past two decades, the Government of Ethiopia has invested heavily in health system strengthening guided by its pro-poor policies and strategies resulting in significant gains in improving the health status of Ethiopians. Though good trends are observed, the country is still facing a triple burden of diseases consisting of communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases […]
Advocacy Guide | October 2015

Raising the Bar: Recommendations to Strengthen the GFF Minimum Standards for Country Platforms to Enhance Participation, Transparency, and Accountability

It is imperative that the minimum standards for country platforms reflect the principles of the entities behind the GFF: The Every Woman Every Child initiative, led by the United Nations Secretary General’s office with involvement by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and the World Bank. This paper reviews the core documents that […]
GFF DocumentsInvestment Case | September 2015

Working with countries to provide Technical Assistance for the development and implementation of the RMNCAH Investment Cases in support of the Global Strategy: Options for Coordinated Approaches

Given the wide range of actors supporting efforts to improve women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, effective coordination of quality Technical Assistance (TA) at global, regional and country level to support operationalization of the Global Strategy, and the development, implementation and monitoring of RMNCAH investment cases and plans is essential. This paper will focus on the […]
GFF DocumentsInvestment Case | September 2015

Quality Assurance of Investment Cases

Investment Cases are subject to a Quality Assurance (QA) process that is intended to help improve the quality of the document and thereby build confidence among potential investors (domestic as well as international) in financing the Investment Cases. The experience of the front runner countries has also highlighted some challenges (such as around the difficulty […]
Reports | September 2015

Accountability in the 2015 Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health

In this piece Julian Schweitzer, senior fellow at Results for Develpment Institute, describes the steps taken to ensure accountability in the 2015 Global Strategy and why it is important to success. His four key messages are: (1) We need a strong, inclusive, transparent, rights based and independent accountability process, based on experience implementing health aspects […]
Issue Briefs | August 2015

Briefing on the Global Financing Facility

This brief written by the International Planned Parenthood Federation takes a critical look at the GFF and its health financing. It contains three key messages, and also makes recommendations for advocates and donor governments to inform their conversations on financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), within the GFF and FfD agendas.
Fact Sheet | March 2015

Global Financing Facility Country Consultations Fact Sheet: Lessons Learned from GFF Front Runner Countries- Kenya and Tanzania

This briefing paper aims to share lessons learned for national advocates during the GFF country-level process in Kenya and Tanzania. It aims to increase the knowledge and awareness of national advocates on key policy issues, and identifies service gaps advocates may want to address in GFF investment frameworks.
GFF Documents | September 2014

Concept Note: A Global Financing Facility in Support of Every Woman Every Child

This Concept Note was created before the creation of the GFF, and outlines a proposal for a Global Financing Facility for RMNCAH. In doing so, it argues that a GFF in support of Every Woman Every Child can help drive the transformative change needed to prepare the road to convergence on RMNCAH.
Country Document | November 2013

A Promise Renewed: Reproductive Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Sharpened Plan for Uganda

Uganda has developed this evidence-based country plan to address the slow progress on MDG 4&5 targets. The plan examines why the country is making slow progress in attaining the targets; reviews the maternal, newborn and child mortality and morbidity situation in Uganda; sets an agenda for how to accelerate progress; establishes the time horizon for […]

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