Introduction A W4GF webinar on Tuesday 17 April 2018 provided space for 13 W4GF advocates and partners to engage with the Global Fund Secretariat (GFS), Stop TB Partnership and Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS Service Organisations (EANNASO) around TB gender assessments. The TB gender assessment tool was adapted from the 2010 UNAIDS Gender Assessment […]
Ready to Beat Malaria is the theme for World Malaria Day 2018. In recent years, the world has made historic progress in the malaria fight, reducing malaria mortality by more than 50% between 2000 and 2015. However, funding has plateaued and progress stalled. The WHO 2017 World Malaria Report estimates that malaria is present in […]
CONGRATULATIONS Maurine Murenga and Erika Castellanos!! The Communities Delegation living with HIV and affected by Tuberculosis and Malaria Delegation (Communities Delegation) to the Board of the Global Fund announced the appointment of two new Global Fund Board Members. Ms. Maurine Murenga will serve as an incoming Board Member and Ms. Castellanos as the Alternate Board […]
The application process for BACKUP Health technical assistance has been revised. The recently amended application process is intended to be both simplified and efficient. Those interested should submit a one-page summary of the applicant’s proposed project. Once the funding request has been reviewed and feedback provided by BACKUP Health, a detailed proposal should be submitted and accompanied by […]
W4GF advocates please note this important new tool that supports communities of women living with HIV to influence policy. Women living with HIV, in all their diversity, continue to face barriers to accessing services that meet their sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR). Violence, intimidation, stigma and discrimination are a few of the deterrents women […]
We write to share news about administrative changes at Women4GlobalFund (W4GF). As of March 2018 W4GF has transitioned to the International Community of Women Living With HIV (ICW Global) as its new administrative partner. Please read on to know more about the details, our herstory and our future. Where are we now? 2018 is a […]
Find out more about TB Gender Assessments from the Global Fund Secretariat, the Stop TB Partnership and W4GF advocates and partners. RSVP before Monday April 16th to sophie@women4gf.org to receive the slides in email one day before the webinar. When: Tuesday April 17 2018 from 15:00 – 16:30 (CAT). Description: This webinar will discuss the TB gender assessment tool and […]
A W4GF webinar on March 20 provided space for 35 W4GF advocates and partners to engage with the Global Fund Secretariat (GFS). The webinar provided an update on the Global Fund’s investments and strategy to reduce new infections amongst adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in 13 countries. To listen to the entire webinar click here. […]
Maurine Murenga, W4GF Advisory Group member and Founder and Director of Lean On Me Foundation shares her experience from Kenya – Engaging in the funding request development through to implementation. Maurine – tell us how you were engaged in developing the Kenyan funding request? I was not formally selected to be part of Kenya’s writing […]
Engage with the Global Fund Secretariat and W4GF advocates on the focus on adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) at the Global Fund: AGYW investments, organisational plan and indicators. When: Tuesday March 20 2018 from 15:00 – 16:30 (CAT) Description: This session will provide an update on the Global Fund’s investments to reduce new infections amongst […]