Donor meeting reflects on ten years of Alliance programmes
29 February 2008
The end of January saw the Alliance Secretariat host this year’s donor’s consultation meeting in Brighton. Twenty-one donors attended including new delegates from AusAID, Irish AID and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation.
The meeting highlighted the continued relevance of the Alliance model and its focus on community action on HIV and AIDS, as well as reviewing how the work over the last ten years has contributed to building sustainable national responses to the epidemic.
Participants reported they found the meeting a tremendous learning opportunity and praised the high quality, clear and concise presentations. The Alliance’s approach to community mobilisation and the Frontiers Prevention Projects were particularly commended.
There were rich, lively discussions about the Alliance’s work which provided an opportunity to reflect and learn, as well as identify what to improve over the next year.
The first day of the meeting saw presentations by Alliance staff that illustrated successes in capacity building and financial models, community mobilisation and social capital building. Examples were drawn from programmes in India, Uganda and across the Alliance.
Day two focused on how the Alliance has influenced policy and programming over the past decade, remaining committed to the importance of representing the community ‘voice’ at national, regional and global levels.
National activities have achieved some remarkable results and these will be built upon with greater investment and support, to ensure even stronger national efforts.
The concluding session linked the Alliance’s achievements to the future. With its mass of experience and learning the Alliance is well positioned to take forward its ambitious new strategic framework – IMPACT 2010 – supporting the achievement of globally agreed universal access targets, improving the lives of millions of people across the world.Day two focused on how the Alliance has influenced policy and programming over the past decade, remaining committed to the importance of representing the community ‘voice’ at national, regional and global levels.
National activities have achieved some remarkable results and these will be built upon with greater investment and support, to ensure even stronger national efforts.
The concluding session linked the Alliance’s achievements to the future. With its mass of experience and learning the Alliance is well positioned to take forward its ambitious new strategic framework – IMPACT 2010 – supporting the achievement of globally agreed universal access targets, improving the lives of millions of people across the world.
