Deadline: 17-Sep-20
The AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) has launched a call for applications for the Community Responses & Systems Programme Capacity Building and Mentorship.
The Community Response and Systems Programme (CRS) provides an opportunity for Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to benefit from capacity building and mentorship. AFSA therefore invites registered CSOs that are led, or work closely with Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW to submit applications for consideration.
Outcomes
- CBOs strategically aligned to NSP priorities and able to catalyze HIV & TB response;
- CSOs have increased capacity to implement programmes to educate, mobilise their communities and support HIV & TB interventions;
- develop organisations in order for them to be able to optimize their systems and attract donor funding
- CSOs are linked to:-
- SANAC sectors
- Contributing towards MDIPs
- GF PRs & SRs and other potential funders to enable them to implement HIV/TB interventions;
- CSOs better able to support PLI-Ily, TB survivors and AGYW to deal with internal stigma and respond to external stigma and discrimination resulting in improved uptake of HTS, TB screening and linkage to and retention in care;
- CSOs with enhanced Organizational Development systems to support programme implementation.
Eligibility Criteria
The minimum requirements include:
- Organizations must be a registered South African legal entity.
- Organisations must have a proper and functional management & organizational structure (Management Team & Board).
- Organisations must have been operative for at least 3 years
- Organizations must be eager to be mentored, must demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment.
- Organisations must be willing to set time aside to allow for the relevant personnel to attend training workshops and participate in mentorship sessions.
- Organizations must display potential and willingness to be developed and grow.
- Organizations must have a vision to respond to critical HIV & AIDS and TB needs in the community.
- Organizations must be working with the key and vulnerable populations such as AGYW, PLHIV and TB.
- Organizations providing HTS must have signed working agreements with their local healthcare facilities.
- Organizations must be actively participating within relevant community structures & committees i.e. War Rooms, LAC, DAC, Clinic Committees etc.
For more information, visit https://www.aids.org.za/request/request-for-applications-community-responses-systems-programme-capacity-building-and-mentorship-2/