Deadline: 17-Jun-22
The AIDS Foundation South Africa (AFSA) invites registered Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that are led, or work closely with Adolescents and Young People (AYP) to submit applications for Community System Strengthening (CSS) Programme.
The CRS Programme provides an opportunity for Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to benefit from capacity building and mentorship.
For the first phase of the capacity building and mentorship programme the PR is seeking to identify 65 suitable CSOs from the above districts to participate in the programme. The duration of the capacity building and mentorship course will be 18 months (01 April 2022- 30 September 2023). The training and mentorship shall be provided by the PR’s CRS team and accredited external service providers.
Outcomes
Outcomes of the CRS capacity building and mentorship programme
- 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 PLHIV, 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 AYP, PLHIV, Sex Workers, LGBTQI and TB Survivors.
- 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, Civil Society Forum, SANAC, Sectors and etc.
- Organisations must be located and operating in one or more of the specified target districts: eThekwini, Umgungundlovu, uThungulu, uThukela, Zululand, uGu, Ehlanzeni, Gert Sibande, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Bojanala Platinum District
Criteria
The following requirements must be met by organisations to be selected for the capacity building programme:
- Be situated and working in the districts mentioned.
- Have been in operation for at least two years and have current audited financial statements if you are current funded or you were once funded.
- Have current funding from donors or have worked with donor funding previously or to prove that you have been doing work using donations or donated resources.
- There must be programme alignment to Global Fund funded programmes within the district.
- Must have a focus on key or vulnerable populations or want to extend their services to include this.
- The focus of organisational programmes should be in alignment to Provincial Implementation Plan (PIP) and Multi Sectoral District Implementation Plan (MDIPS) priorities.
- Must have a management structure (even if they are struggling and in need of assistance)- extended family structures or people wanting to get involved in the HIV, TB or social development service delivery areas for own benefit, are not considered as ideal candidates.
- Must have a need to be mentored as well as demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to participate in the process. Organisations that want to grow, develop and become leaders and decision makers in their district and province.
- Must have the potential to develop and grow and access funding (meeting donor criteria) after completion of the mentoring process.
- Commit to attending relevant trainings, mentoring sessions and consultative meetings as agreed upon in the Service Level Agreement and Capacity Building Plan to be signed by both AFSA and the organisation.
- Willingness to report their HIV and TB reach data to the DOH and AFSA on a quarterly basis.
For more information, visit https://www.aids.org.za/request/request-for-applications-terms-of-reference-tor-community-system-strengthening-css-programme-capacity-building-and-mentorship-global-fund-grant-1-april-2022-31-march-2025/