The projects is aimed to advocate for, empower and strengthen the capacity of community-led organizations to advance their role in accountability of HIV and health programmes and advance community-led monitoring and research in Central Asia, namely in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
The main objectives of the project are:
- Build capacity of CSOs conducting CLM in focus countries based on the needs identified.
- Support institutionalization and sustainability of CLM in EECA region and specifically in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan based on the recommendations generated and next steps identified.
The major project beneficiaries in the short-term perspective are:
- Civil society organizations and community networks in the focus countries
- Key stakeholders from different sectors including government partners (decision-makers, healthcare specialists, epidemiologists etc.)
- Regional and global communities and networks as the project will complement their related initiatives and provide them with additional information on CLM activities, barriers, CSOs capacity etc. in the focus countries
- International partners and donors
It is expected that in the longer-term perspective project implementation will result in improved policies for community involvement and community-led service delivery, improved representation, and engagement of community networks in multi-stakeholder decision-making platforms, and, eventually, will lead to better programmes and services for people living with HIV and key populations which can be considered as major beneficiaries in the longer-term perspective.
