Civil Society Action Team (CSAT)
CSAT Workshop
The Civil Society Action Team (CSAT) workshop, held in Marrakech, Morocco, from April 14-16, brought together some 50 civil society participants from 15 countries from the Middle East and Northern Africa, to review the implementation of HIV programs funded by the Global Fund. The workshop was supported by Grant Management Solutions (GMS), the US Agency for International Development (USAID) project; the German bilateral agency, GTZ Back-up Initiative; and the French NGO, AIDES France.
The participants used the opportunity to develop an action plan to address implementation challenges and how to better prepare their organizations for the roles of Principal Recipients of Sub-Recipients of Global Fund grants.
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The civil society-led global initiative Civil Society Action Team (CSAT) aims to coordinate, broker, and advocate for technical support to civil society organizations implementing or seeking grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund).
The Global Fund is one of the largest funding mechanisms supporting health projects in developing countries. As more Global Fund supported projects are implemented, some are experiencing bottlenecks and delays. As an innovative performance-based granting mechanism, continued funding is dependent on overcoming these challenges. Under-performing projects require technical support and capacity strengthening. However, civil society organizations have not been receiving sufficient support – which is why CSAT was launched.
CSAT aims to help civil society organizations with project proposals and implementation – through brokering technical support and coordinating advocacy nationally, regionally and globally.
CSAT Informational Flyer EN
(NOTE: Updated: April 7, 2009. Translations to follow.)
For more information about CSAT contact:
Natalia Ciausova
International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO)
Telephone: +1 416 921 0018 x24
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