Stop TB 3rd Partners' Forum NGO Constituency Consultation

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Stop TB 3rd Partners' ForumNGO Constituency
Consultation Partnership for Tuberculosis Care
and Control, India Dr. Vineet Bhatia Mr
Subrat Mohanty The Union
Rio de Janeiro, 23-25 March 2009
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Process

• March 08 GF R 8 provided the opportunity to
  bring together organisations with a common goal
  and commitment
• Formation of India Coalition Against TB (ICAT)
  with 16 partners.
• Joined by 9 partners in NGO TB Consortium (NTC)
• Secretariat was proposed in the GF R 8 proposal
• August 08 USAID supports jump-start of some
  R8 project activities through a World Vision
  grant
• November 08 First meeting of 44 partners (NGOs,
  technical agencies, academia) at LRS Institute,
  New Delhi
• December 08 Working group constituted to lead
  early development
• January 09 Secretariat appointed and hosted
  within The Union
• February 09 Steering committee formed
• March 09 First monthly newsletter draft MoA
  circulated

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Process

• Vision Contribute to Indias TB control efforts
  through a unified response from civil society and
  multiple stake holders
• Goal
• To bring together and synergise civil society
  contribution to TB care in the country and
  progress towards achieving the MDGs through.
• Draw a combined strategic plan for civil society
• Coordinate TB related activities of partners
• Increase visibility and community ownership of
  the national TB programme
• Fund resource mobilisation for partners GF R
  8/R 9
• Facilitate need based technical support for
  partners
• Interface with donors and
• Expand membership.

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Process

• What works well
• Mutual respect and recognition
• Information sharing with the partners
• Frequent discussions/meetings with partners and
  other stakeholders
• Clarity of roles and responsibilities
• Coordination with and contribution to National
  Programme

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Coordination with National Programme

• Regular meetings with the Programme at national
  sub-national level
• National Programme Manager part of steering
  committee
• Alignment with programme objectives
• Outcome measurement of activities through
  national reporting system
• Planned proposal for GF R 9 with the programme
  Dual track mechanism of the GF

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Challenges

• Mobilizing resources for
• long term sustainability of the secretariat
  current funding upto September 09 only
• Partner activities
• Expanding partnership base
• Organizational identity v/s partnership identity
• Meeting the expectations of various
  constituencies
• Alignment with programme v/s independence
• Maintaining levels of trust between various
  constituencies
• Projecting partnership as an asset for the
  Programme

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Communication

• Secretariat acts as the focal point
• Regular communication
• Sharing information with all partners and the
  programme
• Monthly newsletter
• E-mailing latest developments
• GF call for proposals and R 9 submissions
• Elections to CCM
• World TB Day
• Bi-annual meeting of partners
• Planned World TB Day activities- includes
  national programme

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Impact

• Has created visibility
• Enhanced communication between the civil society
  and the programme
• Strengthening the voice of civil society
  organizations
• How do NGOs show their value added to the
  partnership?
• Uniformity in approach
• Empowered civil society
• Exchange of information
• Synergy by sharing of resources
• Avoiding duplication of efforts

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Sustainability

• The initiative needs to be continued
• Support till it can walk on its own through
  external funding (3-5 years)
• Pooling of partner resources
• Technical resources technical agencies,
  academic institutions, professional bodies
• Financial resources corporates
• Human Resource implementation partners

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Lessons learned

• Key contributing factors
• Involvement of key stakeholders at all stages
  the Programme, WHO
• Transparency
• Regular communication
• Consensus
• Neutral image of the secretariat
• Commitment from all partners
• Respecting diverse experience and expertise
• Willingness to work together as a team
• Partner support
• Motivation is essential - including financial
  support for partner activities

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Conclusion

• Battle against TB cannot be won by organizations
  or institutions working in isolation or in
  competition. Partnership is essential to bring
  together diverse strengths and harness them in a
  synergistic and coherent manner
• Interlinking of partnerships is essential to
  share experience and best practices, learn from
  challenges faced in various settings and leverage
  national and international resources

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• Quotes from partners

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• The civil society partnership is an excellent
  initiative which has resulted in bringing
  together NGOs working for TB control to support
  the Government efforts to achieve the MDG related
  goals for Tuberculosis
• Dr L.S. Chauhan
• Deputy Director General (TB)
• Central TB Division, Government of India

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• USAID is pleased to support this important
  initiative, which unites representatives from
  NGOs, pharmaceutical companies, patient rights
  groups, and the Government of India.
• We feel that this partnership has tremendous
  potential to raise awareness and foster
  cross-sectoral engagement, from the community
  level up to the national level
• Elizabeth Hogan USAID Mission Director/A

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As a large civil society movement in TB Control
in a huge country like India , it is important
that we value each others differences and forge
ahead understanding the value and essence of
synergy. We need to respect each other strengths
and move on from independence to
interdependence Dr.
Vijay Edward, Director Health HIV AIDS ,
World Vision India and Convener, NGO TB
Consortium
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Our expectations are high given that we have all
come together to address a common problem and are
all deeply committed to ensuring access and
quality care for those suffering from TB
Ms. Jennifer George
Poidatz, Country Representative,
India Programme, Catholic Relief Services
(CRS)

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• We feel this partnership can bring in requisite
  technical expertise to industries ..
• Mr. Md. Shadab,
• Senior Assistant Director,
• Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
  Industry

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The partnership gives us an opportunity to
learn, share and widen our experiences while at
the same time retaining our identity and
providing scope for innovation Dr.
Nalini Krishnan, Director, Projects, Resource
Group for Education and Advocacy for Community
Health (REACH)
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We can do a lot together and hence I believe in
partnership where everyone joins hands for a
collective goal which is improved TB Care in
India 
Celina Menezes Coordinator, World Care
Council India and President, DMS India
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• We believe that by being in partnership we get
  more opportunity to have wider circle of like
  minded people and organisations nationally and
  globally
• Joseph M.Singh
• Chief Functionary
• Mamta Samajik Sanstha