KeNAAM: ADVOCACY PLAN 2006 A network approach

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KeNAAM ADVOCACY PLAN 2006A network approach

• HELD AT MEDICINES FOR MALARIA VENTURE
  GENEVA-SWITZERLAND
• By Gerald Mwangi Walterfang
• 23-24 January 2006

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WHAT IS KeNAAM?

• A CSO Health Network Kenya NGO Alliance Against
  Malaria
• Rationale for formation A national response to
  health burden thru Coordination and Collaboration
  of RBM initiative (2000) in Kenya (20m _at_ Risk)
• Membership NGOs malaria stakeholders
• Partners MOH,MOE,UNICEF,WHO,bilateral-multilatera
  l,CBO Health Networks,District Health
  Forums,Private Sector
• ConceptUse NGO network and synergy with aim of
  pooling resources aimed at reducing malaria
  burden-in Kenya

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The KeNAAM Vision Mission

• VisionEndeavor towards a malaria free Kenya
• MissionTotal commitment to supporting equitable
  realization and sustainability of Abuja goals
  MDGs thru synergistic scale up of RBM
  interventions thru the Kenya MOH NMS
• Membership gt42 institutions/Orgs NGOs,
  CBO-Networks, Bilateral, Multilateral, private
  sector, ex-officio MOH,MOE and who posses a
  malaria/Child Survival component

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Advocacy 2006

• Develop national advocacy and communications
  strategy
• Carry out advocacy communications outreach
• Host Annual KeNAAM Fresh Air Conference---Advocacy
  role disseminate, educate, communication, lobby
  for policies
• Host district field malaria days (thru out the
  year) Host Africa Malaria day 25th April 2006

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Advocacy 2006 Contd

• 5.Create malaria awarenessstatisticslobby all
  sectors esp. business sector, labor movement,
  Federation of Kenyan employers, schools,
  colleges, government agencies
• 6.Train school teachers on malaria advocacy and
  communication skills.
• 7.Establish,develop and strengthen malaria school
  health programs.

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Advocacy as a key objective

• There is a need to strengthen sub-regional
• and national networks in an effort to
• implement the Global Advocacy Strategy
• Networks provide a united voice, essential for
  lobbying and managing changeand articulating the
  good work done by key stakeholders

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Acknowledgement thanks to

• CORE-USA/USAID, UNICEF, WHO,MOH, AMREF and all
  KeNAAM Members (Public, Private, Bilateral and
  Multilateral sector),TaNAAM, MACIS, ZMF,RBM
  secretariat EARN

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• Thank you for your attention. KeNAAM looks
  forward to continued collaboration.