ACTION FOR WEST AFRICA REGION

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ACTION FOR WEST AFRICA REGION REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH AND CHILD SURVIVAL PROJECT
AWARE-RH is a USAID-funded project implemented by
EngenderHealth (Managing Partner) in partnership
with Abt Associates, AED, and MSH
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Background and Challenges

• 15 ECOWAS member countries and Cameroon, Chad,
  and Mauritania with little regional cohesion in
  terms of population size, governance, economic
  systems, language, and policies
• Common issues including poor health, high
  illiteracy, low status of women, economic
  uncertainly, limited opportunities, and civil and
  political strife

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Background and Challenges

• Violent conflicts resulting in massive movements
  of people within the region
• Low donor support and lack of coordination of
  donor support
• Poor use of existing resources

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Background and Challenges

• Previous WARP project (FHA or SFPS)
• Focused on 4 countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
  Cote DIvoire, and Togo from 1995 to 2003)
• Build on the past and look to the future
• Current project regional in focus

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Vision

• Strong, capable, relevant, vibrant, and
  sustainable West African Regional Technical
  Leadership Institutions and Networks proactively
  assisting national and cross-border health
  programs in developing quality health services
  that meet the needs of their populations

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Strategic Approach

• Use regional consultative processes to ensure
  regional ownership of best practices and
  approaches
• Facilitate the creation of diverse partnerships
  to implement activities, exchange technical
  information, and leverage resources
• Apply systematic knowledge management approaches
  to identify, disseminate, and apply best
  practices that can be adapted and replicated
  throughout the region
• Foster technical leadership, marketing, and
  business development capacity among RTLIs

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Project Goals
Goal 1. Improved approaches to FP/RH and
CS services disseminated region-wide Goal 2.
Increased regional stakeholder advocacy for
policy change Goal 3. Increased capacity of
regional institutions and networks Goal 4. Health
sector reform models developed and disseminated
region-wide
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Goal 1

• Selected Outcomes
• Best practices in FP/RH, CS identified and
  disseminated region-wide
• Innovative training and quality assurance tools
  adopted, replicated, and used
• Demonstration or model innovative service
  delivery approaches established and replicated
• VCT and STI cross boarded programs offering FP
  information and services
• Access to FP/RH, CS services for marginalized
  immigrant groups expanded

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Goal 2 (1)

• Selected Outcomes
• FP/RH and CS items are high on the regional
  agenda
• Regional and national advocacy plans development
  and/or updated
• Advocacy and communication skills in regional
  institutions strengthened

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Goal 2 (2)

• Selected Outcomes
• Capacity of regional institutions to monitor
  implementation of international agreements and to
  conduct annual review of funding commitments
  strengthened
• Number of countries implementing and monitoring
  international agreements increased

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Goal 3 (1)

• Selected Outcomes
• Regional resource centers are recognized as
  effective leaders in providing high quality
  technical assistance
• Regional resource centers use common framework
  and approaches for providing technical assistance
• Updated curricula and training technologies are
  used at selected training institutions

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Goal 3 (2)

• Selected Outcomes
• Strengthen capacity of WAHO to effectively
  manage, coordinate, and facilitate implementation
  of selected activities
• CERPOD has a sound fiscal base, skilled human
  resources, and effective management
• Consultant database updated
• A cadre of young health professionals with
  language, information technology, and leadership
  skills is working in the region

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Goal 4

• Selected Outcomes
• Regional commodity security plan developed and
  disseminated
• Increased donor coordination and funding
  commitments for FP/RH, and CS
• Funds allocated to FP/RH, and CS commodities in
  health budgets
• Mutuelle models adapted, tested, and disseminated
• Capacity in NHA build at regional level
• Improved institutional proposal development skills