During the past week on the e-Forum 2008, participants discussed civil society participation in the development of proposals. This week we are inviting you to provide your views and experience on the topic of civil society organizations as Principal Recipients. Becoming a Principle Recipient (PR) of a Global Fund grant brings a large responsibility and requires an extremely robust organizational structure (click on the question to participate): How can the Global Fund better support civil society organizations that have been chosen as Principal Recipients by the CCM* in their newly required responsibilities?

*Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCM) are central to the Global Fund's commitment to local ownership and participatory decision-making. The Country Coordinating Mechanism nominates one or a few public or private organizations to serve as Principal Recipient of a Global Fund grant.

Your answer can include (but does not have to be limited to): the impact that the role of PR can have on a civil society organization (CSO); specific technical assistance that is most required; ways in which the Global Fund can ensure that civil society organizations are properly prepared for the necessary scale up of activities; the types of partnerships that would be useful to ensure that CSOs are ready for this challenge; if international NGOs that are nominated as PRs should be required to mentor local NGOs.

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MyGlobalFund.org Facilitation Team
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Alastair Green: English; Español
Yauheni Yushkevich: Russian, Français
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