Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) are country-level private-public partnerships central to the Global Fund's commitment to local ownership and participatory decision-making. Representation in the CCM is therefore critical to efficient grant implementation and effective communication with all parties involved. For this to happen, CCM members should effectively represent their constituencies, which include those from government, private sector, bilateral/multilateral development partners, civil society, faith-based organizations, education and people affected by the diseases. With this in mind:
Q. Do your CCM members effectively represent their constituencies? What are the challenges to such representation?
Suggestion: your answer could include: some of the lessons learned about representation in your CCM; CCM representation and efficiency in reporting back to constituents; CCM plan to improve representation and feedback; ingredients for effective representation that you can encourage others to use; and any other related issues.
N.B. The topics and questions posted in the forums have been compiled from contributions received from CCM members and other Global Fund stakeholders. If you wish to contribute new topics for discussion, please visit the Topic Suggestions Forum.