On 10 January, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria called for a fourth round of grant proposals.  The Global Fund has already awarded over US $700 million last year for use by community-based organizations, NGOs, faith-based organizations, the private sector and people living with the diseases.

According to its board chair, Tommy Thompson, the Global Fund is looking for proposals of the highest quality, particularly from partnerships that include the private sector and local NGOs.

If your organization is looking to extend its efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria then please read on to learn how you can become involved in proposal preparation process for Argentina.

The Global Fund will accept proposals from your Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM). The CCM functions as a national consensus group that coordinates the submission of one national proposal. CCMs typically include broad representation from government agencies, NGOs, community-based organizations, people living with the diseases, private sector institutions and bilateral and multilateral agencies.

It is expected for the CCM to respond to all national groups that wish to increase their activities as part of their national effort.

Information on previous proposals that were awarded money can be found on the Global Fund web site. / Back to top

The selection of representatives of non-governmental agencies area for the Global Fund took pace recently.

Rita Arauz Molina of Fundación NIMEHUATZIN in Nicaragua, was elected as a member of the Board of Directors, as a representative of the non-governmental agencies of developing countries.

Rita has been working in the HIV/AIDS and human rights field for the past 18 years. Her studies in different fields, in the United States as well as in Nicaragua, completely qualify her to represent our sector in the Global Fund.

In addition to being close to LACCASU and NIMEHAUTZIN, she s a member of LACCASSO's executive committee.

E-mail: nimehuatzin@cablenet.com.ni

Razia Essack-Kauria was elected as the alternate representative of the NGOs for developing countries, he is the General Secretary for the Red Cross in Namibia and a Director of the HIV/AIDS group of the International Red Cross Federation and the Half Red Moon.

Raiza stands out for his fight in the field of ARV Treatment Access and because of his activism to ensure the feeding of the homeless at a national as well as at global level..

E-mail: secgen@redcross.org.na

Jairo Pedraza was elected as the alternate representative of the NGOs for developed countries.

Director of the International Program of Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI) in New York, a not for profit

organization that was founded in order to improve medical service at a global level, Jairo started entertainment and technical assistance programs for people, networks of People Living with HIV/AIDS and medical field personnel in Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of AIDSETI, whose main objective is to support non-governmental agencies in Africa, mainly in the access to treatment and distribution of medication for HIV/AIDS. In addition, he is a member of the Global Network of People Loving with HIV/AIDS / GNP+.

E-mail: BabaluAye@aol.com

Anandi Yuvaraj is the new Board of Directors member that represents Communities that live with the three diseases.

Director of the HIV/AIDS Alliance program in India and founder of the local PVV network/ She has wide experience in counseling and education.

E-mail: ayuvaraj@allianceindia.org

The alternate for this same Delegation is the Chilean, Rodrigo Pascal, who has been close to the Global Fund since its beginning. He works in the Organización Vivo Positivo de Chile, Focal Point of RedLa+ in Chile and he is one of the two representatives for RedLa+ for the Regional Council for the Global Network of People loving with HIV/AIDS – GNP+.

E- mail : rpascal@vivopositivo.org / Ir al inicio