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Advocacy for Support & Resources
This tool provides guidance on how to advocate for increased resources and support for family planning (FP) and adolescent and youth sexual reproductive health (AYSRH) at the city and facility levels. This tool will help to:
- Mobilize more resources for FP/AYSRH
- Create an enabling environment for provision of quality FP/AYSRH services
- Advocate for allocation, disbursement, and expenditure of funds for FP/AYSRH
After reading about the TCI model, I was very interested and I had to come and hear about it myself. I did not want someone else telling me….I will come after 6 months to see where you are – this is one approach that has a promising future. – Hon. Ummy Mwalimu, Minister for Health, Tanzania
Why Is Advocacy for Increased Support and Resources Important?
- Advocacy activities targeted at influential leaders and decision makers are needed to ensure adequate financial and non-financial resources are available to support family planning services.
- Ongoing engagement with government leadership to relay information on the benefits and achievements of programming will help leaders continue their support implementation of FP/AYSRH interventions.
Evidence
Advocacy to engage government leadership in Tupange Pamoja program has resulted in:
- Accountability for timely release of budget commitments
- Better stewardship of resources
- Increased funding and support for AYSRH/FP service delivery
- Increased visibility of FP and AYSRH within government entities
Advocacy efforts have resulted in $1,064,202 being committed in East Africa to the implementation of proven approaches, with 40% ($425,229) being spent.
Guidance: How to Implement Advocacy for Increased Resources & Support
Steps to Ensure Local Government Buy-In and Increased Support for FP/AYSRH Resources
Advocacy at the City Level focuses on resource allocation as well as spending
- Conduct a needs assessment to identify gaps in FP/AYSRH service provision at the city through identification and mapping of available resources.
- Conduct advocacy meetings with the city health management team (CHMT) including the budget committee and stakeholders to get their buy-in for increased commitment and funding for FP/AYSRH services.
- During the meeting, share with the government teams the most relevant data on FP/AYSRH.
- After sharing the data with the team, develop a list of activities to address these findings and divide responsibility for them in terms of implementation and funding support as well as timeline for completion.
Advocacy at the Facility Level focuses on increasing knowledge of healthcare workers about the budget process and how funding affects facility services
- Identify facility staff who will attend the monthly Program Implementation Team (PIT) meetings
- Prepare facility staff for the meeting
- Upon return, hold meetings on budget allocation, lessons learned, and updates on the provision of quality services with others involved in management and implementation of the program. This could include the facility director, Chief Executive Commissioner, accountant, procurement staff, district managers, and any members of the Community Health Management Teams (CHMTs).
Helpful Tips:
- The level of engagement can range from being long-term, pre-planned, and ongoing to unexpected and one-off.
- After drawing up a plan and activity schedule, facilitate the coordination of a harmonized work plan by bringing together all organizations and stakeholders working in FP/AYSRH in a city. This ensures a reduction in the duplication of activities and maximizes the city’s and donor’s investments and guarantees better planning and reinforcement of advocacy, demand generation and service delivery activities.
- Review the national and county level budget calendar to focus your advocacy efforts during the time of year when it will be most effective. For increased budget allocations, advocates must begin engaging with government officials around January through March for changes in the next fiscal year. For budget accountability on spending, advocates should pay close attention to implementation reports at the end of each quarter (October 31 for 1st quarter spending, January 31 for 2nd quarter spending, and so forth).
Key Outcomes
- Quality AYSRH/FP services at facility level
- Increased expenditure of FP/AYSRH funds
- Integration of FP services within the facility
Monitoring Processes
- Monitor outcomes of activities that include participation of FP champions
- Track budgets to assess inclusion of FP/AYSRH activities
- Monitor and track expenditures
- Track strategic plans to assess prioritization of FP/AYSRH
Success Indicators
- Provision of a budget line for family planning and AYSRH in the sub-national budgets
- Increased allocation for family planning and AYSRH in subsequent budgets
- Increased evidence that allocated funds have been disbursed/used
Cost
- Workshop/meeting costs
Sustainability
- Identification and training of FP/AYSRH champions among leadership
- Staff performance contracts include provision of quality services
- Participation of champions within implementation teams
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Advocacy Approaches
Resources
- Smart Advocacy Presentation
- Nairobi Tupange Advocacy Presentations
- Kenya’s Budget Calendar: National and County
Related Approaches
Other East Africa Program Areas
Advocacy in Action