Evaluation of Community Engagement (CE) in the Global Fund Grant Cycle
05 July 2024
Status: Ongoing
The purpose of the evaluation is to assess which combination of interventions, processes and factors have led to meaningful community engagement (CE) during the grant cycle. The findings and recommendations are expected to:
- Generate organizational level learning,
- Inform Grant Cycle 8 preparations,
- Enhance CE processes and interventions, and
- Inform deliberations that can support and strengthen meaningful community engagement.
During the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Framework development for the current Strategy, it was acknowledged that the KPI focused on measuring satisfaction of communities with engagement across grant cycle consistently at acceptable level (KPI C1) will provide an important but limited snapshot of satisfaction levels among community members and that an evaluation would be able to provide rich and contextual insights and evidence into what constitutes meaningful CE processes and achievements.
The following two evaluation objectives will guide the process:
- Assessment of the effectiveness and adequacy of community engagement processes and interventions.
- Identification of internal and external factors and the extent to which each category enables and/or hinders meaningful community engagement.
The evaluation’s target audiences will be:
- the Global Fund Secretariat teams that drive and support CE.
- Country stakeholders (i.e. CCM representatives).
- Community-led organizations, as well as organizations with similar mandates and objectives.
In addition, governance bodies and technical and bilateral partners are important audiences for this evaluation, as findings and recommendations may suggest different ways of working across the Global Fund partnership.
The final report is expected in February 2025.