ActionAid, Plan International Train 90 CBOs Members in health System Strengthening
The one week training drew 3 participants from 30 local CBOs from Across Liberia
Access to health care services for all Liberians in an equitable and holistic approach leaving one behind is critical to national development, and as such, the role of community-based organizations in helping the central government to achieve this cannot be overly emphasized.
It is with this conviction that ActionAid Liberia with support from Plan International with funding from the Global Funds have taken off a week to invest in building the capacity of 30 Liberians CBOs (90 participants) for health system strengthening.
The training is part of the Global Fund's Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) grant aims to strengthen the capacity of local CBOs to effectively address health challenges in Liberia.
The one-week intensive training focused on a range of key thematic areas including leadership and governance, financial management, project management, gender equality, monitoring and evaluation, and safeguarding.
The training comes following the conduct of a joint assessment across 36 CBOs and a subsequent validation of the findings from the access conducted by ActionAid Liberia in August.
The assessment was aimed at reviewing the capacity gap of these CBOs and areas where they would need capacity strengthening in enhancing the sustainability and effectiveness of health programs in Liberia, contributing to the country's goal of achieving universal health coverage and improved health outcomes for all citizens.
During the 3 days training, other specialize areas in which the training focused on were: Leadership and Governance Strengthening to enhance CBOs' governance frameworks, including organizational structure and decision-making processes, financial management, budgeting skills sustainability and accountability, gender equality and inclusive service delivery and leadership in health programs, and effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks and assessment of health intervention impact
Speaking to journalists in Grand Bassa County, ActionAid Liberia’s country director, Elizabeth Gbah Johnson described the roles of local CBSO and CSO as critical to ensuring that all Liberians regardless of their location, must have access to comprehensive and holistic health care service. Her full video interview is Here https://web.facebook.com/reel/1165948472165396
“The overall purpose is to ensure that leadership of the various CBOs and CSOs have the rights skills do health related programs from a human rights perspective.”
Madam Johnson, announced that the one-week training is the beginning of a series of training activities which will be followed by a time of mentorship to ensure CBOs and CSOs systems and processes are built by investing more in dedicated staff members where capacity gaps may exist.
The Global Fund's Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) grant aims to strengthen the capacity of these CBOs to effectively address health challenges in Liberia. This initiative is particularly significant in the context of the country's post-COVID-19 recovery and ongoing health system strengthening efforts.