Amref Health Africa

This organizational effectiveness grant to Amref Health Africa will support the Advocacy Accelerator in developing and implementing a business development and resource mobilization plan. Specifically, the funding will allow the Advocacy Accelerator to work with a team of consultants to conduct a sustainability market check and receive resource mobilization and strategic communications capacity support. These efforts aim to attract new core funding as the team seeks to diversify its donor portfolio. Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity

This grant will provide flexible support for the continued growth of the Advocacy Accelerator, an African-led sharing and learning platform that offers innovative capacity strengthening approaches to increase the impact of local advocacy in Africa. The Advocacy Accelerator aims to respond to the needs of advocacy communities with platforms that facilitate the sharing of knowledge and evidence. During the grant period, the Advocacy Accelerator will provide interactive and accessible training content and workshops to reproductive health advocates; deepen its knowledge management practice; and design evaluation and learning systems to document its impact and value add in the African health and development advocacy ecosystem.

This grant will support the continued development of the Advocacy Accelerator — a new sharing, learning, and exchange platform with a mission to deepen advocacy capacity, alignment, and impact in Africa. The Advocacy Accelerator aims to strengthen Africa’s advocacy ecosystem by building the capacity of advocates, increasing access to qualified country-based technical assistance providers, and improving the effectiveness of donor support in the region.