World Bank consultations

Between 1999 and 2005, more than one third of the World Bank’s Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program (MAP) financing was channeled to the support of civil society organisations. The World Bank is carrying out an evaluation of the results achieved by community interventions in a group of selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. The UK Consortium on AIDS is currently contracted to coordinate a peer review consultation in June 2010 and was earlier contracted by the World Bank to organise two related consultative meetings in London.

Peer review consultation, June 2010
The World Bank asked the Consortium to coordinate a peer review consultation of two descriptive studies, ‘Typologies of Community Response’ and ‘Review of Flow of Funds'. These will be circulated globally, the results consolidated and submitted to the World Bank together with an acknowledgement of all those taking part.

The first paper, ‘Typologies of Community Response’ (click here to download) anticipates a mapping exercise the World Bank want to undertake, with a particular emphasis on documenting community responses to the HIV pandemic. The bulk of the paper is an exploration of the territory to be covered with a few central arguments, notably "there is limited evidence, based on robust evaluation, about which community responses are most effective, efficient and sustainable". Most importantly, the paper goes on to propose a framework of questions to be used as a basis for capturing information.

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World Bank Consultation Meeting: 4 and 5 November 2009
The second consultative meeting facilitated by the Consortium for the World Bank Evaluation of Community Responses to Global HIV and AIDS programmes. The meeting took place at the Department for International Development (DFID), in London. It took the form of a peer review of discussion papers on evaluation methods and techniques. This meeting was made up of invited participants coming from UNAIDS, the Global Fund, and research institutions and programmes from four African countries.

Participants:
World Bank:
Rosalia Rodriguez-Garcia, Global HIV/AIDS Program (GHAP) of the World Bank Human Development Network
Rene Bonnel, GHAP

DFID:
Silke Seco-Grutz
Sue Kinn
Jo Mulligan
Bob Fryer
Jen Marshall

International Partners:
Deborah Rugg, UNAIDS
Edward Addai, Global Fund

Researchers:
Lorraine Sherr, University College London
Kara Riehman, MACRO International
Terence Beney, MACRO International
Erica Wimbush, NHS Health Scotland & Edinburgh University

NGOs
Sam McPherson, International Alliance
Sally Joss, UK Consortium on AIDS & International Development
Roger Drew, Independent Consultant
Robin Vincent, PANOS
Jacob Nanjakululu, Oxfam’s Global HIV and AIDS Programme
Titus Twesige, East Africa National Networks of AIDS Service Organisations
Lillian Mworeko - International Community of Women Living with HIV, East Africa
Nzomo Mwita, AMREF

World Bank Consultation Meeting: 15 and 16 July 2009
The first meeting focused on sharing the evaluation plan, clarifying the evaluation objectives and discussing feasibility issues. The second meeting will have a strong technical focus. Selected evaluation specialists and researchers will be invited to review and comment on the technical and methodological aspects of the evaluation. The intention of both meetings is to share knowledge not create a financing mechanism for evaluation activities for civil society organisations.

Report:
> Report of the Meeting

Presentations:

> Sam McPherson, International HIV/AIDS Alliance

> Allan Ragi, KANCO

> Peter Laugharn, Firelight Foundation

> Dr Rose Nesbitt, PACANet

Participants:
Rosalia Rodriguez-Garcia, Team Leader, Evaluation Response - Global HIV/AIDS Program of the World Bank Human Development Network
Michele Tarsilla, World Bank
Brian Pascual, World Bank
Rene Bonnel, World Bank
Silke Seco-Grutz, DFID
Sally Smith, Partnerships Adviser, UNAIDS
Allan Ragi, Executive Director, Kenyan AIDS NGOs Consortium
Peter Laugharn, Director, Firelight Foundation
Dr Rose Nesbitt, Director International Relations, Pan African Christian AIDS Network
Liza Tong, Programme Manager, Planning, Evaluations, Research and Learning, International HIV & AIDS Alliance
Sam McPherson, International HIV & AIDS Alliance
Stuart Kean, Senior HIV and AIDS Policy Adviser, World Vision
Ann Smith, HIV Corporate Strategist, CAFOD
Luisa Orza, consultant, member International Community for Women Living with HIV & AIDS
Alethea Mashamba, Technical & Operations Adviser, Mildmay International
Prof Lorraine Sherr, University College, London
Sally Joss, Coordinator, UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development

Consultant: Roger Drew

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