DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY

The International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO) is a global network of networks of non-governmental and community-based organizations, with regional secretariats in five geographic regions and an international secretariat based in Canada. ICASO plays a leading role in convening, consulting and communicating theissues of community-based organisations for HIV and AIDS advocacy, especially with communities most affected by the epidemic. The ICASO International Secretariat supports community members to provide their own voice in such global policy forums within the UN, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and other initiatives.

Marrakech Declaration

We, the representatives of 55 civil society organizations (CSOs) from 15 countries of the Middle East and North Africa region gathered by Civil Society Action team / ALCS in Marrakech from April 14 to -16, 2009, in the presence of representatives of UNAIDS, GTZ, HIV Alliance, Coalition Plus and GMS declare:

Release of the 9 members of AIDES Senegal

 Today, April 20, 2009, the Dakar Court of Appeals of Senegal handed down its decision to free nine members of the AIDES Association arrested and then imprisoned since December 2008.

 In so doing the court responded positively to the request of the defense attorneys that the detainees simply be released based on invalid accusation documents that had not established the charge against the defendants of having been caught in a criminal act.   

The African Council of AIDS Service Organizations (AfriCASO) is seeking a Project Officer-Monitoring and Evaluation (PO-M&E) for its regional secretariat.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Project Officer are as follow:

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of AfriCASO Senior Programmes Manager, the PO-M&E is responsible for monitoring and reporting requirements and developing result based management tools and indicators in support of AfriCASO projects. The PO-M&E will assist the Senior Programmes Manager on the performance management, elaboration and implementation of periodic monitoring of progress, annual evaluations and implementation of related substantive monitoring and evaluation reviews. He/She will develop lessons learned for donor-reporting and performance improvement as well as contribute to learning and growth of AfriCASO through monitoring and evaluation of results, effectiveness and impact of interventions.

Le Conseil Africain des ONG d’action contre le Sida (AfriCASO) recherche pour son siège basé à Dakar un(e) responsable chargé(e) des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (TIC).

Sous la supervision du Responsable des Programmes, le(la) Chargé(e) des TIC aura comme responsabilités :

1. La gestion de l’unité informatique du Secrétariat régional de AfriCASO (SR) ;

2. La gestion du réseau informatique ;

3. Le développement, la gestion et la mise à jour des applications ;

4. La formation et l’assistance des utilisateurs internes ;

5. La veille technologique.

This CSAT Action Alert provides information and practical suggestions for actions that civil society can take in relation to the Round 9 Call for Proposals : http://theglobalfund.org/en/rounds/9/

  Two actions civil society can undertake NOW:

• Review the response to Round 8 decisions, due on October 14, 2008
• Get started on Round 9