Options news 7 March 2017 Using evidence to act for change Who are you? Sowo Lebbie, Community Engagement and Accountability Advisor for the Partnership Management, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) project in Sierra Leone. What do you do? I work with community stakeholders…
Options news 22 September 2016 Taking the Africa Health Budget Network to the next level I first interacted with the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) in November 2015 and thought yes, that’s exactly what we need – an African voice on the global platform and a platform through which…
Options news 26 July 2016 Our Evidence for Action (E4A)-MamaYe programme continues in Sierra Leone Although funding for our Evidence for Action programme in Sierra Leone ended at the end of 2015, one of the ways the campaigning work lives on is through local advocacy groups. In a community called…
Options news 16 May 2016 Transparency and accountability essential for better health outcomes The Africa Health Budget Network – a group of African civil society organisations working on health budget advocacy – is at Women Deliver, calling on African governments to #ValueOurHealth by increasing…
Options news 22 April 2016 Global launch of Africa Health Budget Network campaign #ValueOurHealth The world gathered in Washington DC from 12-17 April 2016 for the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund spring meeting. Importantly, civil society organisations (CSOs) meetings were held…
Options news 21 March 2016 New campaign launched in Uganda to track government spending on health The regional campaign ‘Value Our Health, African voices for better spending on women and children’, which will be launched in April, calls on African governments to: Provide more opportunities for…
Options news 11 February 2016 The Girl Generation undertakes range of activities to mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation This year’s theme centred on celebrating the role that the Global Goals can play in ending female genital mutilation (FGM) in one generation. This was an especially important Zero Tolerance Day as new…