secretariat has also endorsed the IPPF with its partners and donors and has facilitated meetings with IPPF management and OAFLA members. OAFLA has been a member of RHANA since March 2013, the network was introduced to OAFLA through IPPF as part of the joint activities stated in the MoU . By participating in RHANA and IPPF meetings the OAFLA Secretariat was able to send minutes and relevant documents on SRHR to Technical Advisors which has permitted a wider comprehension on population and development issues particularly on SRHR. First Ladies have been championing SRHR within their respective countries and communiqués issued by First Ladies were also used as tools to ensure that ICPD issues have priority in the post 2015 agenda. Way Forward IPPF will introduce its campaign called ‘Joining voices’ to OAFLA members which aims to rally First Ladies on family planning initiatives. As a key partner in the MPoA review, IPPF will present the document as well as the OAFLA role in implementation thereof. Regional Organizations African Union Commission (AUC) The AUC and OAFLA used to collaborate to organize OAFLA General Assemblies in margins of the AU Heads of State summits without an agreement. In order to institutionalize OAFLA GAs as well as partner on programmatic issues, OAFLA and AUC signed a MoU in January 2014. The AU and OAFLA worked in collaboration on the following areas: Activity Amount allocated The AUC provides conference rooms as well as 80,000 (estimation) interpretations services for the OAFLA GA (excluding TA meetings) which is held twice a year in the margins of African Union Heads of State summits 1,260 The ES was fully sponsored to attend the meeting to validate the revision of working documents which were set to expire in 2015. The documents include the AU Roadmap, the Maputo Plan of Action, the MNCH Strategy and the Abuja +12.
secretariat has also endorsed the IPPF with its partners and donors and has facilitated meetings with IPPF management and OAFLA members. OAFLA has been a member of RHANA since March 2013, the network was introduced to OAFLA through IPPF as part of the joint activities stated in the MoU . By participating in RHANA and IPPF meetings the OAFLA Secretariat was able to send minutes and relevant documents on SRHR to Technical Advisors which has permitted a wider comprehension on population and development issues particularly on SRHR. First Ladies have been championing SRHR within their respective countries and communiqués issued by First Ladies were also used as tools to ensure that ICPD issues have priority in the post 2015 agenda. Way Forward IPPF will introduce its campaign called ‘Joining voices’ to OAFLA members which aims to rally First Ladies on family planning initiatives. As a key partner in the MPoA review, IPPF will present the document as well as the OAFLA role in implementation thereof. Regional Organizations African Union Commission (AUC) The AUC and OAFLA used to collaborate to organize OAFLA General Assemblies in margins of the AU Heads of State summits without an agreement. In order to institutionalize OAFLA GAs as well as partner on programmatic issues, OAFLA and AUC signed a MoU in January 2014. The AU and OAFLA worked in collaboration on the following areas: Activity Amount allocated The AUC provides conference rooms as well as interpretations services for the OAFLA GA (excluding TA meetings) which is held twice a year in the margins of African Union Heads of State summits 80,000 (estimation) The ES was fully sponsored to attend the meeting to validate the revision of working documents which were set to expire in 2015. The documents include the AU Roadmap, the Maputo Plan of Action, the MNCH Strategy and the Abuja +12. 1,260
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