Gavi funding for civil society organisations: news and resources
Gavi funding for civil society organisations: news and resources
Gavi CSO Engagement Webinar Series
This four-part webinar series brought together Gavi-supported CSOs to share practice-based stories and learn from one another’s experiences across priority themes in immunisation. Each 90-minute session featured two to three CSOs presenting brief narratives drawn directly from their work on the ground, complemented by discussion and peer exchange.
Watch the recordings from the webinar series below:
Recordings from the webinar series
Webinar 1 – Faith-Based Organisations under Gavi 6.0
Tuesday, 28 April • 15:30-17:00 CET
CSOs shared experiences of working with faith networks to build trust in vaccines, counter misinformation, and reach zero-dose and missed communities.
Presenters:
- Eugene Foyeth – Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Cameroon
- Dr Bernard Nsabimana – Réseau des Confessions Religieuses pour la promotion de la santé et le bien-être intégral de la famille (RCBIF), Burundi
Webinar 2 - The Big Catch-Up: Reaching Children Missed by Routine Services
Tuesday, 19 May • 15:30-17:00 CET • Zoom
CSOs shared outreach strategies and partnerships for reaching children missed by routine immunisation, particularly in underserved and hard-to-reach communities, as part of the BCU campaign.
Presenters:
- Dr Junaid Khan – Medical Emergency Resilience Foundation (MERF), Pakistan
- Dr Almahdi Ag Alitini – SOUTOURA, Mali
Webinar 3 - Aligning CSO Engagement Across Global Health Initiatives
Tuesday, 9 June • 15:30-17:00 CET
CSOs shared experiences of coordinating work across global health initiatives and funding streams while managing overlapping priorities and maintaining delivery at community level.
Presenters:
- Dr Lala Assy – Soins de Santé primaires en milieu Rural (SANRU), Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Fabrice Latou – World Vision, Central African Republic
Webinar 4 - CSOs in Campaigns, Introductions, and Outbreak Response
Tuesday, 30 June • 15:30-17:00 CET
CSOs shared practical experiences of supporting vaccine campaigns, new vaccine introductions and outbreak response through community mobilisation and collaboration with health authorities.
Presenters:
- Dr Zola Ndonita – Association pour la Promotion de la Santé Villageoise au Tchad (APSVT), Chad
- Dr Betuel Sigauque – John Snow, Inc. (JSI), Mozambique
- Dr Mishal Shahid – Rural Education and Economic Development Society (REEDS), Pakistan
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Welcome to the Gavi CSO news and resources hub. Explore categories to access the latest updates and materials from the Gavi CSO fund manager mechanism. Grantees seeking templates or grant management guidance are encouraged to visit the Grantee guidance area.
News
Civil society organisations share immunisation successes
Nairobi, Kenya, 7 December 2025 – Representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs) from across countries supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance came together with members of the Gavi Secretariat team and the CSO fund manager, MannionDaniels…
Kick-off meeting launches new funding mechanism in Central African Republic
Berbérati, Central African Republic, 2 July 2025 – A kick-off event for the Gavi civil society organisation (CSO) fund manager mechanism in the Central African Republic (CAR) was held in Berbérati in the southwest of the country.
New vaccine funding mechanism launches in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania, 15 May 2025 – Stakeholders gathered for the successful official launch of a new CSO fund manager mechanism, which aims to increase vaccination coverage among zero-dose and under-vaccinated children in Mauritania.
AMAN and Zindagi Trust lead World Immunization Week efforts in Pakistan
Civil society organisations (CSOs) with their strong local roots, play a vital role in bridging this gap through targeted engagement and awareness-raising.
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Stories of change
Sierra Leone case study: Health for All Coalition
Sierra Leone case study: Health for All Coalition
In a small, remote community called Mongo Craidu in Falaba District, Northern Sierra Leone, Mariama gave birth to her first child. As part of the healthcare system’s standard practice, her newborn received the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine*, which protects against tuberculosis.
However, Mariama was hesitant to take her child for further immunisation. Like many in her community, she had heard misconceptions about vaccines and was not sure of their necessity. She feared that additional vaccines might harm her child; and with limited access to accurate health information, she decided not to take her baby for routine immunisation.
*BCG vaccine is not supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
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Separating vaccine fact from fiction in rural Madagascar
A worried young mother gets the information and the confidence she needs to make a life-changing decision.
Vaccine myth-busting takes centre stage in southern Mali
In hard-to-reach parts of southern Mali, the performing arts are emerging as an effective method to address misinformation about immunisation.
Displaced and adrift in urban Lahore, these families were resolute in their distrust
How two CSOs and an Islamic scholar helped 24 wary families find faith in immunisation.
Related CSO pages
Gavi funding for civil society organisations
A funding mechanism providing grants for CSOs working to reach zero-dose children and missed communities.
Gavi funding for civil society organisations: funding opportunities
A funding mechanism providing grants for CSOs working to reach zero-dose children and missed communities. Find out how to apply, what types of grants are available, eligibility criteria and countries with calls for proposals.
Gavi funding for civil society organisations: grantee guidance
This area is designed to support grantees of the CSO funding mechanism to manage their projects.
