About Us
How we work
COMPASS works through country-led partnerships to strengthen health advocacy and influence policies that improve equitable access to health services. In Malawi, we partner with the Civil Society Advocacy Forum (CSAF); in Zimbabwe, we work through The Advocacy Core Team; and in Tanzania, through COMPASS Tanzania. Together, these platforms convene civil society, communities, policymakers, and other stakeholders to advance evidence-based advocacy, strengthen accountability, and drive sustainable health outcomes across the region. Through our Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) approach, we continuously generate and apply evidence to measure progress, capture lessons, and adapt strategies for greater impact. This ensures that our advocacy remains responsive, effective, and grounded in the realities of the communities we serve.
COMPASS Focus Areas
01
Improved development, adoption, implementation and evaluation of health laws, policies and approaches supportive of comprehensive, person-centered HIV responses that address barriers to equitable access and meet the needs of those at high risk of HIV infection and those living with HIV, including key populations, adolescents and young people, and other vulnerable populations.
02
Increased allocation and efficient utilization of human, financial and technical resources from national governments, Official Development Assistance (ODA), and the private sector to programs and partners on the front lines of the HIV response.
03
Improved country, regional and global pandemic responses to protect global HIV/AIDS gains and improve global health equity, security, governance and multi-sector collaboration.
04
A sustained and evolved North-South coalition to set the standard for transnational coalition-based, Africa-led activism.
05
Improved Global Fund funding request, and grant implementation processes that strengthens communities, promoting equitable access to biomedical prevention technologies, and ensuring sustainable investments for populations at high risk of HIV, TB and Malaria..
