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.
Coalitions made up of expert national CSOs actively working on HIV, TB, SRHR and health security from various sectors of HIV and health (KP, people living with HIV, AGYW or youth broadly, women’s rights, networks). COMPASS coalitions also incorporate partner organizations and stakeholders who are engaged from time to time during COMPASS and other advocacy activities. Decisions are made during coalition member meetings on advocacy campaigns (emerging and ongoing), strategies and approaches, and who leads project implementation.
Global Partners are Civil Society Organizations that are not based in any one of the current three COMPASS countries (Malawi, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe). Global Partners provide technical support to COMPASS country partner campaigns in key strategic areas. Global Partner technical support is responsive to needs and priorities of country partners and country coalitions. Global Partners may undertake advocacy work to influence policy or funding decisions at the global level.
The program support team (PST) is the technical support hub of COMPASS, made up of seasoned African advocates. The work of the program support team is to advise on strategy and tactics to support the success of country, regional and global advocacy campaigns, through review and continuous feedback on partner strategic action plans and campaigns. The PST responds to technical support requests from partners, connects partners working on similar campaigns across the coalition, facilitates specialized technical assistance (TA) between COMPASS partners, and advises the Governance Committee on strategic priorities. They also proactively identify strategic advocacy opportunities for COMPASS partners.
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