The power of the Alliance - Civil society
Over 4,000 advocates join forces in Malawi on World Pneumonia Day, 12 November 2010
As a critical partner of the GAVI Alliance, civil society raises the profile of immunisation and health and helps mobilise resources while holding governments and industry to account. Civil society also plays a vital role in policy development and delivering services.
In the lead-up to the GAVI Alliance pledging conference for immunisation, the advocacy efforts of civil society are ensuring GAVI’s mission is placed high on official agendas and in the public domain.
Here are some recent examples of civil society advocacy:
Read the Civil Society Call to Action to Support the GAVI Alliance (PDF - 83K) | Français | Español | Arabic. Released 10 June 2011, The Call to Action calls on donors to commit to fully funding the Alliance and reiterates that vaccination is the right of every child.
Two of the largest NGO networks from West Africa (REPAOC) and Central Africa (REPONGAC) sign a common statement, calling on G8 leaders to fully fund GAVI
Injecting momentum into our parliamentary campaign - SAVE UK blog, 13 May 2011
Cameron urged: act now to help save 4 million children in 5 years - ONE.org, 12 April 2011
Save four million children's lives in five years - ONE.org petition
ONE.org - Living Proof Campaign
No Child Born to Die Campaign - SAVE UK
TAKE ACTION form to ‘World Leaders’ - SAVE UK
Ask Reps. & Senators to Fully Fund GAVI! - RESULTS.org
Joanne Carter's Huffington Post Article on the GAVI Alliance: A Special Relationship to Save Lives - RESULTS.org
Tom Zulauf's The Herald Sun article on reasons to invest in vaccination: How to save 4 million children - RESULTS.org
Civil society voices
"...The GAVI Alliance pledging conference is a unique opportunity...to work for an unambiguously just cause and can serve as a model for future cooperation..." Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS
Read more about Who's saying what about GAVI
“We are reaching the hard-to-reach,” Dr Filimona Bisrat, Civil society constituency steering committee member (page 29, GAVI Alliance Progress Report 2010)
Find out more on the GAVI CSO Constituency
Related videos
SAVE video - World leaders have 4 hours to save 4 million lives when they meet on June 13th at GAVI's pledging conference
ONE.org video - Why bother?
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