Partner Engagament

Partner engagement fuels the advancement of PMNCH’s advocacy goals. Partner engagement deliverables are intended to strengthen partners’ ability to engage effectively in advocating for better financing, policies and services to improve the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents, especially the most vulnerable. The focus is on strengthening the capacity of constituencies and partners to advocate, align and network more powerfully together through workshops, webinars and digital platforms, and on promoting inclusive and participatory membership in PMNCH.

PMNCH’s partner engagement efforts in 2021 sought to enhance partner knowledge, skills and capacity for joint advocacy, meaningful inclusion and greater accountability of partners to each other and to external stakeholders.

National multistakeholder platforms were strengthened in 11 countries through grants disbursed by our H6 partners. These facilitated joint advocacy, dialogue among governments and partners, influencing on resource allocation, and organization of essential health services, including in national COVID-19 responses.

Catalytic grants were disbursed in Kenya, Liberia and Nigeria to support civil society organizations, young people, parliamentarians and media partners in amplifying the commitments received, and to help partners to collaborate in holding their governments to account to deliver on those commitments.

Catalytic grants were also provided to support national youth coalitions in India, Kenya and Mexico and strengthen their capacities to advocate for the Call to Action for Adolescents, with the aim of socializing the Adolescent Well-Being Framework at national level, leading up to the Global Forum for Adolescents in 2023. Over 50 decision-makers and 1000 young people engaged in global events promoting the Adolescent Well-Being Framework and the Call to Action for Adolescents. A series of eight regional multistakeholder consultations on the implications of programming to promote adolescent well-being reached over 1000 participants representing PMNCH’s 10 constituencies.

As part of the accountability system for the Global Consensus Statement on Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement, the 249 signatories of the statement were surveyed to identify the progress made and the challenges during its first year of implementation. This first accountability report compiles the findings from the 90 organizations that responded to the survey.

After extensive consultations with members and partners, in May 2021, PMNCH took a bold step with its first-ever rebranding and comprehensive digital transformation. The digital platform now boasts a vibrant new website with interactive features such as an events hub, a live interactive calendar and a partner zone. A curated “engage” platform offers easy access to tools enabling members to get involved in PMNCH’s work. Work also started to develop digital advocacy hubs, which will become the epicentre of PMNCH’s support for partner engagement and advocacy.