The World Bank’s GFF × CIVIC Platform, a joint initiative of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) and the CIVIC: The Civil Society and Social Innovation Alliance, is pleased to announce the selection of the two consortiums that will lead the implementation of civil society and youth engagement. Supported by a US$10 million investment over the next two years, the consortiums will play a key role through management of subgranting and technical assistance to ensure ongoing and meaningful participation of civil society and youth in GFF partner countries.

Following an open call for proposals launched in July, applications were reviewed by expert committees from both the GFF Secretariat and CIVIC team. Furthermore, the GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group (CSCG) was consulted on the priority criteria for the selection and provided suggested considerations for the committee members to draw on during the review process. Proposals were scored based on project design, sustainability, complementarity among consortium partners, and alignment and knowledge of GFF-supported country platforms and World Bank operations.

The consortiums will focus on the Platform’s two core pillars:

Pillar 1
Strengthening civil society engagement and community voice for domestic resource mobilization

Led by PATH, with the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and the Organization of African Youth (OAY), both will work to strengthen civil society engagement and youth leadership to advance domestic resource mobilization for women, children and adolescent health agenda. Through subgrants to local CSOs and YLOS, capacity strengthening, structured policy dialogue, and accountability mechanisms, the consortium will support civil society and youth-serving organizations to influence financing decisions and shape health system priorities.

Pillar 2
Scaling community-led solutions for adolescent health and nutrition

This second consortium, led by Action Against Hunger, with the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) and The Youth Café (TYC), will work to scale and institutionalize community-led innovations to strengthen adolescent nutrition and health outcomes. Through evidence-based activities that connect local actors to governance processes and strengthen advocacy and coordination networks, the project will help adapt, harmonize and scale CSO and youth-led solutions with national health systems, to improve adolescent well being.

By partnering with civil society, community-based, and youth-led organizations, the GFF x CIVIC Platform seeks to amplify community voices, foster inclusive and evidence-informed policy dialogue, and strengthen accountability mechanisms across health systems.

Subgrants are expected to be announced and implemented in the first half of 2026, following signature of final agreements between the World Bank and respective consortiums.

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