Health Rights Advocacy Forum (HERAF)

Context

Health Rights Advocacy Forum (HERAF) is a non-governmental organisation that works through strategic partners in the form of Health Professionals Bodies and Associations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Patients’ Organisations, Faith Based Organisations (FBOs), Research Institutions and Universities involved in health issues, HIV&AIDS and Human Rights Networks among others to advocate for health as a fundamental human right in Kenya. It was established in 2006 and registered as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Kenya by the NGO coordination board in 2007.

Strategic Areas of Focus

• Create and Increase Awareness on the Right to Health in Kenya
  
• Evidence Based Advocacy for Health System Strengthening at National and County Levels
  
• Strengthen Community Participation in Health Sector Governance
  
• Promote Efficient and Sustainable Health Care Financing System
• Intitutional Development of HERAF Systems for Delivery of the Organisational Mandate

Website:
www.heraf.or.ke

Area of Work:
Kenya, Africa

Contact Person:
Erick Mokaya Bosire

Approaches to implementing Community monitoring/accountability

Advocate for improved transparency and accountability in governance and management of global fund grants in Kenya by organising advocacy forums for non-KCM civil society grantees, civil society KCM (Kenya Country Mechanism) representatives and grantees to lobby to have Kenya Country Mechanism establish complaint mechanisms that allows official complaints by civil society organisations, implementing partners and other stakeholders

Results and lessons

Working together and speaking in one voice as civil society organisations is important as we have been able to engage organisations and most of the are willing to form the alliance that can monitor Global funds.