Robert Carr Fund-Civil Society Networks Fund

Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund (RCNF):

• is the first international fund that specifically aims to strengthen international networks across the world
• is a cooperation of donors and civil society networks that are active in the area of HIV
• provides both programmatic and core funding to international civil society networks
• pays particular attention to inadequately served populations (ISP), the communities and populations most in need of effective HIV prevention, treatment, care and support

We offer civil society networks:

• enhanced involvement of inadequately served populations in the HIV response
• the opportunity to build and/or strengthen networks’ capacity
• the opportunity to enhance the health of and human rights for inadequately served populations

We offer donors:

• a predictable flow of resources through a pooled funding mechanism
• a bridge to inadequately served populations
• an opportunity to coordinate the response
• a unique inventory of the demand from civil society
• a way to compare and encourage quality