WASHINGTON: On the week marking the 10 year anniversary of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister of Health for Ethiopia and former board chair of the Global Fund, will participate in a media briefing by teleconference to discuss the current funding crisis that has forced the Global Fund to stop making new grants for the next two years.
The Global Fund has financed and catalyzed unprecedented success over the past decade, and currently saves an estimated 100,000 lives each month. Now, due to projected donor funding shortfalls, new Global Fund efforts to scale-up life-saving health programs are in jeopardy.
What: Media briefing call highlighting the Global Fund’s success over the past decade and the struggle it now faces due to the current funding crisis
Who: Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister of Health for Ethiopia
Joanne Carter, Executive Director, RESULTS Educational Fund; member of the Strategy, Impact and Investment Committee of the Global Fund board
When: 10:00 ET/15:00 GMT/16:00 CET/18:00 EAT Thursday, January 26, 2012
How: To join the media teleconference, please dial 1.888.409.6709 (toll free) or +1.816.249.4915 (international) and enter conference ID number 46443308. Please RSVP to Blair Hinderliter at bhinderliter@results.org if you plan on joining the call or if you need assistance in joining the call (i.e., would need to be dialed out to).
International dial-in numbers for your convenience: France: 0800909322; UK: 08000288438; Switzerland: 0800891753
RESULTS Educational Fund (http://www.results.org) is committed to educating the public, the media, and leaders about issues related to poverty and hunger in the United States and abroad. We hold public forums, train citizens in democracy, hold media conference calls to share the latest information, and produce quality oversight research to determine the effectiveness of programs for the poor.
Othman Sheriff is an experienced Sierra Leonean development professional, peacebuilding practitioner, professional journalist and human rights advocate with over two decades of engagement in community development, youth empowerment, education, humanitarian assistance and international development cooperation. Born and raised in Kenema District, Eastern Sierra Leone, he has dedicated much of his professional career to improving the socioeconomic conditions of vulnerable and marginalised populations, particularly disadvantaged young people, women, children and underserved rural communities.
As the Founder and Programme Director of Youth in Action for Development (YAD), Sheriff has played a leading role in mobilising international development assistance and coordinating community-driven interventions aimed at poverty reduction, sustainable livelihoods, social inclusion and grassroots development. Over the years, he has facilitated the mobilisation and implementation of development projects worth billions of Leones, supported by international development partners, including European development institutions, humanitarian organisations and United Nations agencies.
A committed advocate for free and inclusive Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Sheriff spearheaded the establishment of the Youth Resource Academy (YRA) in 2018, through which he has championed access to practical, employment-oriented education for underprivileged youth, particularly young women, school dropouts, single mothers, widows, unemployed youth and individuals from economically disadvantaged households. So far, the Academy has provided vocational, technical and entrepreneurship training opportunities to more than 2,000 youth helping them acquire marketable skills, pursue self-employment and improve their economic independence. He also solicit funds to provide start up kits for the youth who graduated from the academy.
In addition to his development and humanitarian work, Sheriff serves as the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Critique Echo Newspaper, using journalism as a platform to promote accountability, responsible governance, social justice and public awareness of critical socioeconomic and human rights issues.
He is a dedicate member of many international peacebuilding networks including the United Religions Initiative (URI), International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP), Intercultural Leaders Network of the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC)`s Youth Solidarity Fund, and the alumni Association of King Hamad Youth Empowerment Awards.
Through his leadership, advocacy and international partnerships, Sheriff continues to champion a vision of Sierra Leone in which disadvantaged young people have equitable access to education and economic opportunities, women and girls live free from violence and discrimination, human rights are respected, and communities are empowered to pursue peaceful, inclusive and sustainable development.
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