The Treatment Monitoring & Advocacy Project (TMAP) - home to the Missing the Target series of reports - is seeking applications for country teams to participate in a research project on civil society engagement in Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs). The project is funded by the Open Society Institute, Aids Fonds, and ICASO. The CCM monitoring project is designed to evaluate how civil society can have greater impact as an advocate for improved Global Fund programming at the country level, principally through participation on CCMs. The project is not focused solely on issues of civil society representation on CCMs, but more broadly on the ability of civil society to have a significant impact on improved Global Fund programming. Issues to be considered include: how civil society members are selected for CCM membership, whether they are able to be meaningfully involved in program design and oversight, to what degree they represent the perspectives of broader civil society, and what supports are available to promote more effective civil society engagement in CCMs. Six research teams will be selected. Teams should be comprised of at least two civil society members in the country being studied. Teams will use a standardised research template, now being developed. Research will include review of relevant documents and interviews with approximately 20 individuals, including representatives from government, the national AIDS council, civil society, affected populations, the principle recipient, and other individuals. Research will take place between February and April 2008. Results must be compiled by the end of April. Each team will be compensated US $6,000 for their work on the project, to be paid in two installments. If you are interested in applying to be one of the six research teams for the project, please submit an application - no more than TWO pages long - that addresses the questions at the end of this piece. Applications are DUE BY 14 JANUARY, 2008 and should be emailed to matilda.moyo@gmail.com and ChrisCSF@aol.com. If you have any questions about the project, please feel free to contact co-coordinators Matilda Moyo or Chris Collins at the emails above. They can also send you more information about the project at your request. Questions to address in the two page application: 1. Who is interested? (names of individuals and whether you are affiliated with an organization). (Please attach resumes for all team members.) 2. What experience do team members have with advocacy on AIDS, malaria, TB and other health issues? What experience do team members have with research, including review of published articles and interviewing? What experience do team members have with writing journalistic and analysis pieces? 3. What experience and knowledge do you have with Country Coordinating Mechanisms and the Global Fund? Has anyone on your team served on a CCM? 4. How will researching civil society engagement in your CCM advance your advocacy for better health services for people in your country? How do you intend to use this research in your country?