Second Roundtable Meeting of the 3rd Phase Capacity Strengthening Project of the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) and a Resource Mobilization Sensitization Workshop for SAIs

Date: September 4th to 7th, 2023

Location: Kigali, KIGALI SERENA HOTEL

We are delighted to invite you to the International Roundtable on Accountability in Donor-Funded Health Programs, scheduled to take place from September 5th to 7th, 2023. This prestigious event is organized in partnership with SAI Rwanda, Aidspan, BACKUP Health, and esteemed representatives from the Global Fund and Gavi. The primary objective of this roundtable is to foster a comprehensive dialogue on the critical topic of accountability in donor-funded health programs.

The agenda follows:

Day 1 – September 5th, 2023:

– 08:30 – 09:00 – Registration
– 09:00 – 09:15 – Welcome address and introduction of participants and organizations by SAI Rwanda
– 09:15 – 09:45 – Opening Remarks by Aidspan & BACKUP Health and AG of host country official opening speech
– 09:45 – 10:00 – Overview of workshop objectives and expected outcomes by Aidspan
– 10:00 – 10:30 – Coffee Break
– 10:30 – 10:45 – Keynote Address by Global Fund Executive Director: Importance of Accountability in Donor-Funded Health Programs
– 10:45 – 11:00 – Keynote Address by Gavi Interim Executive Director: Implementation of National Accountability Systems for Donor Funding
– 11:00 – 11:45 – Presentation of SAI Capacity Development Project performance and Q&A
Panel Discussion & Q&A: “The SAI Capacity Development Project: Review of the Third Phase”
– AFROSAI-E
– CREFIAF
– Gavi
– Global Fund
– 11:45 – 13:00 – Lunch Break
– 14:00 – 14:30 – AFROSAI-E Presentation: “The Role of National Risk Assurance Providers in Health Program Management”
– 14:30 – 15:30 – Countries’ interactive plenary presentation on challenges and potential solutions for implementing effective systems National Accountability Systems for Donor Funding (SAIs – DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe)
– 15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee Break

Day 2 – September 6th, 2023:

– 9:00 – 9:15 – Aidspan Presentation: Community Engagement/auditing strategies for Accountability
– 9:15 – 9:45 – CREFIAF: Promoting Stakeholder Engagement and Participation and Opportunities for Collaborations.
– 09:45 – 10:15 – SAI Rwanda: Experiences with Finance and Programmatic auditing donor-funded health programs
– 10:15 – 10:45 – Coffee Break
– 10:45 – 11:30 – Interactive plenary session – Lessons Learned and Best Practices in SAI Auditing of Global Fund and Gavi-supported Health Programs (SAIs – DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe)
– 11:30 – 11:45 – Presentation: Gavi and Global Fund in-country Risk assurance mechanism/providers engagement and capacity-development – experiences and plans
– 11:45 – 12:45 – Panel Discussion: “Sustainable Capacity Development & Long-term Accountability in Health Programs”
– 12:45 – 13:00 – Aidspan introduction to afternoon experience sharing session.
– 13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch Break
– 14:00 – 15:30 – Experience Sharing Session: “Lessons from the SAI Capacity Development Project: Successes, Challenges, and Best Practices”
– 15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee Break

Day 3 – September 7th, 2023:

– 9:00 – 9:40 – Roundtable Discussion: Domestic Resource Mobilisation for Sustainable Health Financing: Roles of Assurance Providers and Public Accounting Committees (Sustainability, Domestic Financing, and Co-financing in Health Programs, including how to assure the counterpart funding/co-financing).
– 09:40 – 10:00 – Interactive Session: “Promoting SAI Engagement in Health Program Auditing in Sub-Saharan Africa”
– 10:00 – 10:30 – Coffee Break
– 10:30 – 12:30 – Interactive Session: “Promoting SAI Engagement in Health Program Auditing in Sub-Saharan Africa” collaboration with other assurances provides/mechanisms
– 12:30 – 13:00 – The Future of Donor-Funded Health Programs: Transparency, Accountability, and Alignment to Country Systems
– 13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch Break
– 14:00 – 15:00 – Final Plenary Session: “Moving Forward: Strategies, Collaboration, and Commitments”
– 15:00 – 15:30 – Closing Remarks & Networking Session
– 15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee Break