GGMS Hosts USAID General Counsel
FHI 360's Ghar Ghar Maa
Swasthya (GGMS), or Healthy Homes, project and its partner Nepal CRS
Company (CRS) co-hosted Lisa Gomer, Head of USAID's General Counsel Office,
on her visit to Nepal to observe the implementation of the USAID Forward
strategy, an ambitious reform effort to change the way the Agency
does business - with new partnerships, an emphasis on innovation and local
capability. CRS is a leading social marketing agency in Nepal with
a portfolio of 13 public health products that it markets in all 75 districts
of the country. USAID has funded CRS since 1978.
FHI 360 has provided technical assistance to CRS since 2006, and facilitated
CRS' graduation in 2010 from subcontractor to direct recipient of USAID
funding. Under GGMS, FHI 360 is working with CRS to make the social marketing
organization more independent, sustainable, and less dependent on USAID
funding and support.
Ms. Gomer expressed positive remarks on CRS' progress in improving its
internal systems, aligning its organizational structure and enhancing
its staff's capacity - all with FHI 360 support. She also highlighted
that the modality of work between FHI 360 and CRS is in line with USAID's
focus on strengthening the local private sector's capacity to improve
aid effectiveness and sustainability. FHI 360 continues to work with CRS
to address its capacity development needs.
Posted April 2012