GHAI Budget Advocacy Accelerator 2025 – YOA

Deadline: July 7, 2025

Applications are open for the GHAI Budget Advocacy Accelerator 2025. The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) invites civil society organizations (CSOs) from low- and center-earnings international locations in Africa and Asia to apply for the second cohort of its well being finances capability strengthening collection, now referred to as the “CSO Budget Advocacy Accelerator.”

Following the profitable 2025 CSO Budget Advocacy Academy, the Accelerator focuses on strengthening CSO capability to advocate for home financing for noncommunicable illness (NCD) prevention, damage prevention and well being safety.

Program Details

Every 12 months, 41 million lives are claimed by NCDs like coronary heart illness, most cancers, diabetes and continual respiratory situations—usually in international locations least outfitted to reply. Injuries, particularly from highway crashes and drowning, additional compound this well being disaster. Despite this overwhelming burden, solely 2 % of world well being funding is directed towards NCDs. It’s a mismatch that prices lives. And it’s time to vary that.

The CSO Budget Advocacy Accelerator is a complete 12-month program combining fingers-on studying, peer trade and mentorship. Participants will take part in 9–10 webinars, 1–2 in-individual workshops in areas similar to home well being financing, well being techniques strengthening, public monetary administration and strategic communications for tackling NCDs. It additionally contains technical focus areas similar to psychological well being, vitamin, tobacco management, highway security and epidemic preparedness and response.

This Accelerator is greater than a coaching program—it’s a launchpad for motion. Participants will be a part of a worldwide community of coverage influencers and finances advocates dedicated to creating public well being a precedence. Through a capstone challenge, every CSO will develop and pitch a concrete finances advocacy marketing campaign to strengthen financing for NCDs or epidemic preparedness. GHAI will assist the implementation of those initiatives with seed funding and mentorship.

Eligibility

• Eligible candidates embody CSOs primarily based in Africa or Asia which can be legally registered, can obtain international funding and have expertise in coverage advocacy, well being financing or public well being.
• Applicants will need to have two dedicated workers members in a position to take part in all periods and actions. 

Application

Applications are due by July 7, 2025 (5pm EST / 10pm UTC). Interested CSOs ought to full the application kind HERE. Shortlisted organizations will probably be invited for an interview in July.

For extra data, go to GHAI Budget Advocacy Accelerator.