Community-led monitoring programmes vary by context but are based on common principles applied across a cycle of activities. These resources summarize the principles, phases and best practices. Resources are listed chronologically and updated regularly.
Community-led monitoring in action: Emerging evidence and best practice (2023)
A UNAIDS resource designed to support national decision-makers to scale up discussions around the value and contribution of CLM to national AIDS responses and other health programmes.
Introductory guide on community-led monitoring of NCD services (2023)
An introductory guide for non-communicable disease (NCD) alliances, advocates and other civil society organisations on CLM principles, elements and processes as they apply to NCDs, developed by the NCD Alliance.
Community-led monitoring for people who use drugs (2023)
A guide to introduce community-led monitoring (CLM) to people who use drugs, organisations and networks, and to provide resources to support implementation of and funding for CLM. Developed by the International Network of People Who Use Drugs.
Community-led monitoring: Best practices for strengthening the model (2022)
This paper clarifies the principles behind community-led monitoring of health services and aims to support CLM implementers and donors in developing effective CLM programmes. The paper was developed by the CD4C Consortium, CLAW Consortium and EANNASO-APCASO-ATAC Consortium.
Best practices for community-led monitoring (2022)
This resource documents best practices for the implementation of community-led monitoring (CLM) based on surveys and interviews with CLM implementers around the world. The paper was developed by ACT Zimbabwe, amFAR, Georgetown University O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Health GAP and TAC.
WHO consolidated guidelines on person-centred HIV strategic information: Strengthening routine data for impact (2022)
Guidelines developed by the World Health Organization on strengthening routine date for impact, including a chapter on community-led monitoring as a strategy to strengthen analysis and use of routinely collected data at each stage of a person-centred cascade of care for HIV and HIV-related infections.
Community-led monitoring guide for key malaria programs for civil society organizations (2022)
Developed by Impact Santé Afrique, the Civil Society for Malaria Elimination (CS4ME) platform, and the Global Fund Community Rights & Gender Team.
Community-led monitoring of programs and policies related to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria: A guide to support inclusion of CLM in funding requests to the Global Fund (2022)
A guide outlining key steps and deadlines towards including CLM in funding requests to the Global Fund, developed by IAS – the International AIDS Society.
Suivi communautaire des programmes et politiques en lien avec le VIH, la tuberculose et le paludisme. Guide pour encourager l’intégration du suivi communautaire dans les demandes de financement adressées au Fonds mondial (2022)
Un guide décrivant les étapes clés et les délais pour inclure le suivi communautaire dans les demandes de financement adressées au Fonds mondial, élaboré par l’IAS – International AIDS Society.
Vigilancia dirigida por la comunidad de políticas y programas relacionados con el VIH, la tuberculosis y la malaria. Guía de apoyo a la incorporación de la vigilancia dirigida por la comunidad en las solicitudes de financiamiento al Fondo Mundial (2022)
Guía elaborada por IAS – the International AIDS Society en la que se describen los pasos y plazos clave para incluir la CLM en las solicitudes de financiación al Fondo Mundial.
Community-led monitoring in country proposals to the Global Fund 2023 – 2025 funding cycle (2022)
An information brief intended for key population networks and other community-led and community-based organizations to help them better understand how to request funding support for community-led monitoring (CLM) in 2023-2025 applications to the Global Fund. The brief was jointly developed by TREAT Asia/amfAR and the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC).
Community-led monitoring: A technical guide to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria programming (2021)
Technical guidance to inform civil society organizations at the grassroots and other levels, communities, country-coordinating mechanisms (CCMs) and consultants to design, cost and implement CLM correctly, as one of the main interventions within the Global Fund’s Community Systems Strengthening (CSS) module. The guidance was developed by EANNASO and Frontline AIDS in collaboration with partners.
Establishing community-led monitoring of HIV services: Principles and practice (2021)
A UNAIDS brief that describes the principles of CLM, outlines an approach for establishing CLM programmes and explores factors that facilitate and hinder CLM effectiveness.
Frequently asked questions: Community-led monitoring (2021)
A UNAIDS resource addressing key aspects of CLM.
Community-based monitoring of the TB response, using the OneImpact digital platform (2020)
A guidance document for communities to include community-driven monitoring of TB in funding requests to the Global Fund, developed by the Stop TB Partnership.
COVID-19: How to include marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communication and community engagement (2020)
Guidance on inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communication and community engagement, based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Developed by Paediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA).
Clinic-community collaboration adolescent toolkit: How clinics and communities can work together to improve HIV service delivery for adolescents and young people (2019)
A toolkit with strategies and case examples across the HIV treatment cascade on how clinics and local community organisations are working together, developed by Paediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA) and ViiV Healthcare Positive Action.
Community-led monitoring of health services: Building accountability for HIV service quality (not dated)
A white paper by CLM implementers and technical assistance providers that reviews the concepts behind CLM. The paper was developed by the Georgetown University O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Health GAP, HEPS Uganda, ICW East Africa, ITPC, SMUG and TAC.
One Impact CLM for Tuberculosis
This website include background, guidelines, training manuals and more on the Stop TB Partnership’s One Impact community-led monitoring for tuberculosis.
