The European HIV/AIDS Funders Group is a knowledge-based network dedicated to strengthening European philanthropy in the field of HIV/AIDS. The group aims to mobilise philanthropic leadership and resources to address the global HIV/AIDS pandemic and its social and economic consequences and to promote an enabling environment for independent giving in this field.
EFG is generously supported by the Ford Foundation, The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and UNAIDS
EFG aims to:
- Foster networking, information and best practice exchange, as well as better communication and coordination among funders active or potentially active in the field of HIV/AIDS
- Enhance the knowledge base and grantmaking skills/capacity of donors in this field
- Facilitate cooperation, as well as the development of new initiatives/joint ventures in the HIV/AIDS field
- Encourage new donor activity in HIV/AIDS
- Interact strategically with bilateral and multilateral institutions and supranational bodies
- Advocacy
- Networking and convening
- Coordination of peer learning
- Monitoring of policy and of resource flows
- Map European foundation and corporate donor funding for HIV/AIDS.
- Engage new participants among foundations already active in the field of HIV/AIDS or considering such involvement
- Convene an HIV/AIDS policy seminar involving representatives of public donor and policy organizations
- Encourage networking and collaboration between programme staff
- Organise at least one executive-level meeting per year