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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>What Do You Think of the New Funding Model?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>At its meeting in Geneva on 13–14 September, the Global Fund Board approved in principle the broad elements of a new funding model. This model is now to be discussed in more detail at a meeting of the Board’s Strategy, Investment and Impact Committee (SIIC) on 24–26 October. Then, the SIIC will prepare recommendations for discussion at the next Board meeting on 14–15 November.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>It’s an opportune time and platform to get your views heard.</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>PLEASE COME SHARE ON THE DISCUSSION PAGE: Your comments, ideas, thoughts and experiences are important. </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="http://www.aidspan.org/page/discussion-page">http://www.aidspan.org/page/discussion-page</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>With humble regard,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Angela<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#17365D'>Angela Kageni,</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#17365D'> Senior Programme Officer (</span><span style='color:#0F243E'><a href="mailto:angela.kageni@aidspan.org" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:blue'>angela.kageni@aidspan.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#17365D'>)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#17365D'>Aidspan</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#17365D'> – an independent watchdog of the Global Fund, and publisher of <i>Global Fund Observer</i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#17365D'>P.O. Box 66869-00800, Nairobi, Kenya</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#17365D'>Office line: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:blue'>+254-(0)774-135984; +254(0)702-925958</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#17365D'>Personal Cell: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:blue'>+254-(0)722-622727</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#17365D'>Web: </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:blue'><a href="http://www.aidspan.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.aidspan.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>