Issue
BIRTH Fiji needs to build stronger policy advocacy links and enhance service delivery in order to become financially sustainable and play a key role in the national mental health ecosystem.
How we are helping
We are supporting BIRTH Fiji to improve client care systems and train staff in best practice methods, while strengthening national advocacy and fostering government partnerships to advance community-based mental health care.
About the project
The Foundation’s capacity-strengthening grants stream supports smaller Commonwealth civil society organisations in smaller Member States, building their expertise and enhancing their capacity to influence policy.
BIRTH Fiji provides community-based mental health services and is striving to become a sustainable and influential player in Fiji’s mental health sector. With support from the Foundation, BIRTH Fiji will develop a case management and advocacy programme, strengthen staff skills, and increase its capacity to shape national mental health priorities.
The key actions for this project are:
- Case management improvement
- Evaluating current systems through a ‘process mapping’ workshop.
- Revising the client intake process and updating case management tools.
- Training staff on new recovery-based tools and methods.
- Documenting all client care processes and updating the data capture system.
- Migrating client data to a digital management system.
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Conducting ongoing project monitoring, evaluation and learning activities.
- Advocacy and partnership development
- Building relationships with government ministries and mental health stakeholders.
- Convening mental health agencies and coordinating advocacy approaches
As a result of the project, it is hoped that BIRTH Fiji will deliver higher quality care through more consistent and client-centred services. Staff will be better equipped to support mental health recovery, and the organisation will be better positioned to share insights with government and policy actors. Stronger advocacy will raise the profile of community-based mental healthcare and influence national mental health policy and funding. BIRTH Fiji will also deepen its partnerships, boosting its sustainability and long-term impact.
Project Partners
BIRTH Fiji enhances and promotes mental and physical wellness in the community through counselling services, advocacy and organising community training, workshops and events. BIRTH Fiji aims to break the vicious cycle of violence, poverty and social isolation, and to restore hope for a better future. BIRTH Fiji believes that every person has the right to access resources and opportunities in order to live and develop with dignity and to become an active and contributing member of our society.
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