Strategic Plan 2025-2030
With Communities in the Lead
Robert Carr Fund for civil society networks is a remarkable funder and a model that works.
We are a participatory grant maker working with communities who have been failed by the system, offering a beacon of hope.
The RCF is a collective, pooled funding mechanism focused on HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We invest in regional and global networks and consortia. We focus on organizations led by inadequately served populations (ISPs) , prioritizing work in the Global South. The RCF is committed to providing core, long-term and flexible funding. Our founding values of participation, empowerment and equity, transparency, and accountability continue to form the foundation of our work.
The RCF is relevant now more than ever, with increasing demands for funding. Investments in the RCF complement other investments in global health and contribute to broader health and social outcomes.
Vision
RCF envisions a strong, vibrant, and resilient civil society, leading the HIV response towards the end of the epidemic by 2030 with improved health, wellbeing and social inclusion of inadequately served populations.
Mission
RCF invests in global and regional civil society networks to sustain and expand the role of ISPs in the HIV response, with a commitment to prioritize networks led by ISPs for funding to uphold rights, remove barriers to accessing services, and contribute to sustainable financial investment in communities and programming.
This 2025-2030 Strategy replaces the previous Strategic Plan 2020-2024 “Funding what’s possible”.
It was developed over a nine-month period in 2023, using a highly participatory process where all stakeholders to the RCF were invited to engage. The process followed an Appreciative Inquiry methodology to draw on collective wisdom across the whole RCF, building on the positive core at its heart.
To learn more about the Robert Carr Fund’s strategic priorities and approaches, read the RCF 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.
Read more about our definitions of in the Glossary.