6 STAGES
The programme has six main stages, spanning approximately a year, including three four-day sessions in a host country and the rest of the work in your home country.
Connecting Individually and Collectively to UHC
The first module focuses on the leadership capacity to observe, sense and listen. Participants dive into the nuances of UHC complexity. They learn to identify underlying values and interests which might be in conflict and name potential adaptive challenges. They identify and articulate a personal connection to UHC and work with other members of their country team to name those values that bind them irrespective of their institutional homes.
Practising Skills
During the first practical phase, teams meet in their home countries to practise the skills introduced during the first module. They are supported by local coaches. Together, they test their assumptions on what the real challenges are and the level of readiness for change. Participants are expected to shadow and engage with key UHC stakeholders in their own country to see challenges from other perspectives. As part of their assignment they identify stakeholders who need to be involved in potentially viable short-term initiatives.
Defining Collective Actions
The second module focuses on collective action. Participants learn skills for improving the quality of interactions with different stakeholders and practise coalition-building strategies. Together with technical and leadership experts, country teams identify an initial collective action challenge that they can jointly tackle through a structured intervention designed to generate results in the short term.
Advancing Collective Action Initiatives
In the second practical phase, the country teams implement their Collective Action Initiatives, supported by local coaches. The coaches act as process guides and help them perform as a team.
Learning for future UHC reform
The final module focuses on the future of UHC reform. Participants are given the time to reflect on their personal and collective interventions as well as on the process. They are given space to define the next steps towards UHC reform in their countries and commit themselves to a set of key actions. Results from the second practical phase are shared with relevant stakeholders and development partners, who will continue to support the reform process after L4UHC has ended.
Post-Programme Support
The final module focuses on the future of UHC reform. Participants are given the time to reflect on their personal and collective interventions as well as on the process. They are given space to define the next steps towards UHC reform in their countries and commit themselves to a set of key actions. Results from the second practical phase are shared with relevant stakeholders and development partners, who will continue to support the reform process after L4UHC has ended.