What is the CIF?
The Catalytic Implementation Fund (CIF) is a mechanism which provides the start-up resources needed to explore and establish new openIMIS implementations. The CIF was established by German Development Cooperation and Swiss Development Cooperation - longtime supporters of openIMIS - as a way to lower barriers to the adoption of openIMIS.
The type and amount of support provided through the CIF is decided on a case
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by
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case basis. As a rule, the Fund directly covers specific
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costs (e.g. software customisation, capacity development, equipment), rather than providing monetary support to scheme operators.
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Objectives
The openIMIS CIF has been set up to provide complimentary investments to scheme operators who would like to implement or scale openIMIS in their social (health) protection schemes. The catalytic fund is aimed at helping scheme operators get their schemes off the ground and allow them to keep growing the schemes beyond the initial implementation. It is an important objective of the openIMIS CIF to allow scheme operators to have sustainable management information systems which are adjustable to changing needs, interoperable with other relevant programs, and scalable to include target populations beyond the initial target group.
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It does not support the costs of implementing openIMIS on a continuous basis.
For more information about the CIF, visit the wiki page.
Who can apply?
The
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CIF welcomes applications from operators of health financing or other social protection
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schemes interested in using openIMIS to manage
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their scheme’s business processes.
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If you are a scheme operator who feels that openIMIS would be able to support and improve efficiencies in the management of the defined operating procedures of your scheme, the openIMIS CIF could support you in getting started with an implementation! If you need more information about the various types of schemes currently using openIMIS, check out our implementation overview.
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Both public and non-governmental scheme operators
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may apply for support. However decisions about CIF support will take into account the target beneficiary population and the potential for scale
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What if I’m an Implementing Organisation?
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-up.
Implementing organisations which support scheme operators in their efforts to
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digitalise work processes
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are encouraged to facilitate the link between the scheme operator and the Coordination Desk of the openIMIS initiative.
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Combining funding streams
For the sustainability of a supported scheme it is important that the scheme operator is able to source at least some portion of the necessary resources for the implementation of openIMIS from other sources. This can be done by using existing funds/in-kind support from the scheme operator or by approaching other development partners to co-finance the implementation of openIMIS. We highly encourage combining various funding streams, especially those form the organization itself, as it will lay the foundations for a long-lasting, sustainable implementation of openIMIS.
How to get started
To begin the process of receiving for support from the openIMIS CIF, please provide us some initial information regarding the use case you are interested in using openIMIS by filling out the form at the bottom of the page and send it to the openIMIS coordination desk at cif@openimis.org.
Once this step has been taken the application process will proceed as described hereafter:
The openIMIS coordination desk at GIZ will reach out to you and work with you to identify your needs and clarify other required information.
The details collected during the consultation will form the pre-feasibility study, to define the specific requirements for the openIMIS implementation, including a tentative cost overview.
The contributors of the openIMIS CIF (BMZ and SDC) will review these pre-feasibility study reports and decide on the applicability of the case. For cases that are deemed applicable for support through the CIF, detailed feasibility studies will be planned and conducted.
The results of the feasibility study will support the CIF contributors (BMZ and SDC) to decide on the level of support for the implementation (including scope) as well as discussing the terms of agreement with the scheme operator.
The coordination desk will work with the scheme operator to establish the best modality for the implementation supported by the approved funds.
As can be gleaned from the steps above, the openIMIS coordination desk will be supporting the application process at every step of the way. You can contact the coordination desk for general questions about the Catalytic Implementation Fund and on implementing openIMIS in your context as well as for beginning an application process.
Powering the openIMIS CIF
Currently, BMZ and SDC are the main funders of the openIMIS CIF. If you are an organization that would like to contribute to the openIMIS CIF and use it to expand the implementations of openIMIS, please reach out to the openIMIS coordination desk at cif@openimis.org and we will get in touch with you with more details of the openIMIS CIF.
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Want to learn more?
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If you are wondering if openIMIS is the right solution for your use case, get in touch with the openIMIS Coordination Desk!
Complete the form below with some initial information and send it to cif@openimis.org. The openIMIS Coordination Desk will reach out to you to discuss your needs.
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CIF Use case examples
Example 1
CIF Support for new openIMIS use-case
Applicant: National Health Insurance Agency of Country A
Scheme details
Long term vision: National health insurance
Two pilot districts selected
Standard Operating Procedures defined
Human resources for scheme operation available via secondment from Ministry of Health
Request to CIF
Feasibility study for use of openIMIS for pilot
Customization of openIMIS
Capacity building of staff on use of openIMIS
Following procedures described in “How to get started” above, the Expression of Interest submitted by the National Health Insurance Agency of Country A is reviewed.
Pre-feasibility study done ✅
Feasibility study, including tentative costing done ✅
CIF support of EUR 100,000* is approved
openIMIS coordination desk launches public tender for providing the required technical assistance for customization of openIMIS and for capacity building.
Example 2
CIF Support for openIMIS scale-up
Applicant: Community based health insurance scheme operator in Country B
Scheme details
Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI) running since 2016.
openIMIS used for managing scheme
Operational in 3 districts
Expansion of CBHI scheme to 3 additional districts
Request to CIF
Support for deployment of larger instance of openIMIS
Analysis of needs
Capacity building of technical teams for instance management and maintenance
Capacity building of new staff on use of openIMIS
Following procedures described in “How to get started” above, the Expression of Interest submitted by the CBHI scheme operator of Country B is reviewed.
Pre-feasibility study done ✅
Feasibility study, including tentative costing done ✅
CIF support of EUR 50,000* is approved
openIMIS coordination desk launches public tender for providing the required technical assistance for scale-up of openIMIS including capacity building of technical teams and users.
Example 3
CIF Support for openIMIS scale-up
Applicant: National Social Security Agency (NSSA) of Country C
Scheme details
Informal sector national health insurance scheme running since 2020
openIMIS used for managing scheme
Operational nationwide
Intention to provide new contributory health insurance scheme to formal sector
Scheme design complete
Scheme to be launched in 6 months
Request to CIF
Support for customizing/developing new formal sector modules
Support in defining software requirements
Capacity building of developer teams for new module development
Master trainings for NSSA’s team for future user training.
Following procedures described in “How to get started” above, the Expression of Interest submitted by the National Social Security Agency of Country C is reviewed.
Pre-feasibility study done ✅
Feasibility study, including tentative costing done ✅
CIF support of EUR 150,000* is approved
openIMIS coordination desk launches public tender for providing the required technical assistance for introducing new module of openIMIS including capacity building of developer teams and users.
The support values included in the Examples are only intended for orientation and act as example figures. For any support of the CIF, a resource requirement will be determined during the feasibility study.