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 by case basis. As a rule, the Fund directly covers specific costs (e.g. software customisation, capacity development, equipment), rather than providing monetary support to scheme operators. 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 CIF welcomes applications from operators of health financing or other social protection schemes interested in using openIMIS to manage their scheme’s business processes. Both public and non-governmental scheme operators may apply for support. However decisions about CIF support will take into account the target beneficiary population and the potential for scale-up.
Implementing organisations which support scheme operators in their efforts to digitalise work processes are encouraged to facilitate the link between the scheme operator and the Coordination Desk of the openIMIS initiative.
Want to learn more?
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.
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.