Terms & Conditions

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions:

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Country refers to: United Kingdom
Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Dream-Theme, London.
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Service refers to the Website.
Terms and Conditions (also referred as “Terms”) mean these Terms and Conditions that form the entire agreement between You and the Company regarding the use of the Service. This Terms and Conditions agreement has been created with the help of the Free Terms and Conditions Generator.
Third-party Social Media Service means any services or content (including data, information, products or services) provided by a third-party that may be displayed, included or made available by the Service.
Website refers to The7, accessible from https://the7.io/
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Acknowledgment

These are the Terms and Conditions governing the use of this Service and the agreement that operates between You and the Company. These Terms and Conditions set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.

By accessing or using the Service You agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If You disagree with any part of these Terms and Conditions then You may not access the Service.

You represent that you are over the age of 18. The Company does not permit those under 18 to use the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is also conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with the Privacy Policy of the Company. Our Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your personal information when You use the Application or the Website and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. Please read Our Privacy Policy carefully before using Our Service.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Company.

The Company has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

We strongly advise You to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that You visit.

Termination

We may terminate or suspend Your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if You breach these Terms and Conditions.

Upon termination, Your right to use the Service will cease immediately.

Limitation of Liability

Notwithstanding any damages that You might incur, the entire liability of the Company and any of its suppliers under any provision of this Terms and Your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the amount actually paid by You through the Service or 100 USD if You haven’t purchased anything through the Service.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Company or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, loss of privacy arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Service, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with the Service, or otherwise in connection with any provision of this Terms), even if the Company or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose.

Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply. In these states, each party’s liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

“AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” Disclaimer

The Service is provided to You “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Service, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Service will meet Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.

Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of the company’s provider makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Service, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Service; or (iv) that the Service, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Company are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to You. But in such a case the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law.

Governing Law

The laws of the Country, excluding its conflicts of law rules, shall govern this Terms and Your use of the Service. Your use of the Application may also be subject to other local, state, national, or international laws.

Disputes Resolution

If You have any concern or dispute about the Service, You agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting the Company.

For European Union (EU) Users

If You are a European Union consumer, you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you are resident in.

United States Legal Compliance

You represent and warrant that (i) You are not located in a country that is subject to the United States government embargo, or that has been designated by the United States government as a “terrorist supporting” country, and (ii) You are not listed on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Severability and Waiver

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Waiver

Except as provided herein, the failure to exercise a right or to require performance of an obligation under these Terms shall not effect a party’s ability to exercise such right or require such performance at any time thereafter nor shall the waiver of a breach constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.

Translation Interpretation

These Terms and Conditions may have been translated if We have made them available to You on our Service. You agree that the original English text shall prevail in the case of a dispute.

Changes to These Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material We will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at Our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use Our Service after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, please stop using the website and the Service.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, You can contact us:

By email: example@the7.io

BACKGROUND OF THE RSSH GRANT

The RSSH 2024 – 2026 grant is designed to contribute to making foundational changes by strengthening the health systems in Nigeria through targeted interventions that support the federal government to set policies, strategies and standards as well as plan, monitor, and review progress against those standards; governance and planning reforms that align with national policies, standards, and strategies to drive sustainable improvements to maximize impact on HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM) and other diseases. The Community Systems Strengthening of the RSSH grant is geared towards three priority interventions: (i) community-led monitoring, (ii) community-led advocacy and research and, (iii) Institutional capacity building, planning and leadership development. Gaps that are identified through the monitoring activities will be noted, prioritized and remediation sought through advocacy to decision-makers at the government and community levels. This will lead to more effective service delivery, improved accessibility, affordability and investments by communities and governments at local and state levels for health and particularly ATM.

The ATM networks (NEPWHAN, TB Network and ACOMIN) are Technical Service Organisations working on the RSSH grant, with the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Program (NTBLCP) as the Principal Recipient. The ATM networks implement a wide array of activities, in 36 states and FCT, with each network assigned to lead designated set of activities. The key activities under Community-led monitoring as an intervention area include: Update the 2019 CSS Framework; Validation of the updated CSS framework; Printing and dissemination of the updated CSS Framework; Meeting of the leadership to ATM Networks to define operation modalities of the National CLM Plan; Biannual coordination meeting of the CSS leadership to monitor the National CLM Plan; Development of SOPs to guide the formation of new CLM programs and ensure its coordination across all disease and populations; Validation of SOPs to guide the formation of new CLM programs and ensure its coordination across all disease and populations; Production of a shadow report on progress made with National and State strategic health development plans with a focus on the likelihood of impact on the ATM response and prevalence of diseases; Validate the assessment report on the effectiveness and appropriateness of the CLM; Validation of the shadow report on progress made with National and State strategic health development plans with a focus on the likelihood of impact on the ATM response and prevalence of diseases; and Validation of information flow and accountabilities for responses to issues flagged by CLM data.

The key activities under Community-led research and advocacy as an intervention area include: Expand staffing capacity of CL/BO to deliver CLM effectively; Identification and formalization of information flow and accountabilities for responses to issues flagged by CLM data; Annual review of CLM programs to ensure the needs of all populations are addressed; and Development of a digital CLM platform to link all the CLM eMIS platforms in the country to facilitate access to and generate CLM relevant reports.

The key activities under Capacity building and leadership development as an intervention area include: Attendance at one leadership course each year; Attendance at two conferences each year; Office rent to support the functioning of the national secretariat; Support the functioning of the national secretariats with office equipment, information management systems; Support the functioning of the national secretariats with training of 4 qualified programme staff; Learning exchange for CL/BO to include site visits, online/virtual mentoring; Conduct an assessment of the effectiveness and appropriateness of the CLM intervention supported by this grant; Analyze the cost-effectiveness of the CLM-CHIPS engagement model for scale-up; Training on data interpretation and use for advocacy to improve access and quality of services; Training on governance, accountability and domestic resource mobilization; Community observatory to coordinate and action human rights and gender issues; Development of manuals, templates and guidelines for CBOs providing data for the CLM electronic platform; Validation of developed manuals, templates and guidelines for CBOs providing data for the CLM electronic platform; and Regular in-house training on qualitative data collection, legal literacy, gender and monitoring of human right abuses.

BACKGROUND OF THE C19RM GRANT

Global Fund is presently supporting the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) grant in 21 states for the period, January 2024 – December 2024. The C19RM Grant is being implemented through the National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (NACA) as the Principal Recipient (PR). The C19RM grant seeks to address gaps in the systems and infrastructures for efficient and effective outcomes in the health systems as well as the communities and CSOs’ integration into the COVID-19 response, such that all contribute their quota in achieving results.

The ATM networks (NEPWHAN, TB Network and ACOMIN) are partners and Technical Service Organizations (TSOs) to NACA implementing the C19RM grant in 21 states. NEPWHAN coordinates the implementation of the grant in 7 states – Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Edo, Nasarawa, Ondo, Oyo and Sokoto; TB Network coordinates the implementation of the grant in 7 states – Anambra, Cross River, Ekiti, FCT, Lagos, Plateau and Rivers and; ACOMIN coordinates the implementation of the grant in 7 states – Delta, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara and Ogun.

The major responsibilities of ATM networks on the project are to establish Community Led Monitoring Teams (CLMTs) and strengthen the capacity of facility-based, community networks, frontline staff and volunteers; advocate for increased national, state and LGA support for ATM and COVID-19; and to improve the coordination of CSOs and community structures for informed inputs into the C19RM intervention at the community, state and national level.

The C19RM grant is geared towards four priority interventions: (i) community-led monitoring, (ii) Gender-based violence/response to human rights, (iii) Advocacy and stakeholder engagement, and (iv) CSOs Coordination and Capacity Enhancement.

The key activities under Community-led monitoring as an intervention area include: Focused Group Discussions (Entry and Exit); Client Exit Interviews; Key Informant Interviews at facilities and LGAs; Monthly supportive supervision by the State program Officers (SPOs); and National and State quarterly supportive supervision conducted by the National team and State ATM Coordinators.

The key activities under Gender-based violence/response to human rights as an intervention area include: Community Outreaches on IPV and GBV; Small Group Sensitization campaigns by the GBV Case Managers; Linkage of reported GBV incidences for Post GBV services; and Support for GBV Case Managers.

The key activities under Advocacy and stakeholder engagement as an intervention area include: Advocacies and follow-up advocacies by the Community Based Organizations (CBOs)/Community Led Monitoring Teams (CLMTs); Set-up of the State-level Advocacy Teams in the new implementing states (Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, and Sokoto); Monthly advocacies conducted by the State Advocacy Teams; and Quarterly advocacies conducted by the National Advocacy Team.

The key activities under CSOs Coordination and Capacity Enhancement as an intervention area include: Training and retraining of the CBOs; Training of GBV Case Managers; Monthly Coordination meetings with state partners; and Monthly GBV review meetings with key stakeholders.