A CCM member is composed of an official member and an alternate. Members and their alternates serve a term of two to three years in up to two consecutive terms. For example, a person can serve two consecutive terms as a member and a succeeding two consecutive terms as an alternate.

Governance is one of the primary role of the CCM towards making strategic, wise, and ethical decisions. These decisions must respond addresses the gaps in achieving the targets of the three diseases. It should also be driven by a collective mission and centered on people, especially key populations and those who are either affected of living with the three diseases.

Governance of the CCM is aligned with the Global Fund Principles, which are (a) partnership, (b) inclusiveness, (c) transparency, (d) accountability, (e) oversight, (f) conflict of interest management, and (g) equality in decision-making.

CCM’s governance are summarized into four key practices. and communities must know how to employ these areas to allow broader and more effective participation on behalf of the broader constituency.

1. Cultivating accountability. The Codes of Conduct within the CCM must be established, practiced, and enforced. Different reports (ie. finances, activities, plans, and outcomes) must also be made available publicly, and should be shared to wider constituencies.
2. Engaging stakeholders. As community representatives to the CCM, there is a need to ensure that key populations are empowered to participate more effectively by providing a space for key populations to consult with their constituencies and building their capacities to become more effective CCM members.
3. Setting shared direction. Being central to the CCM, communities must engage in shaping and implementing shared action plans with proper consultations from constituencies.
4. Stewarding resources. Key populations and communities play a critical role in making sure that the budget allocation and management are aimed to achieve key result areas and realize the outcomes of the grant, to include impacting those most affected by the three diseases, and strengthening community systems.

Governance functions of the CCM are shaped during the development of the CCM’s Framework documents, which establishes the policies, rules, and regulations of the CCM.

While not required by The Global Fund, a smaller group of CCM members is formed, and this is called the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee monitors the implementation of and proposes recommendations for improvements on the following documents:

1. CCM By-laws or Constitution, which details the functions of CCM, its composition and structure, and responsibilities;
2. CCM Governance Manual, which includes how decisions will be undertaken and made;
3. Risk management Guidelines, which includes approaches to manage potential risks during the management of the grant; and
4. CCM Conflict of Interest (COI) Policy, which contains guidelines in making decisions to ensure that conflicts of interests that might affect grant management of PRs and SRs are documented, managed, and mitigated.

Oversight is a core function of CCMs to cultivate accountability and steward resources. Contrary to an Executive Committee, an Oversight Committee is required by The Global Fund to be formed within the CCM. It is usually composed of five to nine members and may include non-CCM members with technical set of skills. Some of the specific functions of the oversight function of the CCM are as follows:

1. Oversee PRs to ensure achievement of agreed grant targets based on Oversight Plan. It is important for community representatives at the CCM to be familiar with the oversight plan and provide advise to the PR to ensure that the grant targets are achieved, and implementation gaps, especially in reaching out communities, are addressed.
2. Engages with the PR throughout the funding cycle. Communities must maintain a close relationship with the PR and helps guide the PR through regular updates and site visits.
3. Reviews dashboards and progress reports. Communities need to be capacitated on the usage of and analysis of dashboards and of progress reports and provide advise on how the grant management and implementation can be improved.
4. Participate in site visits. More than anyone else, key populations and communities understand more the dynamics and the context of and how their constituencies are affected by the three diseases. Participating in site visits is crucial for key populations and community representatives to the CCM to observe the grant implementation and provide insights to address the gaps in reaching the grant targets.

1. Preparation and Attendance. CCM meetings usually happens every quarter, or once every three months. Prior to these meetings, CCM members need to be knowledgeable about the different agenda items to be discussed, including analysis of agenda and information, and ensuring that the key points for deliberation are reflective of the issues and priorities of your constituency.
2. Constituency engagement. A critical aspect in CCM participation is constituency engagement. While the representation is usually a person, he or she is accountable more than to his or her organization but to a wider constituency of key populations and communities, which means speaking and making decisions on their behalf. This requires regular meetings and consultations with their constituencies.
3. Willingness to serve. A community’s role as a CCM member is guided by the CCM’s Terms of Reference (ToR). A CCM member must be familiar with this ToR and identify any conflicts of interest that might arise. It is also ideal that the CCM member works with fellows and colleagues that represent other communities and build and bridge partnerships among other CCM members.
4. Strategic and honest conversations. Communities are key populations that not only bring the voices but also bring the heart and humanity into the CCM conversations. Community CCM members must exercise conversations that will speak truth to power.
5. Adherence, compliance, respect. As CCM members, communities must adhere to the Global Fund principles and expectations as well as be familiar with the CCM governance policies and by-laws. This includes complying with decisions and declaring conflicts of interests where possible, as well as respect opinions of others