Asia Catalyst Annual Report 2015 | Page 20

“ The problem tree introduced by Asia Catalyst is a very good technique for us to explore complex issues. With it, we can conduct inquiry and find the root of problems facing our community. If we keep using this technique in the future, both for advocacy and in our counseling programs, we will solve increasingly complex problems. ” 2015 COACHING PARTNERS Baishui Zhu Can Baishui Zhu Can is a CBO serving people living with disabilities in rural Shanxi Province, China. In 2015, Asia Catalyst supported this rural group to come to an organizational consensus and vision for their long term strategic plan, as well as how to manage their highturnover volunteer base; key skills for the previously ad-hoc organization. -Participant from Xinjiang Tiantong Health Workgroup, a CBO serving PLHIV and LGBT persons. Xiangyang Huakai Hangzhou LGBT Xiangyang Huakai Hangzhou LGBT serves LGBT people in Zhejiang Province, Eastern China. This year, Asia Catalyst trained the CBO in key skills for strategic planning, budgeting, and volunteer management. The group is now using these skills to maximize staff efficiency and better serve their community. Xinjiang Tiantong Health Workgroup A graduate of Asia Catalyst’s CBO Catalyst program, Xinjiang Tiantong Health Workgroup is focused on the health of gay and bisexual men. Asia Catalyst helped the CBO to identify the most urgent problem facing gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Xinjiang: discrimination in healthcare settings. AC then helped the group develop a strategic advocacy plan to address the issue, which the group is now implementing, targeting five hospitals in two districts in Urumqi City, China. Beijing ISEEK With coaching from Asia Catalyst, this Pulmonary Hypertension CBO developed a three-year advocacy plan to ensure the Beijing Health Insurance Department includes a key medicine for people living with Pulmonary Hypertension into the list of reimbursable medication for insurance. ISEEK’s plan necessitates staff and community training and mobilization, so Asia Catalyst delivered additional coaching sessions on participatory training methodology for the CBO. Tailored Coaching Asia Catalyst’s Tailored Coaching program delivers specialized, issue-specific training to CBOs with a specific skillset need, such as strategic planning, fu