This case study documents the engagement of TB key populations and affected communities in Kazakhstan during the development of the Global Fund TB funding request for Grant Cycle 7 (GC7). From October 2024 to January 2025, the EECA Regional Learning Hub, hosted by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) under its “Country-level Engagement Support” activity, enabled a participatory and transparent community dialogue. EHRA supported rapid needs assessment, online and in-person consultations, the drafting of a Community Priorities Annex, and mentoring to respond to the Technical Review Panel (TRP) comments. All seven community priorities have been partially but successfully integrated into the funding request — contributing to approximately 26% of the total TB budget. The process not only strengthened country ownership and alignment with human rights-based TB responses but also proposed a replicable approach for other EECA countries.
