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YUMI TOK TOK• Using case study Qs as guide …
• Tell the “story” of your advocacy journey.–When did you start? –What was your objective? We want …–What achieved along the way?–What incremental successes?–Who helped/supported you?–What lessons for others?
BE
CREATIVE
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OUR ADVOCACY
MEETING CABINETPOSITION PAPER
COALITION BUILDING
COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS
DV LAW ENACTED
TRAINING DUTY BEARERS
MASS MEDIA
OBJECTIVE
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LESSONS SUCCESSESSAFENE
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NEXT STEPS
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OPPORTUNITIES
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CHALLENGES
2011
2012
2013
2013
2014
2015
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• Enabling Environment Advocacy & Lobbying:• motivates leadership to create supportive environment for change • Targets - policy makers, MPs, decision-makers, advisors
• Social Mobilisation Advocacy: • Ensures wider participation & ownership • Targets - social institutions, networks, organisations, churches, NGOs,
community, youth, school groups, health centres, teachers …
• Attitude and Normative Change Advocacy: work to trigger sustained changes in attitudes, norms and values
• Targets - individuals, families, community structures , women’s groups, traditional leaders, …
ADVOCACY AT ALL LEVELS
WHAT IS ADVOCACY?
• What are the first words or thoughts that come to mind when you hear the word “advocacy”?
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ADVOCACY DEFINITION
ACTION directed at social change.
Putting a problem on the AGENDA
Providing a SOLUTION to the problem; and
Building SUPPORT for the solution and for the
action needed to implement the solution.
MOBILISING ACTION FOR CHANGE!
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ADVOCACY: Social-Ecological Model
MARCO-levelENABLING ENVIRONMENTLobbying & Advocacy
MEZZO - levelSOCIAL MOBILISATIONSchools; churches; teachers colleges
MICRO – levelATTITUDE, CULTURE BEHAVIOUR CHANGES
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ACTION for CHANGE …. at various levels
POLICY/LEGISLATIVE/
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ORGANISATIONAL
COMMUNITY
INTER-PERSONAL
INDIVIDUAL
MARCO-levelENABLING ENVIRONMENT
MEZZO - levelSOCIAL MOBILISATION
MICRO – levelATTITUDE, CULTURE BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
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What is LOBBYING?
Lobbying is one of the
tools/strategies we use
in advocacy
campaigns.
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What is LOBBYING?Lobbying is … an organised attempt to influence DECISION-MAKERS persuading people who have a say in decision-making
(POWER) to do what we want
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LOBBYING
METHODS• Face to face Meetings• Factsheets• Submissions (verbal)• Submissions (written)• Position Papers• Policy Briefs• Letter Writing• Petitions
TARGETS• Ministerial advisers and
staff• Legislative drafters• Members of Parliament• Parliamentary
committees• Experts and consultants• Local Government officials• Police Commissioners• Hospital directors• Ministers Finance• Law Reform Commissions• Attorney Generals
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ADVOCACY TOOLBOX
• List 15 different ways (activities) you can use to mobilise support for your issue and to influence decision-makers to act.
• newspaper articles• caps & t-shirts• radio talk back/call-in shows• Marches & demonstrations• …………
ADVOCACY STRATEGY MIX
• Just as humans seek a dignity that says not by bread alone, so we as social advocates must work to effect change not by elections alone, not by mass mobilisation alone, not by lobbying alone, not by information alone, not by coalition alone and not by anything else alone.
International Advocacy Institute
Quiet negotiationShare informationMeet civil servantsNon-public briefs
Continued negotiationMeet civil servantsPublic briefs“feed opposition”Appear at CommitteesMP meetingsAlliances with other groupsLetters to MP / Newspapers
Public criticismMedia advocacyRelease informationLetter writingProtest action (marches, demonstrations etc)Litigation
GOALTO WIN
Low Profile
Medium Profile
High Profile
Advocacy APPROACHES
1. Working with MoE to include Girl Guides in school curriculum.
2. Distributing mosquito nets to prevent dengue.
3. Meetings with Chamber of Commerce to fund internship programs for youth.
4. Building a disaster evacuation centre.
5. Presentations to Cabinet on VAW and resources needed to effectively respond to VAW.
6. Consultations with church leaders to speak out about VAW.
Is it advocacy, lobbying or service…?
Is it advocacy, lobbying or service…?
7. Mobilising women's’ groups to demand local council allocate land to a build Safe House.
8. Writing and presenting to parliamentary committee, a position paper on ratification of CAT.
9. Building a youth centre with an after school sports program.
10. Meetings with AG’s office to amend Penal Code.
11. District consultations to build support for inclusive education pilot program in 6 district schools.
TAKE AWAY MESSAGES
• Lobbying is one of many tools used in advocacy.
• Lobbying alone is seldom sufficient to sustain action for change. Effective advocacy uses a mix of strategies.
• Lobbying does not have to have a bad name! Lobbying can be done ethically & effectively?
• What is Pacific-Style lobbying & advocacy?