Advocacy is about influencing the social, economic and political environment that impacts on disadvantaged people. It is about effecting changes in policy and/or practice of institutions.
On November 23, 2007 CARDET (http://www.cardet.org/) with its partners (MC-MED & CFPA) organized a conference and a workshop with the title Advocacy for Change: The Role of Civil Society. The activities focused on building capacity among NGOs to influence development policy and to engage in dialogue with policy and decision makers. The event gave participants practical tips in designing and implementing an effective advocacy strategy. The keynote speaker was Mikaela Gavas, Policy Advisor on EU development policy for the UK Government's Department for International Development.
The event was successfully attended by more than 50 participants representing NGOs, academic institutions, government officials, funding agencies, and the general public.
Participants received practical guidelines on how to use advocacy techniques to pursue their objectives. The event was supported by the Presidency Fund and the United Nations Development Program, Action for Cooperation and Trust.
The notes from the conference are available online at: http://cardet.org/images/PDFfiles/mikaela_gavas_fin.pdf
Information provided by Charalambos Vrasidas, CARDET, pambos@cardet.org
On November 23, 2007 CARDET (http://www.cardet.org/) with its partners (MC-MED & CFPA) organized a conference and a workshop with the title Advocacy for Change: The Role of Civil Society. The activities focused on building capacity among NGOs to influence development policy and to engage in dialogue with policy and decision makers. The event gave participants practical tips in designing and implementing an effective advocacy strategy. The keynote speaker was Mikaela Gavas, Policy Advisor on EU development policy for the UK Government's Department for International Development.
The event was successfully attended by more than 50 participants representing NGOs, academic institutions, government officials, funding agencies, and the general public.
Participants received practical guidelines on how to use advocacy techniques to pursue their objectives. The event was supported by the Presidency Fund and the United Nations Development Program, Action for Cooperation and Trust.
The notes from the conference are available online at: http://cardet.org/images/PDFfiles/mikaela_gavas_fin.pdf
Information provided by Charalambos Vrasidas, CARDET, pambos@cardet.org
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