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Example of Activity 2.2A: By NGOs/CBOs based in Zimbabwe Local-level Group Cause-and-Effect Flowchart Shorter life span Lack of manpower Street youth More orphans No PLHA has gone public Lack of information EFFECTS Unprotected sex No disclosure Ignorance Increased death rate Depression Loss of self-esteem Stigma against PLHAs in Gombahari rural area in Murambinda Silence of the community leaders Section 2.2 Step 2: Analyse and gather information on the issue or problem Fear of going public Lack of resources Lack of information on modes of HIV transmission Illiteracy Poverty Culture does not allow people to discuss sexual matters in public CAUSES Reference: Adapted from an advocacy skills-building workshop for HIV/AIDS, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Zimbabwe, July 2001. 39
ACTIVITY 2.2 Objective: By the end of this session participants will be able to: 1. Understand the issue or problem 2. Identify 2-3 possible advocacy solutions and gather information that supports their analysis Section 2.2 Step 2: Analyse and gather information on the issue or problem 2.2 Step 2 Part B: Identifying advocacy solutions, gathering information Instructions Timing: 1 hour 1 Explain the activity to the participants. 2 Explain to the participants the importance of collecting information to support their advocacy work. It is important to provide evidence of the causes and effects shown in the cause-and-effect flowchart. 3 In their groups, ask the participants to practise structuring their information-gathering as follows: At the top of another big piece of paper write: • The problem or issue • The selected advocacy solution Divide the rest of the paper into two columns: • Information/evidence needed • Where and how to get the information Ask the groups to complete a table for each of their 2-3 solutions (there may only be time for them to focus on one solution). Give out Handout 3, ‘Documentation and Information Gathering Skills’, at the end of this section. 4 In their groups, ask the participants to think of all the factors or criteria that would help them to select the priority solution to address. Make sure that they identify the following kind of factors: • Do we have the legitimacy to advocate for change? • Are we the most appropriate NGO or coalition to advocate on the issue? • Are others already addressing the issue? • Can we access the kind of information we need as evidence? • Can and should those affected by the problem or issue be addressing the issue themselves? • Do we have the skills, time and resource to really achieve the solution? Many of these factors are addressed in later steps in the planning process. Once participants are familiar with the whole planning framework, they will see how the steps are interrelated and build on each other as a thought process rather than sequence of steps. 5 Ask the group to choose one solution that they would like to use when practising the planning framework together. Facilitators’ notes ! Encourage participants to use their work from Step 1. ! There may be differing views about the issue or problem so it is important to take time to discuss them and try to reach agreement. ! Make sure that the groups focus on actions that can be tackled at their allocated level: local, national or international. ! Make sure that the groups focus on solutions that can be addressed through advocacy, rather than solutions that can be addressed through other methods. Refer participants to the workshop definition of advocacy. ! Stress that it is much easier for an organisation to advocate on an issue if they have collected good evidence to back up their arguments. Reinforce the link between the need for good documentation and monitoring to gather evidence to support their advocacy work. ! ‘Advocacy in Action’ Card 1, ‘Analysing and influencing legislation or policy’, could be distributed during this activity if it will not be addressed later. 40
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