Advocacy in Action - International AIDS Society

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Whole group discussion: Review of Steps 3-5 Objective: By the end of the session participants will be able to: 1 Give feedback on the work of the other groups working at different levels. 2 Identify advice for any NGO/CBO using the planning steps which will help them strengthen their own future planning. Instructions Timing: 45 minutes 1 Give ten minutes for the groups to look at the work of the other two groups, using this guide question: ? How can the other groups improve their aim and objectives and their selection and analysis of targets and allies? Ask the participants to provide constructive (helpful) feedback to each other about the work so far. 2 Ask participants to go back into their own groups and agree on one piece of advice for any NGO or CBO planning Steps 3, 4 and 5 of their advocacy work. 3 Let each group present their advice to the whole group. 4 Allow time for any final comments or questions. Lead a short discussion on real-life experiences of these steps, using questions such as: ? What can we learn from our real-life experiences of developing advocacy aims and objectives, identifying targets and allies? Make sure that participants understand how their diagram should change during the process of advocacy. They will be persuading some targets to become allies, and they will be bringing targets and allies inwards towards the advocacy objective. For example: Section 2.5 Step 5: Identify your allies Target Ally Target Ally Advocacy objective Ally 51
ACTIVITY 2.6 Objective: By the end of the session participants will be able to identify existing resources available to address the selected advocacy problem or issue Section 2.6 Step 6: Identify your resources Introduction • Successful advocacy work requires resources such as people (human resources), money, skills and information. Human resources can include both staff and volunteers. Other resources can include access to media and to distribution networks – for example, newsletters, e-mail. • In Step 5 we saw some advantages of working in coalition with allies – one major advantage is the possibility of sharing resources. • When we have identified resources now available, we can go on to Step 7, developing an action plan. It is best to plan only for activities that are possible with resources we have. • However, it is sometimes possible to fundraise for advocacy work – although this can be very difficult in some countries and for some issues (see Raising Funds and Mobilising Resources for HIV/AIDS Work – A Toolkit to Support NGOs and CBOs, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, for more information). Instructions Timing: 40 minutes 1 Ask the whole group to brainstorm what kinds of resources are useful for advocacy work. The following list can be provided if necessary: People, Contacts, Information, Skills, Money, Equipment. 2 Ask the three small groups to identify all the resources that each of their organisations have available to address the advocacy aim and objectives selected in Step 3. Facilitators’ notes ! Encourage participants to use their work from Steps 1-5. ! Make sure that the groups differentiate between resources they already have, and resources they plan to mobilise in the future. ! Resources might include people with specific advocacy skills, such as negotiation experience, understanding of decision-making structure, leadership and diplomacy. ! There is no need for groups to present their work at this point. Presentations can be made after Step 8. 52
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Advocacy in Action Card 7 Writing a
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Example: Writing and using a press
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Advocacy in Action Card 8 Carrying
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Example: Carrying out a media inter
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Advocacy in Action Card 9 Preparing
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Example: Preparing a press conferen
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