Advocacy in Action - International AIDS Society

Whole group discussion: Review of Steps 6-8 and review of advocacy
planning framework
Objective:
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
• Give feedback on the work of the other groups working at different levels.
• Identify advice for any NGO/CBO using the planning steps, which will help them
strengthen their own future planning.
• Review the advocacy framework and consider how it might be used in the future.
Instructions
Timing: 1 hour
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 action plan, including indicators and
monitoring methods?
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 6, 7 and 8 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 allocating resources and action
planning, monitoring and evaluating advocacy work?
5 Review the advocacy framework with participants using questions such as:
? What was useful about the framework?
? Would you add any steps or take any out, or put them in a different order?
? How does the framework compare to the way you have planned and implemented
advocacy work ‘in real life’?
? Could you introduce this framework to your colleagues? How?
Section 2.8 Step 8: Implement, monitor and evaluate
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