How to do advocacy

There are various ways to do advocacy. Here are some suggestions, depending on your context:

• For development organisations: Advocacy (ROOTS 1&2) 
• For grassroots development workers: Speaking out (Footsteps 45) 
• For communities: Seeking justice for all (PILLARS Guide)
• For churches: The strategic role of the church in advocacy
• For Christians: Live Justly

Sometimes, it's wise to do advocacy using a specific method, approach or technique. Examples include:

• How to do advocacy as part of Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM) – see our webpage and CCM advocacy guide (PDF 468 KB) 
• How to do advocacy by tracking government budgets - see our Budget tracking for beginners introductory guide (PDF 1.1 MB) 
• How to do advocacy using human rights - see here for suggestions and resources. 
• How to do advocacy in difficult political contexts - see our Advocacy toolkit, section G5 Advocacy Cycle Stage 4: Taking action – Difficult political contexts (PDF 280 KB) 
• How to do advocacy using the Internet and mobile phones - see here for ideas for integrating use of the Internet and mobile phones into specific parts of the Advocacy Cycle. 
• How to do advocacy using media - see our Advocacy toolkit, section G3 Advocacy Cycle Stage 4: Taking action – Using media (PDF 171 KB)
• How to do advocacy by building social movements - see our step by step guide to movement building (PDF 232 KB) 
• How to do advocacy through campaigning - see our Advocacy toolkit, section G2 Advocacy Cycle Stage 4: Taking action – Mobilising people (PDF 196 KB) 
• How to do advocacy through lobbying - see our Advocacy toolkit, section G1 Advocacy Cycle Stage 4: Taking action – Lobbying (PDF 149 KB)