This series of short guides explains why organisations working to improve the lives of those in their community should consider using an advocacy approach.
The guides explore what advocacy is, why it is necessary, and how it can be applied to specific development issues. They also consider the role of governments, civil society and churches.
How individuals and organisations can use advocacy to tackle waste and plastic pollution
Using different advocacy tactics to help tackle the problem of climate change
How to improve water resource management by working with government and civil society
How to integrate advocacy into disaster risk reduction work to achieve long-term change
How to promote transparency, combat bribery and hold governments to account
A short guide encouraging the integration of advocacy into work that responds to HIV
The ‘Why advocate?’ series is designed to complement the Advocacy toolkit.
This comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of advocacy contains teaching notes, tools and exercises that will enable any individual or organisation to integrate advocacy into their programmes, in order to bring sustainable, positive change.