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 +**What is advocacy?**
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 +Advocacy is a deliberate process involving intentional actions that seek to directly or indirectly influence those who make policy decisions in order to achieve a stated objective or change.
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 +This process is typically designed to influence the actions of decision-makers that are responsible for devising laws or regulations,​ or for distributing resources in a way that impacts on the well-being of a significant number of people. ‘Decision-‘ or ‘policy makers’ that are targeted can encompass a wide range of individuals,​ including within the private and informal sectors and can operate at the local, regional, national or international level.
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 +**What does it mean in practice?**
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 +CARE International works to influence policy across its programming as a means of empowering poor people – and women in particular – to claim their rights. In recent years, CARE has focused much of its advocacy efforts on developing a ‘bottom up’ and rights-based approach to advocacy through its governance work. Actions include:
 +  * **Policy** and **political economy analysis**;
 +  * **Strengthening the evidence base** of civil society actors to influence policy-makers;​
 +  * **Mobilising constituencies** to demand change;
 +  * **Building coalitions** with other civil society bodies to support citizens-led advocacy;
 +  * Influencing public opinion through **media campaigns**;​
 +  * Engaging and **lobbying policy-makers** to pass laws and regulations that support citizens'​ rights and well-being;
 +  * Implementing **oversight mechanisms** to analyse the implementation of these policies.
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 +__**Programming Examples**__
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 +//​[[advocacy_in_latin_america]]//​
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 +//​[[advocacy_in_africa]]//​
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 +//​[[advocacy_in_asia|Advocacy in Asia]]//
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 +__**Key Tools & Resources**__
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 +**Advocacy for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality: What’s it All About?**
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 +{{ :​advocacy_article_goulden_2012.pdf|}}
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 +**Putting Policy Making into Practice at CARE International**
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 +{{ :​putting_policy_making_into_practice.pdf|}}
  
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