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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|}} | ||