NEW RESOURCE: Advocacy toolkit

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Advocacy toolkit

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To view, go to:

http://www.aidsmap.com/whatsnew.asp

This toolkit aims to help NGOs/CBOs to have a clear understanding of what

advocacy is and how it might support the work of NGOs and CBOs, and to

provide practical assistance in how to actually undertake advocacy work.

The toolkit is about advocacy and HIV/AIDS ? influencing people and

organisations in power to create an environment which protects the rights,

health and welfare of everyone, both HIV positive and negative.

For NGOs/CBOs involved in HIV/AIDS, this means understanding the role of

advocacy in relation to other responses to HIV/AIDS, such as information,

education and communication (IEC), community mobilisation and service

provision.

It addresses the advantages of planning advocacy work systematically and

how this can be achieved. It also helps organisations consider how

advocacy could help them to achieve their mission, and to recognise the

potential impact of advocacy work on their organisation.

The toolkit also aims to introduce NGOs/CBOs to advocacy methods that have

worked in the past to address HIV/AIDS, and to understand when their use

is appropriate.

To view this resource, go to:

http://www.aidsmap.com/whatsnew.asp