Advocacy The practice of the European and the Hungarian Anti-Poverty Networks Kunbábony, 21 June 2011.
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What is advocacy?
In the theoretical framework we use advocacy is one way of promoting change and improving quality of life.•Advocacy•Community organising•Service delivery•Social movements
What is advocacy?
• Advocacy by an individual or by an advocacy group normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an asset of interest. (Wikipedia)
• Advocacy is the deliberate process of influencing those who make policy decisions. (handbook)
• Advocacy can be a means of convincing policy makers to fulfil their human responsibilities to others.
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Key words
• Strategy!!! (constituency, capacity building, policy analysis
(need and reality); risk assessment; strategic relationships (politicians and NGOs); credibility; policy issue; target audience; specific policy goal; allies and opponents; coalitions, advocacy role, key messages, advocacy activities; communication, monitoring …
Activities• Research• Collection of signatures• Letters• Open letters, statements• Face-to-face meetings (consultasions etc.)• Public hearings• Media• Public events, actions• Campaign website• …
Some words about the networks
• EAPN– Since 1990– 30 national networks and European organisations– Focus at EU level
• HAPN– Since 2004– More than 100 NGOs and individual members– Focus at local, national and EU level
Our main aims
• To represent and defence the rights of people experiencing poverty.
• To fight for a Social and Democratic Europe free of poverty and social exclusion.
• To improve and promote the participation of people experiencing poverty.
Target audience
• At European level: European Commission, European Parliament, European Council, Council of Europe
• At national level: national parliament, ministries, state institutions; broad audience
• At local level: mayors, local representatives
Strengths
Credibility and power
•Expertise•Participation of people experiencing poverty•Europe-wide network, national networks•Link with grass-root organisations and groups•Strong alliances•Exchanges, capacity building
Policy issues and tools we use (some examples)
• Adequate minimum income in EU– External experts (expert documents)– Support from VIP persons– Testimonies from people living on social assistance– Research (participatory budgeting)– Campaign website (www.adequateincome.eu) – Collection of signatures– Conference– Letters to decision makers, statements– Publication - ADEQUACY of minimum income in the EU (explainer)
EU Parliament resolution on minimum income – October 2010 Continue fight for an EU framework directive
• European Strategy for Social Inclusion– Background expert documents– Letters to decision makers– Conference– Face-to-face meetings– Lobbying on MEPs, national decision makers etc.– Public events (human ring)– NGO coalition (www.endpoverty.eu)
Europe 2020 Strategy (including a target on reducing poverty)
Continuing lobbying on implementation
• General awereness raising at national level– Public events – Conferences, events involving decision makers– Civil monitoring and civil report on poverty– Open letters and statements– Alliance building– Media
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