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Plan Advocacy Activities

Learn how to plan and implement advocacy activities to achieve equal access to high-quality health services for people living with HIV in Malawi. Discover various approaches and activities to influence decision-makers effectively.

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Plan Advocacy Activities

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  1. Plan Advocacy Activities

  2. Step 6: Plan Advocacy Activities • Step 6: Plan Advocacy Activities

  3. Activities Numerous approaches to meet an objective An activity should match what is known about the audience.

  4. Example 1 Problem Statement: People living with HIV (PLHIV) in Malawi are denied access to care, treatment, and support. Advocacy Goal: Equal access to high-quality health services for all PLHIV in Malawi Advocacy Objective: To secure a commitment from the Ministry of Health (MOH) that it will adopt a policy of providing high-quality health services to all PLHIV Potential Activities Activity 1: Analyze data on current quality of health care services for PLHIV Activity 2: Develop a briefing paper on current status of care and potential impact of changed policy Activity 3: Present data and briefing paper to technical working group of MOH at a quarterly meeting • Adapted from: A2 Analysis and Advocacy, Advocacy Training Manual, Health Policy Initiative, 2007.

  5. Example 2 Problem Statement: Lack of government commitment (policy and resources) to the national HIV and AIDS program is limiting HIV services for the general population. Advocacy Goal: Adoption of national HIV and AIDS policy and allocation of appropriate resources for its implementation. Advocacy Objective: National AIDS Council (NAC) will draft and submit a National HIV and AIDS Policy and Operational Plan for approval within one year. Potential Activities Activity 1: Hold a stakeholders meeting to gather input about activities that should be included in the plan. Activity 2: With research partners, review plans of other countries and develop a briefing note on important considerations for the NAC. Activity 3: Develop a website to track commitments by the NAC of what will be included in the plan and progress toward completion. • Adapted from: A2 Analysis and Advocacy, Advocacy Training Manual, Health Policy Initiative; 2007.

  6. Activity—Advocacy Activity Carousel • Form 4 teams, with 1 team per flip chart. • Each team should list as many advocacy activities as they can under the headings (not specific to any goal): • Media/Communications • Events/Meetings • Materials/Publications • Generating Data/Evidence for Advocacy • After 1 minute, switch to the next flip chart and continue adding to the list of activities. Adapted from: Stronger Health Advocates, Greater Health Impacts (PATH), 2013.

  7. Questions to ask when selecting activities: • Will the activity address the key interests of our target audience? • Will the activities pique the interest of our audience? • Do we have sufficient funding to implement the activity? • Will the activity lessen the influence of any opposing groups or counter their messages? • Do we have the expertise and resources to carry out the activity? • What upcoming events, significant dates, or government decisions could be opportunities for mobilization and advocacy? • Does the activity pose any risk to our organization? Source: Stronger Health Advocates, Greater Health Impacts (PATH), 2013.

  8. Activity—Selecting Advocacy Activities • Using the same objective you have been developing, identify three to five activities to include in your advocacy strategy. (15 minutes) • Use the guidance/resources to ensure that the activities are suited to your goal/objective. • Write your objective and activities on a flip chart (follow outline shown on next slide). • Present one activity to the larger group and respond to questions. (2–3 minutes/group)

  9. Activity—Selecting Advocacy Activities(continued) On your flip chart write: • Goal • Objective • Target Audience • Activity (related to the objective) • Why This Activity Will Influence the Decision-maker

  10. Learning Objectives—Session 10 • Identify activities that could be effectively used for advocacy • Decide which specific activities to include in your advocacy strategy

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