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Advocacy The practice of the European and the Hungarian Anti-Poverty Network s. Kunbábony , 21 June 2011. 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
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AdvocacyThe practice of the European and the Hungarian Anti-Poverty Networks Kunbábony, 21 June 2011
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 deliberateprocess of influencing those who make policy decisions. (handbook) • Advocacy can be a means of convincing policy makers to fulfil their human responsibilities to others. • …
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 …
Confrontational Private Public Collaborative
Activities • Research • Collection of signatures • Letters • Open letters, statements • Face-to-face meetings (consultasions etc.) • Public hearings • Media • Public events, actions • Campaignwebsite • …
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
Thank you for you attention! www.eapn.eu marton.iza@hapn.hu