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Advocacy Activities under the 7up4 project

Advocacy Activities under the 7up4 project. Pradeep S Mehta Secretary General, CUTS International. Defining Advocacy. Activities to create awareness through non-enforcement mechanisms Include networking structures, information exchange platforms, media outreach and meetings

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Advocacy Activities under the 7up4 project

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  1. Advocacy Activities under the 7up4 project Pradeep S Mehta Secretary General, CUTS International

  2. Defining Advocacy • Activities to create awareness through non-enforcement mechanisms • Include networking structures, information exchange platforms, media outreach and meetings • Persuasion strategy, hence largely voluntary • Under 7up4, advocacy to be at national levels • Will include all national stakeholders in project countries

  3. National reference group (NRG) • A NRG in each project country • Purpose to decide on plan for national advocacy • Composed of key stakeholders in regulation • (CSOs, media, academia, govt, regulatory agencies, business etc) • Discussion to be based on research findings • Research findings to be key in mapping advocacy

  4. NRG Meetings • Three NRG meetings in each country • Meetings to be in line with research reports • First meeting discussion in line with PCP final report • Second meeting after draft CRR preparation • Third (final) meeting after final CRR and regional and national workshops

  5. Special emphasis on advocacy • Emphasis on involving consumer advocacy groups and media • Consumer concerns to be highlighted in all disseminated materials • Consumer groups to be linked to INCSOC, established 2002 • When consumer movement not active, credible NGOs with consumer issue on agenda to be used

  6. Media outreach and advocacy • Specific issue-based advocacy documents to be prepared • Wide distribution of publication for further NRGs discussion. • One e-newsletter to be developed quarterly and circulated • A project webpage with updates related to project. • An outreach strategy for target audience after CRR

  7. Linkages with the Government (to be developed) • NRG reports to have recommendation to govt • Gvt also represented in NRG • Findings to be presented for discussion at govt level • Advocacy route not confrontational

  8. THANK YOU

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