Advocacy skills training manual

less important than other health issues. Advocacy is essential to help to set the record straight and to spur action at all levels. The fact is that 80% of all chronic disease deaths occur in low and middle income countries. Here, men and women develop chronic diseases and die from them at younger ages than do people in high income countries. Training Manual on Advocacy Skills. About this Resource. This curriculum guide outlines several training sessions, including 1) advocacy theory framework, focusing on leadership, definitions and anticipated outcomes; 2) how political atmosphere impacts advocacy campaign strategy; and 3) advocacy strategic planning tools. Being unprepared. Fearing retaliation, or worrying that otherswill think you areridiculous. Being aggressive. Being unaware of your rights. Having unrealistic expectations. Being unwilling to listen to other people,or to explore alternate solutions. Feeling inferior or less educated thanothers. File Size: KB.

ADVOCACY TRAINING. MANUAL. First Publication Tel:+/6/7, Fax: +, AACC building off Waiyaki way, Westlands, Nairobi. A user friendly tool to increase learning on how to advocate. for United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) Funded by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Community Advocates Training Manual is a joint effort between Population Council/Abuja and its partners – Adolescent Health Information Projects (AHIP), Federation of Muslim Women Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) and Islamic Education Trust (IET). The Population Council would like to thank all who have contributed their time, skills and expertise towards the production of the manual. FOUNDATIONS OF ADVOCACY TRAINING MANUAL • Offering cues that one is paying attention • Supporting someone through listening • Listening to truly hear what someone is saying, not listening with focus on response • Not thinking about what you might want to say next. Define active listening for participants.

specific training manuals for tribal and Asian and Pacific advocacy skills by listening to and honoring each survivor they serve. Networking for Policy Change: An Advocacy Training Manual networks and develop effective reproductive health/family planning (RH/FP) advocacy skills. WOLA's Advocacy Training Program in Central America was established in to good reading comprehension and writing skills.