Sri Lanka: Advocacy & Policy Influencing

Planning and practicing skills to foster changes in policies, strategies and laws or to advocate for and claim your rights.

What is this course about?

In these times of social media, lobbying for change has become an everyday activity for individuals with a conscience. At the same time, in the interests of creating sustainable change, more development agencies are shifting from service delivery to influencing changes to the policy environment. As an organisation focused on changing legal frameworks, traditional advocacy methods are still important. This advocacy and policy influencing course offers an extensive planning framework and builds essential skills to engage in lobbying and advocating for positive change.

Participants

You are a professional engaged in advocacy, civil society capacity building, governance or transparency programmes.

Course objectives

At the end of the course you will:

• Learn to use various policy change planning tools and a strategic planning methodology;
• Develop skills in communications, negotiations, lobbying and presentation;
• Learn to conduct a stakeholder analysis
• Understand the increasing role of social media in influencing social change

Course highlights

• Identify relevant issues and opportunities for advocacy and analyse the policy environment;
• Mapthe policy decision-making processes;
• Discuss how to monitor and evaluate advocacy actions

Course Details:

Language: English
Dates: 15 November 2016
Course fee: € 725
Country: Colombo, Sri Lanka
(The course fee includes lunch, snacks, course material and a certificate)

Information & Assistance
Mr. Yaseen Ariff
Sales & Marketing Executive for MDF Asia
mdfasia@mdf.nl
Tel: +94 112 673 636 -7
Mob: +94 771 979 991

Essential facts:

Course fee:€725
Discounts: 10% for MDF alumni;
01 free place for organisations sending 5 staff
Registration: before 15 November 2016
Contact:mdfasia@mdf.nl
0094 112 673 636 -7
0094 771 979 991
Register Online:www.mdf.nl