2. • Influencing the decision, policies and practices of powerful decision-
makers, to address underlying causes of poverty, bring justice and
support good development.’
3. Some possible alternative phrases include…
• ‘Influencing decision-makers’
• ‘Defending human rights’
• ‘Promoting justice’
• ‘Changing government policies and practices’
• ‘Constructive engagement with officials’
• ‘Building strategic relationships’
4. Why do we do advocacy?
• Asking for a new policy
• Asking for an unjust policy to be revised
• Asking for a good policy to be enforced
• Asking for better implementation when a policy is being unfairly
implemented
• Changing attitudes or practices
• Blocking a threatened change in policy
5. The roles of an advocate include…
• Representing
• Accompanying
• Empowering
• Mediating
• Modelling
• Negotiating
• Networking
• Lobbying
• Mobilising
• Bargaining
