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Yes it further discusses the importance partnership in advocacy

This module has been quite informative about the importance of partnerships in advocacy, also one must take note of the challenges that they come with

This module brought up the importance of making partnerships to achieve the goals of Advocacy.

Partnership is imperative for an organization to succeed. Then great time must be invested to get an understanding of the problem at hand to know the best strategies to use in order to handle it.

The module talked about partnering with strong firms that will help achieve your purpose of advocacy. the topic was a little confused and the understanding wasn't all that much though I learnt a lot .

The experts have taught me that you have to be persistent because true change or impact really takes time and therefore as advocate, you have to persistent and consistent.

Partnerships are really important when it comes to Activism. To get things done you need the right people.

Partnership is a powerful tool to getting great results. It is important to identify organisations that share common interest with yours and who has the needed intelligence to assist in the advocay mission.

Everything is great. The course is amazing.

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It's not about tye quantity but tye quality

This module has demonstrated the following important themes in advocacy:

1. the importance of mission-oriented design of advocacy projects, this combined with the "as if" school of thought allows an advocate to approach the topic and the situation in terms of feasibility.

2. the importance of partnerships, both on a logistical level and/or to merge resources once those resources are called for. It also demonstrates the importance in the perspective of the advocacy. No one can be everything to everyone, so many time advocates need to be deployed to use their own specialized skills.

Sticking to the mission is important in advocacy because it helps advocates focus on why they started their advocacy in the first place. No organization can do it by themselves hence identifying collaborators with the same mindset goes a long way in accomplishing a mission.

The module deeply emphasized the importance of partnership in developing a mission-driven advocacy strategy, there is no organization that can achieve social change through advocacy unless they develop partnerships with organizations that share similar goals, and therefore looking at areas of synergies would result in a big win.

It's amazing and constructive

I think when doing advocacy you need to know your strengths and weaknesses and must stay focused to the mission and vision of what you are advocating for

The problem highlighted by Tania in the area of getting the policies implemented by the government is one that really affects every organization, the law makers might pass rule in favour of the organization only to lay them off their neck but would find it difficult to implement that Wich they have passed in their favor.

Ike Tanaka said, change in government might affect the work you've really put in much efforts into with the previous government. Because the in coming or new government won't see reasons with the organization to buy their idea or venture into their work

Agreed, partnerships are very essential for advocacy as the strengths of one organisation can benefit you in achieving your goals

Partnerships are so key to have an advocacy problem solved.

I agree with what has been said

I feel this module has emphasized the importance of partnering with other organizations to achieve the goal of the intended impact to bring about change.

A very useful module on how to maintain momentum during the ‘middle of the marathon’ and how to go beyond the ‘first big win’. Too often in advocacy planning we focus on the initial win and don’t give enough attention to implementation and keeping the energy going through new tactics and partnerships.

Wow, what influential women taking a big role in change! I greatly appreciate their insight, experiences, and expressing challenges they faced. One thing that stood out to me what how the HIV treatment products focused on male difficulties, such as baldness and erectile dysfunction, and the focus had to be moved to pediatric formulations and multi-drug resistant antibiotics. Essentially, this isn't a man's world anymore, where the treatment and struggles of men is the main concern--children are, and all other people are equally. Another factor that stood out to me was how adamant Russell and Health GAP were on encouraging others to imagine a world radically different than what it is now, and in doing so is not naive and sentimental, but is pragmatic and determined hard work. This is VERY powerful!
Espinoza's main discussion on changing parties requiring advocacy methods to be flexible was also very insightful on how to stay on top of changing politics and power!

There are vital lessons that I have learnt from Health GAP and WEIGO Experts that will be useful for my organization KEDDO going forward and I shall state them here below;

1. Partnerships are vital components for successful advocacy efforts. In this respect, WEIGO for instance partnered with an organization that filled in their limitations to present legal arguments before the constitutional court. In this respect, KEDDO will partner with existing organizations that specialize in the diverse neurological disabilities for in-depth knowledge on simplifying the information for the general public and influencers.
2. I have also learnt that there are challenges that may be hardly perceived at the beginning of advocacy work from policy makers, the general public, and influencers. Nonetheless, the organization must remain mission focused in the face of this obstacles and change tact where necessary to achieve its mission.

Great examples and lessons on the importance of identifying the right partners for advocacy

thank you.

It is important to have an Advocacy Strategy Framework and to carry out Evaluation

It was a bit difficult to understand but eventually you learn more as the process goes on

both speakers Asia and the other from WIEGO have clearly stipulated the power of consistency and involving the right strategies inorder to achieve an intended goal.
They decided to include all the government stakeholders in decision making while tabling smart guidelines and needs.

From what the two experts shared, I learnt some significant issues: 1. Stakeholders should be equipped with sufficient knowledge of the issues to be advocated: eg: waste pickers understand their labor rights, communication skills so that they can speak on their own in negotiation, advocates analyse the issues and know the strengths of different partners to partner with; 2. Partnership is life blood of advocacy: complement with the others, extend the coverage

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This module was very valuable in considering the amount of necessary voices for enacting a policy or advocacy change, and that those voices can be identified and/or leveraged through partnership.

The was so interesting and i have learnt a lot

Yes you are right and you are going on a right path which is good indication for you

What I understand is that you have to be mindful about when you reach a turning point in your "case". It's also important to truly understand the power and differences that minorities and victims can truly make through speaking up about an issue that is close and personal for them. The last point I want to mention is the phrase "Partnerships are the lifeblood to effective advocacy work." This statement really rung out to me, highlighting the impact that can come from reaching out for assistance. Remaining humble is a necessity in advocacy.

I agree that combining partnership is a Key factor when dealing with such complex situations that require different expertise in order to be effective for a specific audience.

In this module the key challenges and points which made by NGO's throughout different sectors and still the objectives were in the met. They struggle throughout the entire process which helped in achieving their goals considering the challenges they faced. In this module, the concept of working together is displayed as one of the most important assets. In unity, and complete partnership is the strength to succeed.

Finding partners is key,but how do you know which partner is going to be the best fit.

The module is good to guide about the importance of learning the way in which we can frequent learn the command of problems and there solutions

It brings out the fact that we need each other and that working together takes us far. The synergy of partnering with other organisations can go a long way.

I have got a lot lesson about advocacy from other well experienced professionals across the glob while about key pivotal of partnership in advocacy work.

I have got a lot of lessons for experts.

This was the hardest part for me to comprehend and i think i need to redo it for better understanding of the case studies.

The role of partnership cannot be underrated.

From the two cases we have witnessed that no single NGO can achieve or have a great effective advocacy on its own without collaborating with other groups or organisations. I have learned how Tanya involved Waste pickers association and WIEGO to achieve the goals of Waste pickers of being recognised as one of service providers to the public. Together, they also achieved another goal of being paid by the municipality.

@Oguna said in Module 4 Discussion: Lessons from the Experts:

these case studies brought out the importance of partnership in advocacy

It's true. Bringing all key stakeholders at the table,to add their voices on an issue is critical in an advocacy process.

I absolutely concur that collaborations are crucial and effective at achieving goals. Additionally, I believe that this module has demonstrated how many concerns NGO's must address simultaneously. This was proved extremely effectively using the examples of HIV/AIDS and ARVs. They had to overcome so many obstacles in order to provide underprivileged people with life-saving drugs. For the WEIGO example, they were developing the waste pickers' advocacy skills to aid them in speaking up for themselves (a sort of bottom up method), whereas for HIV/AIDS, they were using a top-down strategy in which decision makers were tasked with making crucial policy decisions to save lives. For many circumstances, both strategies can be extremely effective.

Through this module I realized that partnership is very crucial for effective advocacy implementation.

ADVOCACY needs partnerships since no organization can work alone

I also agree that partnerships are key factors in affecting change. In the case of changing my local homeless shelter into a low-barrier housing option for those with substance abuse problems, it will require many partnerships between the organization itself, the City, supply companies, donors, those with lived experience and so on.

What stood out to me the most was not only the fact that you need to stay focus on your case and build strong partnerships to reach them, but to have a long term plan that indicates the different steps you need to overcome to be succesful. In WIEGO case, having the order 275 was one step on their plan, having to negotiate the actual implementation of it was a hard challenge they have right after.

I totally agree with your statement. It required more and more understanding and strength to accomplish upcoming obstacles for sure.

Very much agreed. Especially having good patnerships can really help in an advocacy activity.

I liked the part where they talked about how may lawmakers assume that the issue is over or solved when a minute or minor victory is made. They often forget about it after that so it is really important to keep your issues as relevant as you can.

Great insight

the importance of partnerships at different levels of strategy formulation and implementation is an undermined commodity

I totally agree that Partnerships are a lifeblood of effective advocacy work.

This module has reinforced the importance of partnerships in advocacy.

What I learned from this chapter is that partnership is like the sugar that we add to our coffee morning. it's simply a chance to foster efforts with a partner to realize what we need to achieve. One hand does not clap at all.

This is amazing and the outcome is impactful.

To solving wicked problems in our society, it's imperative to drive partnership across the board and do deep engagements with stakeholder.

I saw the importance of teaming up with many other companies and organizations to advance this great cause.

Keep both of the strategies and the tactics and Monter and evaluate flexible options as much as you can !

An informative module as how model has helped many people curing HIV/AID. For the WEIGO example they were capacity building for the waste pickers to help them advocate for themselves (a bottom up approach somewhat) for HIV/AIDS they were doing a top-down approach of having decision makers make huge policy decisions to save lives. Both tactics can work very well for different situations .
Helped me to understand how Partnership and people coming together for bread and butter is effective in achieving organizational goals with limited interest and resources .

Strongly agreed! In huge campaign like the Health GAP its important to partner with other actors and supporters in order to achieve the deliverables of the campaign

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So very true.

Well said.

Great points.

The experts have brought to light the importance of "Team Work" through partnership with firms or organisations with related mission and vision. As , we know team work is an efficient management & democratic tool to achieve results , because each member contributes it's best to the success of the "Common" goal of the project. It's also important to note that, through partnership with resilient organisation creates opportunity to find solutions to common problem in a reasonable time frame and makes the project Cost-Efficient in economic and social terms.

That's a good point, you just stated.

Rightly said. Organizations strives on partnership, which is the life blood of existing firms.

Partnerships are what fuel organizations and help them through their advocacy efforts.

I think both of these speakers highlighted the importance of partnerships, and in particular partnerships with groups and people who have experience with the change you are trying to drive or will be directly impacted by the change (like the US HIV advocates supporting drug price reductions both here AND abroad). And in the case of WIEGO, you introduce the partners that need to be working on an issue or project together and then step back to let them take the lead - like putting together the partners with the legal expertise and the member groups of waste pickers.

That is very true. when it comes to partnership, the idea is to identify partners that have expertise in an area you are short on yet vital to realizing successful results.

Its a really challenging and amazing to learn about the two NGOs that had mastered the importance of Advocacy. Wow. So inspiring.

I think this module is my best so far, it was more practical and explanatory

Strongly agreed! In huge campaign like the Health GAP its important to partner with other actors and supporters in order to achieve the deliverables of the campaign

I think the best lesson I can keep from this module is that "some partners might be able to reach where your advocacy cannot reach". This mindset is importante to incorporate more people to the cause we are advocating for. Partners could also be valuable to create a bigger community that thinks and worries about the cause, which could be good in cases when the cause is not given the proper importance on the media or by the decision makers.

Totally agree that partnerships is important. The more voices there are, the stronger is the argument.

Collaboration is vital for to trust be kept, ensure smooth communication as well as maintain the boundaries needed for a healthy relationship and so that your organization does not suffer.

I would agree strongly with you

It is important to understand that partnering is crucial for any positive change to be achieved. It's not just a matter of having good arguments and being on the right side but also that the moment is right and that there are lots of favorable partners.

I think the way both organizations recognized the role of the decision makers and how their organization could bring about change to the social and political attitudes of these decision makers around their specific issues. The government officials in the first case and the courts and the changing government administrations in the second case.

This module was helpful particularly from a "hope fatigue" lens wherein the advocacy of a certian topic is considered as "old news" and the importance of pushing forward anyway with the same commitment, vigor and creative ideas. Resilience is a crucial factor for successful advocacy strategies.

This Module has been very useful in understanding how many different levels of industry and people are required in order to make change. This was highlighted through WIEGO's collaboration with various academics, organizations and businesses, as well as facilitating a path of communication between the waste pickers and their local government.

This Module has been very useful in understanding how many different levels of industry and people are required in order to make change. This was highlighted through WIEGO's collaboration with various academics, organizations and businesses, as well as facilitating a path of communication between the waste pickers and their local government.

The module is very useful in understanding the various ways in which advocacy evaluation can help better frame issues and assessing characteristics for a good interim outcome can improve advocacy efforts among NGOs' designs for advocacy outcomes.

One of the key things I got from this module is that Partnership is key and very essential, no one organisation or individual can achieve so much without partnering with other organizations or individuals with same mind.

Working with the right partners is key

1. When the NGO project has a mission in mind, it keeps the group focused.
2. Partnerships can help to fill the gaps in the knowledge and skills of the members involved.

In contexts where individuals or communities are facing prolonged adversity, uncertainty, or repeated disappointments, they might experience a form of psychological exhaustion caused by sustained hope that hasn't been rewarded with positive outcomes. This could lead to feelings of frustration, cynicism, or even apathy. Just like "compassion fatigue" describes the emotional strain that can result from continuously caring for others in distress, "hope fatigue" could similarly describe the strain of maintaining hope in the face of persistent challenges.

This module was a learning experience for me to stand up for any rights and use all the people that we have in the society to change the laws.

It is quite interesting to listen to real time case studies that elaborates the importance of resilience, partnership or collaboration with other NGOs while advocating for both the public and informal bodies to achieve social change through creating awareness of the problem in the public domain (people living with HIV in LIC)) and political arena( such as the inequity and health disparities in accessing antiretrovirals due to high cost) willingness to act by policy makers in changing and instituting legislations to alleviate the problem through availability and affordability of the ARVs. One NGO cannot handle even their core mission and vision, hence the need to partner with others to move the nuances and achieve a profound pivotal shift that leads to better quality of life, equality and equitable social justice and health care.

Coalition with other NGOS and working with insiders in the offices of policymakers is integral in developing and using the strategy framework to not only create awareness, but to change the belief of these policymakers which will spur them to take action.

partnership is an important aspect in an organisation as we have seen how its impact was in module 4 and as we learnt in other module

This module has highlighted the need to anticipate challenges and put in place strategies to mitigate them before they arise. Also, the need for partnership in advocacy is key but the expertise the partner brings should not be overlooked.

I think that this module was great for various reasons:
first of all it gave two excellet examples of an Ngo's work on the field. It highlights how what seems to be a simple problem is in reality very complex and even before to start it's important to analyze every aspect of it and come to a possible solution for each of them. I appreciated the fact that from the two examples it emerged the complexity of the path from the definition of the problem till the achievement of the solution, but also the fact that if you have a clear plan, and have prepared a good strategy it's not impossible to achieve the aspected results. this modul made me realise the importance of good partnership, How to choose the right partnership at the right moment.

@SimoneInnico said in Module 4 Discussion: Lessons from the Experts:

I think this module has brought about two main important themes, which are:

1. the importance of mission-oriented design of an NGO project, together with the "as if" attitude that allows an advocate to approach the context and the situation in terms of doability of the change
2. the importance of diversified and wide-spread partnerships, both on a logistical level to face unexpected challenges and and/or to merge resources once the purpose of the project leads to it, and also for the perspective of the advocacy, because not everyone can speak to every type of audience, and some partners might be able to reach where your advocacy cannot reach.

@SimoneInnico said in Module 4 Discussion: Lessons from the Experts:

I think this module has brought about two main important themes, which are:

1. the importance of mission-oriented design of an NGO project, together with the "as if" attitude that allows an advocate to approach the context and the situation in terms of doability of the change
2. the importance of diversified and wide-spread partnerships, both on a logistical level to face unexpected challenges and and/or to merge resources once the purpose of the project leads to it, and also for the perspective of the advocacy, because not everyone can speak to every type of audience, and some partners might be able to reach where your advocacy cannot reach.

@SimoneInnico said in Module 4 Discussion: Lessons from the Experts:

I think this module has brought about two main important themes, which are:

1. the importance of mission-oriented design of an NGO project, together with the "as if" attitude that allows an advocate to approach the context and the situation in terms of doability of the change
2. the importance of diversified and wide-spread partnerships, both on a logistical level to face unexpected challenges and and/or to merge resources once the purpose of the project leads to it, and also for the perspective of the advocacy, because not everyone can speak to every type of audience, and some partners might be able to reach where your advocacy cannot reach.

@SimoneInnico said in Module 4 Discussion: Lessons from the Experts:

I think this module has brought about two main important themes, which are:

1. the importance of mission-oriented design of an NGO project, together with the "as if" attitude that allows an advocate to approach the context and the situation in terms of doability of the change
2. the importance of diversified and wide-spread partnerships, both on a logistical level to face unexpected challenges and and/or to merge resources once the purpose of the project leads to it, and also for the perspective of the advocacy, because not everyone can speak to every type of audience, and some partners might be able to reach where your advocacy cannot reach.

@SimoneInnico said in Module 4 Discussion: Lessons from the Experts:

I think this module has brought about two main important themes, which are:

1. the importance of mission-oriented design of an NGO project, together with the "as if" attitude that allows an advocate to approach the context and the situation in terms of doability of the change
2. the importance of diversified and wide-spread partnerships, both on a logistical level to face unexpected challenges and and/or to merge resources once the purpose of the project leads to it, and also for the perspective of the advocacy, because not everyone can speak to every type of audience, and some partners might be able to reach where your advocacy cannot reach.
   You've highlighted two crucial themes from this module:

Mission-Oriented Design and the "As If" Attitude: This approach emphasizes the need to structure NGO projects with a clear mission in mind. The "as if" attitude encourages advocates to approach situations with a belief in the possibility of change. It's a mindset that helps in navigating challenges effectively.

Diversified and Strategic Partnerships: Partnerships are essential not only for logistical support but also for advocacy efforts. Different partners bring unique strengths and perspectives, enabling a project to reach wider audiences and address various stakeholders effectively.

These insights demonstrate a keen understanding of the module's key takeaways. Well done!

I valued that this module show experiences from Africa and Latin America. This Allowed me to identify different contexts and needs. I would like to highlight the importance of convictioin about your mission. Even in the NGO's teams there are a lot of people who are negative. If the organization does not deeply believe what is asking for, it is very difficult to convince others.