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So true and eye opener.

This journey was joy unspeakable.

I learnt the importance of partnership. As an organization, you need the support of other organizations that has the same like minds with you have to identify them and work simultaneously with them in most cases to achieve your goals.

This module has really shown the importance of partnership in advocacy. Not necessarily with other NGOs, but with other firms that are passionate about a similar cause.

Dear Simone,
You are absolutely right on the two assertions you made.
That amazing results cannot be achieved without partnerships is quite critical for social organizations to understand.

Thank you,
Abayomi Oyelami
Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative
Nigeria

Gee-Min,

You are very right on the point made about measuring interim outcomes. This is especially true in cases of advocacy efforts which often take a long time to achieve. This would also provide motivation to keep up with the work.

Great work, Lee

Abayomi Oyelami,
Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative,
Nigeria

Dear Andrew,

You pointed out a key aspect of advocacy which is looking at the political context. We all need to really understand the political context of the society where we want to exert impact.

Thumbs up.

Abayomi Oyelami,
Content Creator,
Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative,
Nigeria

thanks for all your information

thanks for all your information it was a good learning experience

There is an adage by a grate man, I quote: if you want to go fast go alone , if you want to go far go with someone.
One will chase a thousand, two will chase ten thousand.
Advocacy partnership will bring synergy, synergy will bring a robust team work who will eventually lead to result.

Team Lead DCF
Olawale Ajiboye

I consider that this module really highlights the importance of internal teamwork and also the support of other organizations and that to achieve the objectives they have they can also suggest external help from other groups and institutions.

I learned a coupe of different things from this module. I learned sometimes one has to address many other topics and try to change them before they can even address the original issue they wanted to change. I also learned how important partnerships are in advocating.

I like this module. I think the points made with the assistance of real scenarios were helpful. I do find that there needed to be more focus on the in between stages of advocacy work, however. Having a mission oriented strategy is key, as discussed, but if an organization or team focuses too much on the end goal, they may skip crucial steps in the middle and at the start, making the project more difficult than if the proper steps had been designed.

I think that diversified and wide-spread partnerships allow accomedating to different needs of the process which then offer response that does not distract other efforts

I found the content and the learning experiences very interesting.

Issues with experts advice as that it is only valid to their own org', as some org's are playing by a different set of rulles, and then attempt to apply " expert adivce from others could end up with a termination or abuse.

Very useful module

In this module, the importance of activism as an advocacy strategy and the ability to form partnerships with other organizations depending on time of need are all important key tactics of effective advocacy.

i learnt the importance of having an endurance objective and sticky to it and the importance of partnership in advocacy

This module had clearly reveal and shows us that, Focus and not straying away from one first vision is a very important tools for a successful advocating.... Also, for every advocating, there is need to have plans to carry it to the next generations, which bring us to partnership. As for me, I see partnership in two dimensions, 1. Vertical and 2. Horizontal.
Vertical partnership is when you partner with body with similar goals and vision at your present time, working together in order to archive the goals together bringing a win - win kind of, for all parties involved. While,
Vertical partnership is when you partner with a body who are ready to carry your goals and vision to the next generations, collecting the Barton from you and also continuing at where you stop.
These two type of partnership has i have defined, I believe is a good tools that will not only help advocacy but will also help take it to the next generations.
Let us also not forget the fact that it is also important to have a working strategies to be continuously relevant with every political powers even though they are not always constant. My point here is that even when the political regime had been change, let us not change in our focus and goals but however be relevant to every regime having a working strategies to always get to them for them to continue at wherever the previous regime had stopped. All this I saw that we have learnt in this module and of course, develop more on ourselves.
Thanks.

This module had clearly reveal and shows us that, Focus and not straying away from one first vision is a very important tools for a successful advocating.... Also, for every advocating, there is need to have plans to carry it to the next generations, which bring us to partnership. As for me, I see partnership in two dimensions, 1. Vertical and 2. Horizontal.
Vertical partnership is when you partner with body with similar goals and vision at your present time, working together in order to archive the goals together bringing a win - win kind of, for all parties involved. While,
Vertical partnership is when you partner with a body who are ready to carry your goals and vision to the next generations, collecting the Barton from you and also continuing at where you stop.
These two type of partnership has i have defined, I believe is a good tools that will not only help advocacy but will also help take it to the next generations.
Let us also not forget the fact that it is also important to have a working strategies to be continuously relevant with every political powers even though they are not always constant. My point here is that even when the political regime had been change, let us not change in our focus and goals but however be relevant to every regime having a working strategies to always get to them for them to continue at wherever the previous regime had stopped. All this I saw that we have learnt in this module and of course, develop more on ourselves.
Thanks.

From the previous modules, we were introduced to the importance of partnerships in effective advocacy. In Module four, the examples provided by the two case studies, made the concept even more clearer. There is no single organisation that can achieve effective advocacy working alone. However, the partnerships involved must be selected strategically for successful advocacy.

I have also learnt that staying focused on your mission, coupled with the other tactics regardless of the day to day challenges, can lead to a successful advocacy strategy.

This module has also emphasized the importance of partnering with other organisations so as to accelerate the process of moving toward the intended impact.

creating a coalition or consortium is always effective and brings the change needed in any context. the example of WIEGO is a very good one.

Agreed,but also the persistent to work even if the big achievement has been made has been highlighted in this module.This is critically important because in most cases when achievements have been made there is a tendency of relaxing and celebrating success.

I think it is important to focus on the objectives and ensure than they are not compromised. Identifying partners in the area from community to decision making bodies and volunteers is relevant to achieve in a considerable short time. Taking note of the challenges and opportunities should also be considering in advocacy.

I have learned a lot about the importance fo partnerships

I struggled with this module because there were no readings.

Advocacy requires a lot of tact, learning (research), partnership, capacity and lobying skills.

This modul has demonstrate the importance of networking in the erea of NGO

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It makes absolute sense to partner with likeminded organizations to further the cause specially looking at managing available resources & using expertise. However a challenge that needs to be managed is to ensure all organizations remain committed to the objectives & not try to shine over the other/ further individual goals in the process.

This also means that while you may want to move on to advocating for other issues, you still need to have the eye on the ball & ready to get back to those issues that have been "settled" . That unfortunately limits the scope of the work of an organization to move on.

This also means that while you may want to move on to advocating for other issues, you still need to have the eye on the ball & ready to get back to those issues that have been "settled" . That unfortunately limits the scope of the work of an organization to move on.

This module brings to light the intricacies of advocacy and why it is necessary to have partnerships to address the different audiences and barriers.

What stood out for me were a couple of points. 1) A mission brings focus to our work - but it can also adapt as progress or circumstances change (In a sense we succeed by advocating our way beyond a problem). 2) A mission towards problem solutions can employ many tactics with internal and external voice and agency - and also needs to partner with others for more sway, for a larger set of skills and to deepen the idea/time/resource pool for success. No one organization can realistically expect to go it alone for the most effective impact. 4) Systems changes that advocacy seeks to improve are often complex and some big early stage wins/progress should be celebrated but persistence/adaptation will be required. Turning paper promises into action, changes in leadership within key decision making bodies, overcoming inertia favoring the status quo and the nature of systems changes mean small steps may need to continue to achieve the larger goal. 5) Sometimes a win for one cause (ARV Access) can spill over to have other benefits beyond your primary mission - it would seem that partnerships can ensure maximum and lasting effects from your advocacy efforts.

The fight for the garbage collectors to be considered important, I think it was a very important fight. being that, the impact is worldwide, and it is gained and for all the parts, as much the government, workers, businessmen.

It is one more problem solved that, as time passes, the challenge will be to keep up with the new governments that will be formed

I totally agree with the content of this module that highlights the trajectory of an advocacy campaign and the obstacles and risks that it may confront, where a mission driven or goal oriented advocacy organization will succeed to attain the required target.
by inclusion and partnership in sharing and unifying the concept we are targeting, will broaden the organization work, will expand its motives and lead to the essential orientation.

Partnership is a very important factor in achieving the tasks required for the advocacy project to be accomplished. Likewise in giving a role for every participant to represent the advocacy core concept and talk on its behalf, you will find that you create a channeling organizations that share the same mission and values. sharing the same mission and values will make growth of the targeted audience and demolish the oppositions.

I think WEIGO used a good advocacy strategy.

Even though it is a little complex, but it was a strategy that I could use for mine in my organization, because both the beneficiaries and the local government would gain because the benefits will be for both.

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I found it very interesting what I learned so far, I hope to talk more about this topic soon

I strongly agree because in advocacy one cant push for a change without the direct influence of other players .As an advocate one can not push for a change in policy without the influence of other player in the policy making of any state.

This is because through including various key players advocates can identify be areas of weakness in their advocacy strategies

I agree - the "mission" of an organisation should give it's strategies and its partnerships. Partnerships are key, but are in some instances difficult to establish due to complex donor relationships, competitions amongst NPOs, and other factors.

Yes, my dear. Thank you for the explanation.

that's a great point you noted there

thats a great point you noted there, there is real need for partnerships to strengthen our capabilities

Yes partnership has played a crucial role in advocacy ..but the issue falls on choosing light partners ...

I AM HAPPY TO INFORM THAT I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DONE THIS MODULE

THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND LOOKING FORWARD.

I didn't think specially why only one attempt for the quizz

I didn't think specially why only one attempt for the quizz

ive learnt the importance of partnerships

My take-away from this module is how important it is to partner with other organizations in advocacy work. Also, scoring a big win is not the end of the battle, but rather the prop needed to work harder and to fight harder. The work continues even after scoring a big win.

One of my main takeaways from this module is that no one organization can achieve a social change in isolation, therefore, partnerships and coalitions with other organizations with similar objectives are very paramount in the advocacy drive.

One of my main takeaways from this module is that no one organization can achieve a social change in isolation, therefore, partnerships and coalitions with other organizations with similar objectives are very paramount in the advocacy drive.

Its clear that working with partnerships makes things go smooth be it among the workers or even in court rooms and NGOs . I strongly support the need for partnerships among companies.

facing the reality at whatever level is key

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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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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Early Modern English
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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