[afro-nets] Training on Advocacy for Health and Development

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Training on Advocacy for Health and Development 
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The advocacy training is intended to be a hands-on experience, focusing on designing, implementing, sustaining, monitoring and evaluating advocacy for policy change campaigns on health and development issues at all levels:
   
  TARGET AUDIENCE: Health and Development Organizations
   
  DATE:  27th ? 30th October, 2006
   
  FEES:  
NATIONAL:                   Non- Residential N35, 000(Nigerian Naira)   
                                 Residential N45, 000(Nigerian Naira)
INTERNATIONAL:         $850 (US Dollars)
             The above fee is to be paid at the office or via bank cheques/transfers payable to ?Alibella Consulting Limited?
   
             The fee is per participant and is inclusive of workshop materials, airport taxi, bed, breakfast, tea breaks and lunch from arrival date to departure.
   
  NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 25
   
  THE TOPICS TO BE LEARNED ARE:
  - Identifying Problems, Policy Issues and solutions 
- Advocacy Principles, Concepts, Goals and SMART Objectives
- Identifying and Researching Audiences
  - Identifying  Effective Channels of Communication
- Developing and Delivering Advocacy kits and Messages
- Formal and Informal Decision-making/policy processes
- Building Alliances, Networks and Coalitions
- Team Building and  Self Development Skills
- Lobbying and Fundraising for Advocacy
- Monitoring and Evaluating Advocacy Process
- ?Spit Fire? Strategies for Advocacy 
   
  TEACHING METHODOLOGIES 
  ? Presentations 
? Case studies 
? Practical project work in groups 
? Individual tutorial sessions 
  ? Video shows
? Action planning 
? Tool kits
  
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE WORKSHOP
The meeting will be conducted in English only
   
  WHO SHOULD APPLY
  -  Program and project managers
-  Project Coordinators and Officers
-  Community advocates 
-  Staff of government departments and agencies
-  Staff of NGOs and CBOs
-  Leaders and members of Coalitions and Networks
-  Professionals in institutions, associations and networks involved in advocacy
-  Research officers
  -  Monitoring and Evaluation Officers
-  Trainers on Advocacy
-  Community mobilization and Sensitization Officers


Applicants should complete the course application form and submit to:
  The Training Coordinator
  Alibella Consulting
  (P.O.Box 7902 Wuse Zone III)
  Plot 1A Suite 3.03,B.M.House,Samuel Ladoke Akintola Blvd.
  Garki II,Abuja
  Website:       www.alibellaconsulting.com
  Tel     +2348056155435, +2348036220106,+2348023703603
  E-Mail (1):    mailto:aahmed@alibellaconsulting.com 
  E-Mail:(2):    mailto:alibellaconsulting@yahoo.com