NEWA in collaboration with UN Women has organized two days Capacity-Building Training on Advocacy Skills

The Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA) in collaboration with UN Women has organized two days Capacity-Building Training on Advocacy Skills specifically on women’s political participation and preventing VAWiE/P. The first round is from 27-28 at Adama Executive Hotel. The number of participants is 37 (33 F and 4 M) of which three of them are Women with Disabilities drawn from 17 Women’s Rights Organizations, CSOs working on human rights and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities. This training is financed by UN Women and it is one of the activities of our collaborative project called “Strengthening Political Leadership of Women Aspirants in Ethiopia”.

The overall objective of the training is to enhance participants’ comprehension and execution of structured and data-driven policy advocacy by deepening their understanding of the advocacy concepts and advocacy cycle and strategies to CSOs and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities working in women’s rights and human rights in general. While the specific objectives are the following:

Enhance participants’ comprehension of the advocacy process by providing a structured and data-driven approach to policy advocacy.
Equip participants with in-depth knowledge of the advocacy cycle and strategic planning to effectively influence policy decisions.
Foster collaborative learning among participants to ensure a cohesive understanding and application of advocacy principles and techniques.
Develop action plans

In the training some of the topics covered are: