Core Ongoing Advocacy Activities The matrix below describes the core ongoing advocacy activities to be undertaken by the GBV AoR. The idea is that all of these activities will take place each year for at least the next three years. The AoR should initiate these activities as soon as the internal systems are in place to support advocacy and provide the information and organization necessary to conduct and monitor advocacy. AC = A member of the AoR Coordination Team who is the designated “advocacy coordinator”. Target Communication When Level Message/Action Audience Channels Written materials, Resolve challenges with AoR website and establish space Immediate AC photos, highlight Global All for advocacy messaging throughout the site. Update at and ongoing Advocacy TT champions and success least twice monthly. stories Global AC Collect members’ success stories. Post stories on website; Ongoing N/A Field Advocacy TT Identify champions/allies among non-GBV actors. use in advocacy messages Identify GBV AoR members’ key relationships that can Now and AC be leveraged for advocacy; enlist members’ support for maintain Global N/A N/A Advocacy TT specific advocacy activities where they can be most ongoing effective. AoR CT working with Donors Annually, prepare at least one information/advocacy Print and electronic Annually Global field GBV Clusters piece for each major emergency (this could be the piece media; widely distributed coordinators IASC principals for a special day in the year). Advocacy TT Donors AC Face-to-face meetings Clusters Field GBV Coordination meetings New Global IASC bodies Implement the advocacy procedures for new coord. Website postings emergencies Field Senior leaders in emergencies (see ). REGA-RRT Email distributions member Advocacy TT Listservs organizations
Core Ongoing Advocacy Activities The matrix below describes the core ongoing advocacy activities to be undertaken by the GBV AoR. The idea is that all of these activities will take place each year for at least the next three years. The AoR should initiate these activities as soon as the internal systems are in place to support advocacy and provide the information and organization necessary to conduct and monitor advocacy. AC = A member of the AoR Coordination Team who is the designated “advocacy coordinator”. When Level Target Audience Message/Action Communication Channels Immediate and ongoing Global AC Advocacy TT All Resolve challenges with AoR website and establish space for advocacy messaging throughout the site. Update at least twice monthly. Written materials, photos, highlight champions and success stories Ongoing Global Field AC Advocacy TT N/A Collect members’ success stories. Identify champions/allies among non-GBV actors. Post stories on website; use in advocacy messages Now and maintain ongoing Global AC Advocacy TT N/A Identify GBV AoR members’ key relationships that can be leveraged for advocacy; enlist members’ support for specific advocacy activities where they can be most effective. N/A Annually Global AoR CT working with field GBV coordinators Advocacy TT Donors Clusters IASC principals Annually, prepare at least one information/advocacy piece for each major emergency (this could be the piece for a special day in the year). Print and electronic media; widely distributed New emergencies Global Field AC Field GBV coord. REGA-RRT Advocacy TT Donors Clusters IASC bodies Senior leaders in member organizations Implement the advocacy procedures for new emergencies (see ). Face-to-face meetings Coordination meetings Website postings Email distributions Listservs
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