Advocacy & Policy Influencing, 13 – 16 July 2020, Hanoi, Vietnam

Event

Information Of Organizer

Organizer of the event
MDF Training and Consultancy
Types of Events
Workshop
Contact organizer
Ms Thuy Nguyen
Email Address
Telephone
+84 (0)24 6258 4438
Date Post
January 13, 2020

Information About the Event

Title of event
Advocacy & Policy Influencing, 13 – 16 July 2020, Hanoi, Vietnam
Event detail
Advocacy & Policy Influencing Influence decision-makers and communicate the evidence   Why this course? Understand how you can influence a policy process. From first stages to final implementation. It could be your core business or an intrinsic part of your organisation. Obtain a broad set of tools to plan effective advocacy strategies. Conduct actions with well-framed messages, and create coherent paths with your allies for powerful joint interventions. Learn how to monitor advocacy results.   Course objectives By the end of this course, you will:
  • Understand how to embed advocacy actions in your organisation’s plans
  • Use practical tools and methods to plan, prepare, implement and evaluate advocacy initiatives
  • Analyse stakeholders and policy context
  • Gain insight into building strong coalitions, select your political targets, frame your messages in convincing ways
  • Practice how to conduct influential lobby meetings
  • Learn how to monitor advocacy results
  Who should join? You are a professional engaged in advocacy, civil society capacity building, governance or transparency programmes. You may represent a network, an alliance, an association or a trade union. You defend the interests of many or promote rights for your target groups.   Course agenda Day 1: Concepts & Principles Welcome and introduction Policy Influencing and Advocacy concepts, Policy Influencing Cycle Vision/Mission development & Theory of Change Communicating the message   Day 2: Analysing the context CLASP Principles Stakeholder Analysis Chains of Influence – Stakeholder & Actor mapping Network alliances and dynamics   Day 3: Skill building Policy Mapping Advocacy Outcomes & progress markers Policy Change indicators & Outcome journals Skills building: practise a lobby meeting   Day 4: Designing campaigns and monitoring results Social Media for Advocacy Skills training: conducting a policy debate Designing your advocacy campaign Evaluation and certification   Meet your trainer Koen Toonen Senior trainer/consultant Email: kto@mdf.nl   Mr. Toonen is senior trainer of MDF Vietnam office. Koen also has over 20 years of development experience at the UN. He was involved in managing the UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Partnership. He is an all-round development expert and trainer in Results-Based Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Advocacy and Policy Influencing, Network Management, Multi-stakeholder Partnerships, Sustainability Planning, Institutional Development and Organizational Strengthening, notably for poverty alleviation and environmental management.   Essential Information Time: 13 – 16 July 2020 Location: Hanoi, Vietnam Course fee: 920 EUR (excluding tax) Registration deadline: 6 July 2020 Registration: visit our course page here   Logistic information
  • Transportation: To be arranged by participants
  • Accommodation: If participants would like to stay at the training venue, MDF Asia will support with the booking. Participants can also search for nearby options on booking.com or www.agoda.com
  • Final course agenda: available to be sent out 1 week before the training starts
  • Visa (if needed): Participants are advised to study visa policy of the country where the training takes place early enough for all the necessary preparation and application. MDF Asia will support participants’ visa application by providing an invitation letter if required
  Special offers 5% discount to the payments completed by 13 January 2020 10% discount to MDF alumni who attended an MDF course within the past 2 years 1 free place for a group of 6 registrations from the same organization   Contact us MDF Asia, Vietnam Office Add: Room 501, A1 building, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound, 298 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam Email: mdfasia@mdf.nl Phone: +84 (0)24 6258 4438
Province
Other
Venue
Language
English
Translation
Cost
€ 920
Criteria of Participants (target groups)
Period
July 16, 2020 to July 18, 2020