Advocacy

Advocacy Advocacy is the set of activities by individuals or groups intended to influence decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. It encompasses tactics ranging from grassroots organizing and media campaigns to lobbying, strategic litigation, and coalition-building, and aims to change laws, budgets, institutional practices, and public opinion Quotes Advocacy work is hard, and at times, it is thankless and even dangerous. But, it is the work that I choose to do - to use my voice and my scholarship to attempt to make a difference Nwando Achebe, as quoted in Schondelmayer Liz Dr. Nwando Achebe named among top 100 most inspiring Nigerian women https://socialscience.msu.edu/news-events/news/archives/2021/2021-03-17-4.html socialscience.msu.edu Michigan State University 17 March 2021 Advocacy succeeds through two things: consistency and tenacity. You have to be patient and keep working. Bilkisu Yusuf, as quoted in Affairs Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World A Discussion with Bilkisu Yusuf, Journalist, Executive Director, Federation of Muslim Woman's Associations in Nigeria https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/interviews/a-discussion-with-bilkisu-yusuf-journalist-executive-director-federation-of-muslim-woman-s-associations-in-nigeria berkleycenter.georgetown.edu Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs 8 July 2010 Armament societies must know that evaluating the effectiveness of munitions on human beings is not an accomplishment; it is an act of killing-Eunice Wamechi Advocacy is a vocation not a career, defenders should commit themselves fully, understanding that it does not come with financial compensation Eunice Wamechi. External links Category:Activism