ARUSHA TIMES: MSTCDC Policy Advocacy Course

Objectives:

Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between concrete project activities and policy decision making at national and global level;

Develop and implement strategies for engaging local, national and international decision makers in order to influence policy and practice;

Initiate people-centred advocacy practices to facilitate sustained social transformation;

Evaluate the impact of advocacy efforts.

Some of the content areas are:

Key Advocacy concepts & approaches

People-Centred advocacy & rights based Governance

Public Policy Systems

Advocacy skills

Building organisational capacity for advocacy

Evaluating advocacy impact.

Dates:

15^th to 26^th March 2004

Venue:

MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation (MS-TCDC), Usa River, Arusha - Tanzania.

Applications:

For more information on the course and registration contact:

The Course Administrator
MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation

P.O. Box 254 Arusha, Tanzania Tel: +255 27 2553837 / 8 / 9 or 744 651715 Fax: +255 27 255 3836 or +255 748 562141 mstcdc@mstcdc.or.tz www.mstcdc.or.tz
	Training Centre for Development Co-operation

MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation has more than 27 years experience in providing high quality training, consultancies and conference facilities to civil society organisations and their partners. The centre is located in Usa River outside Arusha. MS-TCDC offers kindergarten and childcare facilities (free of charge for children below 3 years) to enable you live up to family obligations while attending classes