Building Capacity Project
Advocacy Training Manual
Session 2

What is advocacy?

Advocacy’s strengths, orientation and values
People centered advocacy

Aim
To introduce participants to what is advocacy, and some of advocacy’s values.

Objectives
By the end of the session, trainees will be able to:

• Describe what is meant by advocacy
• Describe advocacy values
• Describe people centered advocacy

Documents:

• What is advocacy?
• What do we advocate for?
• What skills are needed?