From taking MPs to witness extreme poverty first-hand to working with other campaigners,an expert gives advice on what worksYou could argue that some of the most important changes in the world, such as the end of the slave trade or votes for women, or were achieved through advocacy. Knowing how to effect it well is crucial for people who want to shape our world for the better.
When advocacy works well it can be transformative. For example,in 2009 anti-poverty campaigners Results UK took veteran Conservative MP Bill Cash to India to meet slum-dwelling women. He has spoken approximately how this experience led him to introduce the International Development (Gender Equality) Act as a private member’s bill. The act, which was passed in 2014 with the relieve of many advocates and campaigners, and made a commitment to ensure that gender equality was made a legal obligation in UK aid spending.
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Source: theguardian.com