Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
PREPARING FOR LOCAL PREPARING FOR LOCAL ADVOCACYADVOCACY
Some InsightsSome Insights
Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
Advocacy ????Advocacy ????
EffectingEffecting changes in Policy & Practice
ByBy organising Public Opinion & Participation
ThroughThrough influencing Policy Makers & Implementers
InIn favour of larger public interests UsingUsing democratic Means
Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
Type of Information GeneratedType of Information Generated
Availability, Access & Usage
Satisfaction with individual services
Responsiveness of Service Providers
Hidden costs
Cases of Bribes - Extortionary Vs Extortionary Vs VoluntaryVoluntary
Across sectors, geographical regions, Across sectors, geographical regions, demographic profiles – income, genderdemographic profiles – income, gender
Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
CRC & ADVOCACYCRC & ADVOCACY:: A Menu of A Menu of PossibilitiesPossibilities
Awareness - Individual to Collective IssuesAwareness - Individual to Collective Issues
Dialogue on Issues - Neighbourhood to Dialogue on Issues - Neighbourhood to NationalNational
Inter Agency Workshops - Sharing IdeasInter Agency Workshops - Sharing Ideas
Demands at city level with agenciesDemands at city level with agencies
Collaborative modelsCollaborative models
Piloting Innovative forumsPiloting Innovative forums
Promoting Good CitizenshipPromoting Good Citizenship
Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
A Strategic FrameworkA Strategic Framework
Which Services / Agencies are Crucial?
Design of Short-term & Long-term strategies
Identifying support constituencies & Partners
Identifying Quick-wins for momentumIdentifying Capacity Building &
Resource Requirements
Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
Making Advocacy Effective !!Making Advocacy Effective !!
Felt Need for an Objective & Credible Database
Focus on Services / Agencies NOT Individuals
Presence of a LOCAL CHAMPION
Conducted by Independent & Technically Competent Local NGOs / Professional Groups
LOCAL OWNERSHIP & PROGRAMMESLOCAL OWNERSHIP & PROGRAMMES
Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
ADVOCACY STRATEGIESADVOCACY STRATEGIES
Pre-launch presentation to authorities / elected representatives - Give them the first chance to respond
Reaching out to the Public Domain:- Press Conference / Releases- Two-stage town hall meetings
All agencies to facilitate inter-agency learning
Open House with the Public
Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
ADVOCACY STRATEGIESADVOCACY STRATEGIES
Keep the ISSUES Alive- Sustained coverage of
findings/stories- Editorials / Further probes
Policy Advocacy- Sector Focus- Flexible Coalitions- Working across common themes
Linking to Political Structures
Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
THE INTEGRATED THE INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK
Weak Processes / Poor Community Interfaces
Service Improvement
Closer Community - Agency Interactions
Demand Improvement
Poor Services
Bridging Mechanisms Mobilisation / Partnerships
High Levels of
Dissatisfaction, Sense of Exclusion
REPORT CARD SURVEY Creation of a Database
Dr. Gopakumar K Thampi, Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore
TO SIGN OFF...TO SIGN OFF... “Every morning in a forest in Africa, a Deer
wakes up knowing that it must run faster than the fastest lion to survive.
Every morning, in the same forest, a Lion wakes up knowing that it must run faster than the slowest deer otherwise it will starve to death.
It doesn’t really matter whether you are a lion or a deer.
When the sun comes up, you better be running”
- Author unknown
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