At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Critically discuss the concept of humanitarian advocacy;
• Understand the dynamics of advocacy within the humanitarian sector;
• Explain the main components of an advocacy plan;
• Analyse an advocacy context and decide on the most appropriate strategy.

Around 20-25 hours of work each week, including:

• Asynchronous self-study activities (such as case studies, videos, recorded slideshows, readings, etc.);
• Synchronous live sessions (2-3 times per week).

• Concept and origin of advocacy
• Advocacy and neutrality
• Advocacy and access
• Advocacy and local communities
• Advocacy contexts and advocacy plan
• Designing an advocacy strategy

• Professionals in the humanitarian, development or social sector looking to develop their competences in humanitarian advocacy;
• Professionals from other sectors (PR, policy makers, government representatives, grassroot groups, association representatives) who wish to increase their understanding of humanitarian advocacy;
• Graduate students with relevant volunteer or intern experience, looking to undertake a postgraduate course to explore the specificities of advocacy in the humanitarian sector.