What is the WAGGGS definition of Advocacy?
The word ‘advocacy’ comes from the Latin ‘advocare’ and literally means ‘to call out for support’. Today it is used to describe a particular democratic process, where individuals or groups of people take different actions to try to influence those who make decisions that affect our lives. Advocacy is also about standing up for an issue or cause you believe in, and trying to change people’s lives to build a better world. For WAGGGS, advocacy is simply: We influence people to take decisions that will improve our lives and the lives of others. In detail this means: We influence people (= by speaking, doing and educating ) to take decisions (= for example change policies or regulations, allocate funding, provide support) that will improve our life and the lives of others (= the result we are trying to achieve) For WAGGGS, influencing always includes: Speaking Out, Doing and Educating. In detail this means: Speaking out on issues that affect girls and young women and influencing opinion-for
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