Advocacy
Advocacy can be described as an effort to change public perceptions and to influence policy decisions and funding priorities. At times, the policies of governments, institutions or organizations create barriers, harm or other injustices for individuals or groups of people.
Advocacy not only consists of educating others about an issue, but also recommending specific solutions. Simply put, advocacy is supporting a certain cause and working to get others to support it as well. There are many ways to advocate for an issue. The key is to know what you want to achieve, who you need to convince and how you can motivate them to do what you believe is necessary. Once you know this, you can put together your strategy for change.
As done during the previous International AIDS Conferences, the Washington DC YouthForce is generating common advocacy messages on behalf of young people around the world in regards to HIV prevention, the rights of young people living with HIV,and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
The YouthForce Declaration (in progress)
Below are the results from our Declaration 4 Change project.
Top 10 ideasAll young people have the right to sexual and reproductive health services that are accessible, available, safe, affordable,... Read More »
YouthForce Campaign
The DC YouthForce has developed a great campaign to unite young people.
Check out the details below and learn how you can best advocate for the YouthForce, based on our... Read More »
LGBT and young people: Turning the Tide
Guest post as part of the I Live Out Loud project.
Young people are especially vulnerable to HIV; every day an estimated 6,000 youth become infected worldwide.
In Jamaica, despite many... Read More »
Past Campaigns
Did you know that this is our 6th time making a global advocacy campaign for young people to rally around? You can read the full story of the YouthForce for... Read More »
Forming Committees
During all of February and March our team has worked on calling for applications and selecting people from across the globe to form part of our working committees. By March... Read More »
eConsultation
During December of 2011 and January of 2012, our Core Group designed an e-consultation that reached over one thousand young people from across the globe. We are now working... Read More »
