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Capacity strengthening · 14 countries

Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy Advocacy Workshop

A three-day virtual program that equipped more than 200 youth leaders to analyze policy environments and build advocacy campaigns.

Period
2024
Role
Project lead, facilitator, and evaluator
Context
Virtual program with youth leaders and facilitators from Africa and beyond

01 / The work

Following the evidence from question to use.

I designed and led a cross-country learning experience on the practical work of sexual and reproductive health policy advocacy. The program connected policy content with the skills needed to engage decision-makers and execute an advocacy campaign.

Research question

How can a short, virtual program give youth leaders usable knowledge, tools, and confidence for SRH policy advocacy in their own settings?

Approach

  1. 01Three-day interactive virtual workshop
  2. 02Sessions on favorable SRH policy components and policymaker engagement
  3. 03Applied advocacy-campaign design
  4. 04Post-workshop impact analysis
Program designFacilitationPolicy advocacyImpact analysisCross-country coordination

02 / Evidence

What the work contributes.

200+participants
14countries
3 daysapplied learning
  • 01

    The program reached youth leaders and facilitators across 14 countries.

  • 02

    Participants worked through the full arc from understanding policy to engaging policymakers and planning a campaign.

  • 03

    Post-workshop analysis indicated gains in participants’ knowledge, skills, and access to advocacy resources.

03 / Outputs

Materials and next steps.

Workshop curriculumPortfolio material · available on requestDocumented
Impact analysisPost-workshop evaluation summaryDocumented

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