Advocacy can be defined as a set of targeted actions in support of a cause and is adopted by organisations to influence the systems in which they operate.

The advocacy that is an increasing feature of the work of Development NGOs is associated with working for policy change and campaigning work in developed countries on behalf of developing countries.

In the book

• What advocacy in Development involves
• What skills are needed in advocacy?
• Read a case study on an advocacy professional in a UK NGO