ADVOCACY IN IPPF EUROPEAN NETWORK
"Advocacy is one of the most important activities for non governmental organizations (NGOs) of all kinds. For the primary mission of all NGOs is to represent people's needs and to make people's voices heard". These are words of Barbro Lennéer-Axelson, editor of the new issue of "Choices", the yearly magazine published by the IPPF European Network, on sexual and reproductive health and rights issues in Europe. Hard copies of the publication can be ordered from the website and an
on-line version will be available soon.
ADVOCACY IN IPPF EUROPEAN NETWORK
"Advocacy is one of the most important activities for non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) of all kinds. For the primary mission of all NGOs is to
represent people's needs and to make people's voices heard". These are words
of Barbro Lennéer-Axelson, editor of the new issue of "Choices", the yearly
magazine published by the IPPF European Network, on sexual and reproductive
health and rights issues in Europe.
Advocacy is the theme of this year's issue of the magazine, which provides a
definition of advocacy as conceived by IPPF EN, an overview on a variety of
experiences and tools employed in different contexts by different
organizations, with a particular focus on the European context, and in
particular on advocacy with European Institutions.
Articles include information about advocacy activities undertaken to
facilitate NGO development in Central Asia, the courageous trip of a group
of women to Ireland, the political work with European Institutions, and
about a crusade for women's rights.
Hard copies of the publication can be ordered from the website and an
on-line version will be available soon.
For more information please contact Nicoletta Confalone, Tel. +32(2)2500965
SOURCE: IPPF European Network, 12 December 2001
email: [email protected]
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