1. POLICY DIALOGUE
Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3
Item Identification of policy issues Advocacy /lobbying policy Setting up policy discussion
and gaps through participatory decision making on issues fora and involving policy
approach requiring change makers
• Increase policy awareness at • To enhance acceptance or • Engage policy makers in
1. Objectiv
e all levels buy in to influence policy. development and
formulation of
recommendations for policy
change
• • • Collaboration
2.Importan Create ownership/buy in/ Level the ground for
ce sustainability of policy sustainable policy decision o Synergy
framework influence o Ownership
o Acceptance
o Consensus building
• • • Key stakeholders e.g.
3. For Key stakeholders e.g. Key stakeholders e.g.
whom? o Government o Government o Government
o Thematic groups o Thematic groups o Thematic groups
o Beneficiaries o Beneficiaries o Beneficiaries
o Non state actors o Non state actors o Non state actors
• • Inclusion of policy makers in
4. How? Policy review through Documentation of critical
• Workshops issues the design and supervision
• Symposia • activities
Use of media for policy gap
• Meetings
• Consultative fora awareness
• • Newsletters
• Engagement of local Use of fora/workshops to
disseminate issues
and/or international
•
consultants Capacity building
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2. Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3
Item Identification of policy issues Advocacy /lobbying policy Setting up policy discussion
and gaps through participatory decision making on issues fora and involving policy
approach requiring change makers
• Stakeholder mapping and
identification
• • •
5. Expected Sustained existence of Policies developed and Effectiveness of policy
Results favourable policy framework implemented implementation
• •
Improved and enabling policy Decision making influence
•
framework for benefit Effective Dissemination of
achievement knowledge
• • •
6. When? Immediately – 1 year Immediately – 1 year Immediately – 1 year
• • •
7. Adopt or Develop indicators Adopt or Develop indicators Adopt or Develop indicators
Monitoring of achievement of achievement of achievement
o Meetings held o Meetings held o Publications
o Capacity building o Capacity building Meetings held
o Capacity building
sessions sessions
o Follow-ups conducted o Follow-ups conducted sessions
o Follow-ups conducted
• •
Inclusion in the country’s Inclusion in the country’s
• Inclusion in the country’s
M&E Strategic Plan M&E Strategic Plan
M&E Strategic Plan
• Participatory methodology
• • • Access to the pool of
8. Linkages Feed into thematic networks Feed into thematic networks
in ESA in ESA knowledge of ESA- Network
• • Website
Engage with thematic Engage with thematic
• Engage with thematic
networks to solicit networks to solicit
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3. Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3
Item Identification of policy issues Advocacy /lobbying policy Setting up policy discussion
and gaps through participatory decision making on issues fora and involving policy
approach requiring change makers
commitment and general commitment and general networks to solicit
acceptance and encourage acceptance and encourage commitment and general
inputs on other policy gaps. inputs on other policy gaps acceptance and encourage
inputs on other policy gaps
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