Campaigns, Advocacy and Leadership Programme Overview

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Campaigns Advocacy and Leadership ProgrammeApplication Due April25th 2014


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Tajaawob Campaigns Advocacy and Leadership Programme

Do you or someone you know want to know the secrets

of influencing decision makers and holding them accountable?

Join Tajaawobs Campaigns Advocacy and Leadership Programme (CALP)

and learn to use sophisticated personal development and advocacy strategies

to achieve your influencing goals!

Tajaawob is a two-year long pilot project focused on strengthening Palestinian communities

and civil society. The project started in May 2013 and is funded by the UK Department for

International Development and implemented by the British Council (lead), AMAN, BBC

Media Action, MIFTAH, Oxfam and PalVision.

As a part of Tajaawob, a six-month executive advocacy programme is being offered in Arabic

to high potential Palestinian professionals and activists from Al-Quds, the West Bank and

Gaza. Over the course of six months, CALP participants will have access to bi-monthly

mentoring and training opportunities tailored to their advocacy goals.

CALP starts with an intensive week-long classroom learning experience and ends with a

similar week-long training module II (i.e. May and November 2014). In between the two

week-long classroom learning experiences, over the course of six months participants will

participate in various training and mentoring sessions to enable them to make use of the

best skills and knowledge they acquired during the training, and enable them to develop

and implement advocacy campaigns in practice.


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Nominee Criteria

Participants can be individuals from community based organizations and civil society

organizations or individuals working with informal groups that are contributing to social

change through the creation of a more inclusive and effective civil society.They should

exhibit:

1. High potentialcurrently playing an active advocacy or influencing role within their

organisation or community

2. Passionate to participate in six-month programme that will include both learning

experiences and implementation of a real advocacy campaign.

3. Able to articulate:

The challenges they face day to day in advocacy activities focused on citizens and

civil society.

Why they need to develop skills and learning in advocacy projects and activities

Thoughtful and challenging questions and insights that they can bring to the

programme

4. Realistic ideas for potential advocacy campaigns

5. Clear and creative ideas for sharing learning within organisation and with

communities and commitments to do this during and after the programme

6. Willingness and agreement to contribute to the overall objectives of Tajaawob after

training has ended

7. Commitment through the signing of an engagement letter to attending the

workshop trainings and all the learning and development activities that are part of

the programme (estimate of 2 trainings / development sessions per month)

Nominee Commitment

Candidates that are selected to take part in the programme will be expected to contribute

to your own learning and the objectives of the programme in the following ways:

- To stay with the programme for the full six months and commit to the dates below

- To participate in 2 full weeks of workshop training - one at beginning of the

programme and one towards the end

- To do all necessary preparation work in advance of the intensive workshop training

- To develop an advocacy plan and implement its activities

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To receive learning support from mentors, coachers and fellow-participants- To work in a highly collaborative way with others in the Tajaawob CALP Programme,

including on joint advocacy activities where this is appropriate

- To demonstrates gender sensitivity and respect to diversity.

- A nominee will not promote political party affiliation or agenda in the training

duration.

Candidates working in organizations, need to make sure that their managers support their

application and understand that they will be required to allow the candidate to attend the

trainings. Organizations will need to sign a memorandum of understanding in this regard,

without which nominations of candidates will not be considered.


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If you are an individual, you must be sponsored by an existing civil society organization and

have the signature of a reputable staff member from the organization on your application.

Application Process

Complete the attached application by April 25thand email it to Mira Koussa at

[email protected].

1. Final candidates will be selected and notified by April 30th.

You must commit to the following dates in order to be accepted:

Session West Bank Gaza

Intensive Classroom Learning Experience I May 11 -15 May 18 - 22

Individual Development Workshop May 26 June 2

Working in a Group June 3 June 10

Representing a Community Community

Participation Roles and Responsibilities

June 18 June 25

Inspirational Leader CALP Participant July 1 July 7

Community Visit Field Trip to Tajaawob

Community

July 16 July 22

Advocacy Strategy 1: Theory of Change August 4 August 11

Advocacy Strategy 2: Budget / Action

Planning

August 19 August 26

Presentation Workshop September 3 September 10

Innovation Fund Presentations September 15 September 22

Social Media Campaigning September 30 October 7

Campaign Kickoff (Press Conference) October 8 October 21

Accompanied Campaign Activities October 8

November 8

October 21

November 21

Intensive Classroom Learning Experience II November 9 -13 November 23 -

27
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Cost

The cost of the CALP training is estimated at 4000 per participant which will be covered by

the Tajaawob programme for successful nominees. In addition, Tajaawob will cover

additional costs as accommodation and some incidental costs. Participation in the

programme is conditional on the commitment of the sponsoring CSO to allow sufficient time

for the participant to take part, and their commitment to support him/her by encouraging

them to work on an actual advocacy campaign within their work context.

In order to cover extraordinary costs, additional grants are available for individuals from the

following communities who are either unemployed or are the sole providers for their

families and may have to forego work in order to attend the training: Um Salamoona,

Froosh Beit Dijan, Habla, Mograqa, Azzoun.

If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please contact: Alison Ramer

[email protected] 026566235

Management Commitment

The commitment of the managers of organizations that the nominee comes from is

essential to the successful participation of candidates. In order to ensure that participants

gain the full value of the course, managers will have to play an active enabling role.

In this regard, we are requiring managers of all participants to attend a one day

informational meeting to learn about Tajaawob and about what the Campaigns Advocacy

and Leadership Programme is, and to get to know each other as organizations engaged in

social change in Palestine.

Additionally, managers will need to sign the attached memorandum of understanding and

ensure that participants can commit their time to the CALP sessions.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Tajaawob Lead Activist Programme

Participant Application

DUE: APRIL 25th

2014

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFirst Name Family Name

Telephone Email

Gender Birthdate

ORGANIZATION / SPONSOR INFORMATION

Organization Name Your Title in organization if applicable

Managers First Name Managers Family Name

Managers Telephone Managers Email

MOTIVATION

What is your motivation for joining the Campaigns Advocacy and Leadership Programme?

Which personal/professional skills are you seeking to strengthen as an individual?I.e.

leadership, team work, coalition work, listening skills, etc.


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What change will your participation bring to your community or organization?

How would your participation contribute to increased accountability and policy change?

EXPERIENCE

I would rate my experience with advocacy:

0 1 2 3 4 5

Tell us about you or your organizations advocacy work. What kind of influencing,

campaigning work have you been involved with?

Are you engaged in, or ready to take on a leadership / decision making role in advocacy?

Do you or your organization have an advocacy strategy?

Yes No

If yes, what components does the advocacy strategy include:

Political, economic, social

analysis

Power map Action Plan

Communications /

media plan

Theory of change Budget

Does your organization have an existing budget for advocacy work?


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THEMESDo you or your organization work on any of the following thematic advocacy areas:

education services for

marginalized and

excluded

communities (area C)

social services access to employment

water and sanitation

Other:

LOCATION

Do you or your organization work in any of the following communities? If yes, pleaseselect which community:

Jordan Valley Un Salamona Gaza City Qalqilya Al-Quds

:

Other:

COMMITMENT

Can you commit to spending 5 full days at the beginning and end of the six month course

(10 days total) and two days a month focused on building your advocacy capacity?

Yes No

If you cannot commit, what are the barriers to your commitment?


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Is there anything else youd like to share with us to support your application:


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Tajaawob Lead Activist Programme

Commitment Letter

I ___________________(participants name) understand that Tajaawobs

Campaigns Advocacy and Leadership Programme (CALP_ is an intensive

programme valued at 4000 and that it requires that I commit to attending

two five day intensive overnight trainings and two workshops a month over

the course of six months.

My manager or sponsor _____________(manager or sponsors name) will fully

support my participation in CALP by attending a one day informational

meeting about Tajaawob and will commit the time necessary to support me in

attending the trainings and workshops mentioned above and outlined in the

application packet calendar.

Signed (participant) Date

Signed (manager or sponsor) Date

Documents

Campaigns, Advocacy and Leadership Programme Overview