Advocacy: memory work
Awareness-raising and advocacy are key components of HIV and AIDS projects. By addressing complex, and often disabling social and political contexts, advocacy can help make the leap from lessons learned to positive, targetted communication for social change. Whether aimed at influencing political systems or changing social attitudes, evidence shows that the impact of advocacy is contingent on how it is approached. This list highlights bottom-up, participatory and citizen-centred approaches to advocacy, which are more responsive to the experiences of people affected by HIV and AIDS, and which build on the skills and resources of the entire community.
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