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20 February 2008 - 17 June 2008

This distance learning course provides human rights activists with a range of proven human rights advocacy methods and critical concepts as a means for them to reflect on and deepen their own work. The course will look at the theoretical foundations and critical issues of human rights advocacy, elements of advocacy planning, and strategies for action.

In this course, participants should deepen their knowledge about advocacy and its relationship to: Politics and Democracy; Citizenship and Rights; Power, Empowerment and Citizen Education and Action. Participants will gain basic skills and knowledge in: visioning; contextual analysis; problem/issue identification; analysis and prioritisation; power mapping; goal/objective setting; analysis of advocacy arenas and strategies; message development, reports and media; public outreach and mobilization; lobbying and negotiation; advocacy leadership and coalition building; and assessment of success.

The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor and assignments, and is offered over a 4-month period, beginning on 20 February 2008. Participants will need to have regular access to the Internet. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions. The main course text is A New Weave of Power, People, and Politics: An Action Guide for Advocacy and Citizen Participation (World Neighbors, 2002), by Lisa VeneKlasen and Valerie Miller. The maximum number of course participants is 25. It is also possible to be an auditor of the course. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Level: professional

Location: Internet (e-learning)

Participants: 25 human rights activists, NGO staff members, staff of UN specialised agencies, educators, journalists

Tuition, fee, lodging: The course tuition fee is € 525. Tuition for auditors is € 200. Unfortunately, there are no scholarships or discounted tuition fees available for this course. Applications can be submitted on-line at: http://www.hrea.org/courses/2E.html.

Contact Information:
Sandra Quintin
HREA
Distance Learning Programme
PO Box 382396
Cambridge, MA 02238-2396
USA
Tel: +1 978 341-0200
Fax: +1 978 341-0201
E-mail: applications@hrea.org
Web: http://www.hrea.org