Welcome to the Introduction to advocacy course. This online self-directed course explores UNICEF's approach to advocacy and describes what is advocacy, how to build capacity to advocate and how to develop advocacy strategies.
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Is this course for me? This course is suitable for humanitarian professionals at any level of seniority, of either technical or non-technical background who want to learn more about the subject.
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How will I benefit from this course? On completion of this course you will:- highlight the importance of advocacy to achieve results
- understand the ways UNICEF conducts advocacy successfully
- explain the foundational principles, as well as the key components of developing advocacy strategies.
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How long will it take? It should take you about 30 minutes to complete.
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How much does it cost? This course is free.
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Will I get a certificate at the end? Yes! You will be able to download a certificate after you have completed all the modules and the feedback form.
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How do I start? Click on Join button on this page. This will take you through to the course modules. Don't worry, if you stop a module halfway through, you can always continue later from where you left off.
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- highlight the importance of advocacy to achieve results
- understand the ways UNICEF conducts advocacy successfully
- explain the foundational principles, as well as the key components of developing advocacy strategies.
![A clock showing 15 minutes passing](https://kayaconnect.org/pluginfile.php/1847/course/summary/How%20long%20will%20it%20take.png)
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