Policy Entreprenurship and Advocacy Workshop for Education CSOs in Zambia
7th - 11th November 2005, Lusaka, Zambia

A training workshop on Policy Entrepreneurship was facilitated by RAPID's Naved Chowdhury as part of the capacity development support provided to southern CSOs by the Civil Society Partnerships Programme. The workshop was funded by Commonwealth Education Fund and hosted by Oxfam Zambia and Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC). The workshop was organised to expose ZANEC partners to the current theory and practice of evidence-based policymaking and aimed to enhance knowledge and skills in advocacy, lobbying and policy entrepreneurship amongst ZANEC member organisations.

The specific workshop objectives were to:

• Enhance advocacy knowledge and skill among ZANEC member organisations.
  
• Enhance the awareness amongst member organisations of the latest theories and practices about policies processes and policy influence.
  
• Explore the types of policy/advocacy tools and frameworks and their application.
  
• Identify opportunities and limitations for influence in the education sector.
  
• Design and develop advocacy strategies and key messages, with agreed work plans.
  

Click on the links below for more information:

• Summary workshop report
• Full workshop report ( 157kb)
• Workshop agenda ( 77kb)
• Powerpoint presentation ( 2mb)
• Participants list ( 13kb)