New Homelessness Campaign
Back in 2021 I did some work for the Royal Foundation as they began to think through what William, Prince of Wales, or the Duke as they referred to him back then, could contribute to a new campaign to tackle …
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New leadership course now half way through
I’ve been really delighted to be working with the impressive Shpresa programme this year on a new leadership course for migrant community leaders. We launched it in Parliament last month, and we are now half-way through the first course. The …
New migrant leadership course
Back in the summer I was approached by Shpresa programme, who gave me the exciting news that they had received funding to run a new leadership course for migrant community leaders. I was really keen to meet up and discuss …
2022 – what a year!
After a very busy end to the year, I have just had the chance to review 2022 – and once again I have been amazed at the opportunities that I have had to support campaigning around the world. To give …
It’s a busy time!
Well, after a slow and relaxing summer, things have really picked up for me this autumn! I am continuing in my role at Detention Forum, but I am also supporting the Refugee Council in the UK for a few months …
Campaigning with your heart and your head
I recently came back from Almaty in Kazakhstan, where I was running an advocacy campaigns workshop for parent groups across the country. It was great to have the opportunity to do this in person, despite the temperature being 36 degrees! …
Climate refugees?
Over the past few months I have been doing some work for a global organisation working to support refugees to help them think through some of the advocacy angles around the challenge of climate change. This is a really important …
How do you make a campaign take off?
One question that I have been thinking quite a lot about over last few months is how do you make a campaign take off? In a lot of my work around the world, my initial focus for support is helping …
Biggest online assignment
Back in 2017 I was invited by the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) to develop an advocacy training programme for use around the world. After we had piloted it in Nepal, it was launched in 2018 and has, …
Digital advocacy
The final issue which we explored at the recent Helvetas workshop in Northern Macedonia with colleagues from across the Balkans was digital advocacy campaigns. In this short video, I offer some reflections on some simple principles for effective advocacy campaigns …