Advocacy, consultation and networking
In the field of advocacy, consultation and networking, EEPA is able to provide specialised contributions to public campaigns and advocacy strategies for NGOs, governments and institutions. We offer consultation on questions related to advocacy activities such as whom to contact, when the best timing for an action is, what kind of documents to send, how to publicise an event and which organisations to collaborate with, among other things. One of EEPA's main assets is our strong network of connections with staff from the EU institutions, national governments, EU Member State representations in Brussels, embassies, UN agencies and NGOs, which we have developed through the years and with whom we maintain close relations.
On a number of advocacy issues, EEPA works closely with other organisations. On issues such as the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, reviewing the European Commission's budget, and monitoring the programming of the country strategies and parliamentary elections, we have established a mutual cooperation programme with the European NGO network Eurostep. Since 2003, we have also been assisting the South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), the Latin American Association of development organisations (ALOP) and network for Least Developed Countries (LDC watch) in their advocacy towards the European Union. We are also closely associated with the international NGO watchdog network, Social Watch, and have provided contributions to numerous Social Watch reports on the EU's development cooperation.
Organisations and campaigns that EEPA supports:
- Eurostep: http://www.eurostep.org
- LDC watch: http://www.ldcwatch.org
- SAAPE: http://www.saape.org
- Stop Child labour: School is the best place to work: http://stopchildlabour.concern.net/
- Gender Watch: http://www.neww.org/en/conference/2008/index/0.html
- 2015Watch: http://www.alliance2015.org/news/cooperations_activities/2015_watch
