{"id":13070,"date":"2026-05-20T19:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/?page_id=13070"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:09:00","slug":"policy-advocacy-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/policy-advocacy-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Advocacy New"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13070\" class=\"elementor elementor-13070\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e772b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e772b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-105791f\" data-id=\"105791f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918dab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-subhero\" data-id=\"918dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-subhero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"subhero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Programme Approach<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Policy Advocacy<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"rule\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">Direct engagement in the legislative and regulatory processes where continental commitments become \u2014 or fail to become \u2014 national law and funded budget lines.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab3ea5f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab3ea5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-967790d\" data-id=\"967790d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3747369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-two-col\" data-id=\"3747369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-two-col.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"background: var(--sand);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">The approach<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal in\"><h2>From continental commitment to enforceable law.<\/h2><p>African governments have signed landmark commitments \u2014 the Maputo Protocol, the Abuja Declaration, the Addis Ababa Immunisation Agenda. The gap is domestication: converting those signatures into national legislation, regulation, and budget allocations.<\/p><p>We work inside specific legislative moments \u2014 committee hearings, budget review windows, AU Assembly sessions \u2014 with decision-ready briefs rather than general awareness campaigns.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"visual art-has-brand-overlay reveal in\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/convening.png')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-badge\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-content\/plugins\/art-elements\/assets\/img\/logo-badge.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-text\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-handle\">@theartrust<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-org\">African Renaissance Trust<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"art-img-pattern\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-content\/plugins\/art-elements\/assets\/img\/border-pattern-white-bg.jpg');\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ea4e4c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ea4e4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef09c4e\" data-id=\"ef09c4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a145318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-stage-list\" data-id=\"a145318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-stage-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">How it works<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Three modes of engagement.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each mode targets a different point in the policy cycle \u2014 from drafting to appropriation to accountability.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal stage-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">01<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Treaty Domestication<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supporting parliaments and ministries to translate signed commitments into enforceable national law and funded programme allocations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"approach-points\"><li>Draft legislation aligned to continental treaty obligations<\/li><li>Budget line creation and appropriation tracking<\/li><li>Comparative domestication briefings across countries in the same regional bloc<div class=\"stage-item\"><div class=\"stage-body\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">02<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Evidence Placement<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Producing and placing decision-ready briefs at the specific committee windows where technical evidence shapes final legislative and budget text.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"stage-points\"><li>Parliamentary committee submissions timed to reading and review schedules<\/li><li>Rapid-turnaround technical briefs for AU Assembly and regional body sessions<\/li><li>Legal submissions to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">03<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Coalition Convening<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building coalitions of civil society organisations, parliamentarians, and technical specialists around shared legislative priorities at the AU and regional level.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"stage-points\"><li>Pre-session coalition alignment across civil society organisations and parliamentary caucuses<\/li><li>Joint submissions and coordinated testimony at continental decision-making bodies<\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Cross-country learning exchanges on domestication strategies that have secured budget outcomes<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19382e2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19382e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1b057a\" data-id=\"f1b057a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fc252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-pillar-application\" data-id=\"85fc252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-pillar-application.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"background: var(--sand);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Pillar application<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Applied across all three pillars.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tools and institutions differ by pillar \u2014 the logic of working inside legislative moments is constant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pillar-application reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-card ge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"app-pillar\">Gender Equality<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Maputo Protocol domestication<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supporting national parliaments to pass enabling legislation aligned to the Maputo Protocol's gender equality and reproductive rights provisions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-card he\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"app-pillar\">Health Equity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Abuja Declaration budget commitments<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Converting the 15% health budget pledge into enforceable appropriation schedules through parliamentary budget committee engagement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-card se\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"app-pillar\">Socio-Economic Justice<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>African Continental Free Trade Area implementation<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working with trade committees on regulatory harmonisation and domestic implementation legislation for African Continental Free Trade Area corridors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59475b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59475b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-101862a\" data-id=\"101862a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cab1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-cta\" data-id=\"4cab1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"cta-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>See the approaches in action<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore the three pillars to see how policy advocacy, health financing, and active citizenry apply in each thematic area.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-maroon\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/programme-approach-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgramme Approach <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/gender-equality-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGender Equality pillar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Programme Approach Policy Advocacy Direct engagement in the legislative and regulatory processes where continental commitments become \u2014 or fail to become \u2014 national law and funded budget lines. The approach From continental commitment to enforceable law. African governments have signed landmark commitments \u2014 the Maputo Protocol, the Abuja Declaration, the Addis Ababa Immunisation Agenda. 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