Advocacy as a Strategy for Social Change: A Qualitative Analysis of the Perceptions of UN and Non-UN Development Workers

Fayoyin, Adebayo

doi:10.1080/09718923.2013.11893158

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“…The third component concerns the shared advocacy efforts of relevant institutions. Advocacy is a vital strategy for achieving social change (Fayoyin 2017) and is a fundamental principle of community development (Swanepoel & De Beer 2011). The primary role of CDPs is to advocate for the communities whose inhabitants remain voiceless.…”

Section: Multi-institutional Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The vulnerability of day labourers in South Africa and the role of community development in an integrated approach to achieving sustainable livelihoods

Xweso

2021

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Poverty and unemployment are significant barriers to growth in South Africa and are reflected in low levels of income and high levels of unemployment and human deprivation. Rising unemployment is forcing the majority of deprived people to venture into a variety of survival activities such as day labouring in the informal sector of the South African economy, to eke out a meagre livelihood. As the vulnerability of day labourers in South Africa is socially and economically unjust, the main thrust of this article concerns the role of community development in an integrated approach to achieving sustainable livelihoods for South African day labourers. This article takes the form of a review of relevant available literature to provide a coherent account of the vulnerable circumstances of day labourers in South Africa. The inevitable conclusion that can be drawn from the review is that the hardships to which day labourers and their families are subjected, as a consequence of the nature of their work and the poor remuneration that it generates, when they are able to secure a day’s work, effectively condemn them to being obliged to cope in circumstances that could best be described as untenable.

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Section: Multi-institutional Collaborationmentioning

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The vulnerability of day labourers in South Africa and the role of community development in an integrated approach to achieving sustainable livelihoods

Xweso

2021

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“…While data is crucial in social influence, hard and cold statistics do not have an impact on the heart without creative communication [19] [20]. Specifically, it has been argued that human beings are not moved to action by data dumps, complicated power point slides or spreadsheets packed with figures [21].…”

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Positioning Youth Development Agenda in Public Discourse in Nigeria: An Advocacy Imperative

Fayoyin¹

2015

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Nigeria is currently undergoing what demographers describe as a "youth bulge", which requires significant attention for sound policies in the area of health, education, economy and good governance. Although development agencies have utilised a multitude of tactics to promote youth and children issues in the country, the level of media and public attention is still insufficient. Children and youth advocates confront significant challenges in attracting sustainable public, policy and media attention to the youth development agenda. Thus, the paper advocates for a more effective positioning of youth development in the country through a robust use of big data, appropriate framing of issues, creative networking among advocates to coordinate public influence interventions, and constructive response to counter framing by opposition groups. Advocates also need to be more politically-savvy in navigating the complexities of domestic politics that shape public and policy response to social development while harnessing the power of transnational obligations, norms and institutions in leveraging political support for children and youth.

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“…In tandem with the evolution of international development programming, considerable research effort has been devoted to studying the public communication and advocacy activities of transnational organizations (Keck & Sikkink, 1998;Rugendyke, 2007;Mbizo, Chou, & Shaw, 2013;Fayoyin, 2013). However, limited attention has been focused on bringing both internal and public communication into a unified perspective.…”

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An Appraisal of the Internal and Public Communication Dynamics and Challenges of International Development Organisations: Implications for Integrated Communications Management

Fayoyin

2018

Communication Cultures in Africa

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Communication plays a pivotal role in organisational effectiveness. The nature, scope, and scale of operations of different organisations have significant impact on the purpose, philosophy and pattern of communication. This paper examines the dynamics of internal and external communication in international development organisations. It presents a critique of the various communication approaches adopted by these agencies and the challenges encountered. The paper establishes how a lack of integrated communication is undermining their communication effectiveness. It proposes the harmonization of communication approaches to enhance communication effectiveness and ultimately, the realization of organizational mandate. International development organizations need to shift their communication processes in line with new trends in integrated and interactive communication. The paper also argues for a repositioning of communication function to elevate its value in achieving organization goals.

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Advocacy as a Strategy for Social Change: A Qualitative Analysis of the Perceptions of UN and Non-UN Development Workers

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

The vulnerability of day labourers in South Africa and the role of community development in an integrated approach to achieving sustainable livelihoods

The vulnerability of day labourers in South Africa and the role of community development in an integrated approach to achieving sustainable livelihoods

Positioning Youth Development Agenda in Public Discourse in Nigeria: An Advocacy Imperative

An Appraisal of the Internal and Public Communication Dynamics and Challenges of International Development Organisations: Implications for Integrated Communications Management

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