We had a really experiential advocacy session where we learnt about tools and how to influence for positive change in our countries and in the continent.
Daniel Ceesay, from The Gambia wrote:
When it comes to advocacy, it is like putting your own feelings into practical aspects to make a difference in your society and community or nation as a whole. The only way you can make a difference using advocacy is when you have the voice and you are able to create a space to influence people in authority to take action towards your problems that you as young people are encountering.
After a day of training on advocacy this is what we think:
“Strategic thinking and positioning and a clearer organized way to do advocacy”
“Advocacy is a process that takes thought a clear head”
“With unity and change of mind we can make a change”
“Citizenship begins in the minds of individuals and this can be manifested into action”
“Le debut de la renaissance”
“We have a role to play in changing our world…now!”
“It is my role to take up the challenge”
“It’s not about you it’s about me.”
“I am ready to make a change”
“If you have nothing to die for, then you have nothing to live for… it is our time”
“Recognize the power you have as a young people and most importantly learn how to use it influence to make a positive change”
“If as young people we cannot change the world for ourselves, then we should do it for our children and their children… for the coming generations.”
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