Chocolate companies in the West are finally starting to wake up to the reality that child labour is being used on the cocoa plantations that supply the companies with the raw material to make their chocolate. Some key players in the U.S. and Britain are starting to make noise on the issue, although they have a long way to go.

A new HIV/AIDS Advocacy Guide from IPPF outlines what advocacy can do, often at little cost, in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Produced for any NGO working in HIV/AIDS, the guide is aimed at helping groups to influence governments to change policy and law as well as reaching the private sector and community leaders who have a critical role in prevention and care efforts. Issues covered in the guide include involving people with HIV/AIDS, addressing groups at higher risk, HIV/AIDS in the workplac...read more

Most email users have received their fair share of email petitions on topics ranging from the support of Afghan women's rights to ending the dolphin slaughter in Japan. These types of messages are frequently revealed as hoaxes or campaigns, but the question remains: why are email petitions such a bad thing in the first place? The E-Petition website explains why you shouldn't use, or forward, email petitions (ever!), and provides lots of great links that will legitimately support advocacy work...read more

A unique opportunity for African asylum seekers and refugees working to improve human rights in Africa. In September, World University Service (UK), a charity working to support access to education for refugees, will be hosting an advocacy training course for 18 asylum seekers and refugees from Africa. The course aims to enable refugees and their community organisations to enhance the important contribution that many are already making to the promotion of human rights and the development of m...read more

Economic Commission for Africa and Africa Action. Consultation among diverse African partners and through projecting African voices into the global arena, has been a central priority for the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The Africa Policy Information Center (APIC, now a part of Africa Action), has in recent years been a crucial conduit for making African policy perspectives accessible to diverse constituencies in the United States and around the world. Last year, from January to May, ...read more

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