The main goal of this course is to build capacity for advocates to better engage in the strategic policy dialogues, especially in the formulation and the implementation of policies and strategies. The training sessions are designed and conducted to answer questions like: Why do policies, policy implementation practices and gaps in policies matter at all? What are the priorities, problems and solutions related to a certain, concrete policy? Who are the key stakeholders involved in or affected by that policy? How to design an advocacy action plan for addressing the identified issues? What are the main concepts, frameworks, techniques, principles, and best practices used in advocacy? How to debate on critical issues, develop advocacy messages, and prepare advocacy briefing papers for policy makers, the media and the general public? How to develop tools for monitoring the results of the advocacy campaigns, especially the results of meetings with government officials? Which individual and interpersonal skills, which networks, which teambuilding measures are relevant for advocacy, and how to develop good leadership?