• Developing a strong advocacy campaign that creates change

    Course Description

    Developing a strong advocacy campaign that creates change
    Have you ever considered how the really successful campaigns were designed? Who planned them? Who made it happen? And what were the key elements that actually made it a success.

     We are lucky to have climate campaigners and activists with us at Askov Højskole, and we will learn from them. Together we will explore what campaign design they worked by, what were the successes and failures they met. We will investigate good tools and workable strategies for community involvement, and discuss how we can create linkages between locally-led adaptation and advocacy.

    So whether you yourself is a climate campaigner, or whether you just want to learn how a good campaign can de designed, join this workshop for inspiration and campaign design tools.

    Our guest facilitator, Chibeze Ezekiel, succeeded with nothing less than a grassroot advocacy campaign to cancel the construction of a coal power plant and shipping port.


    Target group

    Organisations who are working with partners on climate change issues and want to become stronger on their advocacy and campaign work.

    Organisations who are not necessarily working on climate change issues are most welcome as the focus is more on campaign design which you can learn from when working on e.g. education, health or another thematic area.


    Learning outcomes

    Tools and exercises that you can use when developing and designing future campaigns.


    • MEet the Lecturer

      Chibeze Ezekiel has been a leading figure in the strong campaign work in Ghana that halted the construction of a coal power plant through a strong mobilization of the affected communities. He has continued to work to ensure a strong recognized role for the youth to be part of the climate change conversations in Ghana.



    • MEet the Facilitators

      My name is Anders and I work as an advisor with CISU.

      I am part of CISU's group of staff working to promote climate issues and integrate climate much more in development interventions. 

      I have worked on campaigns at both national Danish level, but also as part of larger international campaigns initiating local events and engagements.



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