Capacity Strengthening

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) works with advocates the world over to strengthen their capabilities to develop and execute winning public health advocacy campaigns.

Drawing on our deep experience, we support our partners on the front lines of policy change with the tools, technical assistance and training they need to achieve policy and funding impact. We have a strong track record of success in building civil society organizations’ advocacy and technical capacity, training journalists to report on public health issues, strengthening national and regional legal networks, and helping scale movements to drive sustained change.

Mapping

We help organizations map their existing capabilities across multiple advocacy domains and use that data to develop tailored trainings and capacity-building strategies to hone advocacy skills, promote promising practices from around the globe, and foster strong partnerships.

Assessment

We help civil society organizations evaluate their advocacy capacity across multiple domains, using the data to develop a capacity strengthening plan that meets their goals.

Evaluation

We measure and document capacity strengthening as a core programmatic outcome for advocacy campaigns, helping advocates build a sustainable movement that can monitor and maintain policy victories.

Implementation

We work with our partners to develop need-aligned interventions to address gaps and maximize strengths. Our capacity-strengthening plans include trainings and learning by doing.

Health Advocacy Training and Collaboration Hub

GHAI’s Learning Platform is an interactive space to gather, exchange and learn from public health advocates and to expand knowledge and skills. This platform includes curated courses that can either be self or instructor-led, based on the needs of the programs and promotes peer to peer engagement around the world on public health advocacy. The courses, resources and tools are based on our years of experience across a range of thematic health areas and advocacy engagement.

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Intellectual Disability Inclusion in National Health Systems

GHAI serves as Special Olympics International’s global strategic advocacy partner to help global and country-level teams assess the level of intellectual disability-inclusion of national health systems and develop advocacy plans for improving health access and outcomes.

One Health

GHAI partnered with Wildlife Conservation Society to strengthen advocacy capacity for the prevention of wild animal-to-human transmission of zoonotic diseases in Asia.

Preventing Gender-Based Violence

GHAI partnered with Every Woman Treaty and Women for Human Rights Nepal on a project funded by the Rotary Foundation to support women’s rights leaders in Nepal to build a nationwide coalition that is raising awareness about, and advancing policies and other measures, to prevent violence against women.

Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases

GHAI partnered with the World Health Organization to provide noncommunicable diseases-focused advocacy training to 70 national and regional health managers in Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health.

Supporting Advocacy Capacity with New Training Tools

GHAI partnered with Helen Keller Intl to support the internal capacity strengthening of staff globally and across their country offices by developing an advocacy training toolkit and virtual training course. Helen Keller Intl works with children and families in 20 countries to deliver the essential building blocks of good health, sound nutrition and clear vision.

Partner With Us

We are always looking for new partners to help us enhance the ability of advocates to address urgent health challenges in their countries and communities. Contact us to learn how we can work together.