Introduction to Strategic Advocacy and Influencing for ESOs

Following on from the success of the Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Framework, YBI has teamed up with advocacy expert Stephen Hunt to create a practical learning and development course to enable ESOs to initiate and grow strategic advocacy initiatives in their markets. 

Join us at this introductory webinar, where we will introduce our new and exclusive learning tool available to YBI members and subscribers of the EYE academy: Strategic Advocacy and Influencing for ESOs training.

Who is it for?

This course is designed to help ESOs strengthen their influence on youth entrepreneurship policy and practice. The webinar will focus on the work of enterprise support organisations and practitioners.

Session details

This session will introduce the course, co-developed by advocacy expert Stephen Hunt, provide some lived experience examples of advocacy in action with guest speakers Amaka Nwaokolo, Director of The Fate Institute and Sherif Ghali, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs. A short exercise at the end will give attendees practical tools to take their first step in beginning their advocacy journey.

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to scale your efforts, this webinar is your gateway to:

• Demystifying advocacy, breaking down activities into understandable, manageable chunks.
• Learning a step by step processes for ensuring advocacy efforts are appropriate to an organisation’s stage on the advocacy journey.
• Moving from basic awareness to applied advocacy practice.
• Not only being able to deliver services, but also being able to influence and shape enabling youth entrepreneurship ecosystems.
• Operationalising YBI’s Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Framework by translating policy recommendations into concrete, contextually grounded action.

How to join the session

The event is free to attend and will take place virtually via Zoom. Please select the link below or click here to register.