planning your advocacy in 2024

We are living in challenging times, with poverty and injustice remaining rife in the world. But the work of Results makes a big difference, by focusing the minds of our politicians on important, achievable goals. For example, to address the hunger crisis that is continuing to unfold across East Africa; to help countries strengthen their health infrastructure; and to help improve education outcomes for millions of young people.

Start off 2024 by planning your advocacy for the year, identifying where you can make the most impact on ending global poverty.

grassroots advocacy opportunities in 2024

With positive signs of a re-focusing on international development by the UK Government, more work is needed in 2024 for the UK to regain its role as a respected development partner, and to contribute our proper share of the efforts needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. For example:

• The recent UN climate negotiations discussed food systems for the first time, and the November Food Systems Summit proposed some important ways to address the malnutrition and hunger crises. Results will advocate for sustainable ways to make these aspirations a concrete reality.

• Advocacy will be needed in 2024 to continue to support important multilateral health and education institutions, some of which will need additional financial support from international donors like the UK from 2025, including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Partnership for Education. We’ll let you know about the specific time-scales for this advocacy later in the year.

• Results UK’s latest strategy , running from now until 2030, has identified a need to push for improvements to global institutions. The campaign wins we have had over many years – on global health, nutrition and education – can only be sustained if the world is a fairer place, with more power in the hands of the people addressing these issues themselves in their own communities.

• We will build on our distinctive power – as a network of grassroots advocates, backed by expert staff – to reach out to the public and politicians to help make these things happen. All of our volunteer campaigners can have a part to play in talking to others and engaging new people in our advocacy to end global poverty and injustice.

• A UK General Election this year will mean that, whoever wins, we will need to keep their minds focused on financing the SDGs..

what your advocacy achieved in 2023

Your advocacy on global issues over the last year continues to make a big difference – thank you!

• Last year, with public debate about refugees and asylum seekers taking increasingly negative overtones, you helped shift the argument by speaking out about the need to protect vulnerable people seeking safety, as well as the most marginalised communities around the world.

• Results’ campaigning helped to push for an important debate in Parliament, allowing MPs to show their support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an essential framework for overcoming poverty and building a fairer world.

• Your campaigning efforts also contributed to a significant pledge from the UK Government at December’s Global Refugee Forum, with £4 million for support to education for refugee children.

take action!

Meet with your group to plan for the new year! Together you can reflect on what you have accomplished last year and think about what you want to achieve in 2024 – what do you want to continue doing, what would you like to do more of, and are there new things you could do as a group?

Here are a few suggestions to get the ball rolling!

Meet once or twice a month – this could be one in person and one online meeting
Take action together using the monthly campaign materials we produce for you
Write blogs e.g. for international days/months, an action that you did, or something Results campaigns on that you are passionate about. We would love to publish them on our blogs page too!
Maintain or create a social media profile for your group
Get to know our new branding – you’ll receive materials soon for how you can use the new branding in your advocacy work
Plan additional actions around local opportunities
Organise your own advocacy event such as a stall at a volunteering fair, a public outreach stall, a fundraiser or letter writing event

For example…

In 2023, the London group created their own Meetup page to make it easier for new people to find and come along to their monthly meetings.

“Here in London we’re always experimenting with different ways of bringing in new members, inspiring actions and connecting with our community. For our monthly meetups we wanted to increase the visibility of the group, and Meetup is the perfect platform to break out of the usual circles that you reach on social media. We’ve already had over 80 signups to the group and new people joining us every month so it’s been a great help.” – Stephen, London campaigner

we are here to support you!

If you have any questions about promoting Results in your community, or need any support with your campaigning, get in touch with the Campaigns Team at Results and we will be happy to help.

And don’t forget to let us know what you have done! Contact Aurora Basso, Campaigns Coordinator, at [email protected].

We would love to hear all about your plans!