EVIDENCE-BASED ADVOCACY IN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE. Experiences from HelpAge International in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Abstract

In this article, Catherine Hine describes examples of experiences in evidence-based advocacy from HelpAge’s programmes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to demonstrate how policy change can be catalyzed when the voice of people living in poverty is prioritised above all others. Certain implications for the role and place of development practitioners in this process are discussed.