Activist Toolkit

 

For more than 30 years RESULTS has equipped individuals around the world with advocacy skills necessary to become true agents of change.

RESULTS has devised unique methods of training, coaching and supporting individuals to overcome resignation about their ability to make a difference, to powerfully voice their opinions to their elected representatives and to work strategically with others to build public support for ending poverty.

Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or only just starting to realise your potential to generate the political will to end poverty, this series of advocacy guides has been created to help you become as effective as possible at taking action and developing champions for the eradication of poverty in your community.

Explore the menu of briefing sheets and audio recordings for tips on how to start and grow a RESULTS group, hone your advocacy skills, engage members of your community and much more.

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'Back to basics: Microfinance and the Grameen Bank'

This focus call looks at mirofinance and the Gameen Bank. The call starts by looking at the early life of Muhammad Yunus and the foundation of the Grameen bank. The call then looks at the group based lending model that Grameen favours and the positive and negative effects that model can have.

We then look in more detail at the ins and outs of various microfinance products; starting with microcredit, moving onto microsavings and finally looking at microinsurance and the recent innovations in that area.

Briefings on Organisations and Issues
sites/default/files/Microfinance and the Grameen Bank.mp3
Action Call flyer
sites/default/files/RESULTS Action Call flyer.pdf
Back to basics: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

In this podcast, RESULTS staff talk about the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, one of the key development mechanisms that RESULTS have been championing since its creation less than a decade ago. Aaron and Kate start by describing the history and structure of the Global Fund and then go into further detail about the Fund's achievements and future challenges.

Briefings on Organisations and Issues
sites/default/files/Focus call on Global Fund June 2010.mp3
Back to basics: The Millennium Development Goals

In this podcast, RESULTS staff give a briefing on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Louise starts by giving an overview of the history and background of the MDGs, then goes into further detail about the different targets agreed to by the international community and the progress we have made towards them. 

The handout (.pdf) is an accompanying handout that is discussed on the podcast.

This is the full recording in one file. It has also been split into smaller parts that can be downloaded separately.

Briefings on Organisations and Issues
sites/default/files/Focus Call Dec 2009.mp3
sites/default/files/B2B MDGs Handout_2.pdf
Back to basics: The Millennium Development Goals Part 1

In this podcast, RESULTS staff give a briefing on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

We start by giving an overview of the history and background of the MDGs and go into further detail about the different targets agreed to by the international community (Part 1). We then look at how activists in the UK have made use of the MDGs (Part 2) and the progress we have made towards them (Part 3). Lastly, we look at criticisms of the MDGs (Part 4) and at what could happen around the MDGs in the future (Part 5).

Briefings on Organisations and Issues
sites/default/files/MDGs 1 - What are the MDGs_.mp3
sites/default/files/B2B MDGs Handout_7.pdf
Back to basics: The Millennium Development Goals Part 2

In this podcast, RESULTS staff give a briefing on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

We start by giving an overview of the history and background of the MDGs and go into further detail about the different targets agreed to by the international community (Part 1). We then look at how activists in the UK have made use of the MDGs (Part 2) and the progress we have made towards them (Part 3). We then look at criticisms of the MDGs (Part 4) and finally at what could happen around the MDGs in the future (Part 5).

Briefings on Organisations and Issues
sites/default/files/MDGs 2 - Activists Share How to use the MDGs.mp3
sites/default/files/B2B MDGs Handout_1.pdf