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WOREC perceives
advocacy as a socio-political process because
it seeks to question and change the existing
unequal power relations in favour of the
socially, culturally, politically and economically
marginalized sections of the populations.
It is a planned and organized set of actions
to effectively influence public policies.
Advocacy activities of WOREC address the issues
of basic civil rights, women’s human rights,
child rights and women’s right to property
and resources. These activities also address
the issues of social injustice prevalent in Nepal.
WOREC, in cooperation with various international
and national organizations, has been conducting
these activities at the community and central
level since its establishment. WOREC uses various
means of advocacy, such as training, workshops,
community meetings, rallies, signature campaigns,
street dramas, video film shows and distribution
of IEC materials.
WOREC believes that advocacy should go beyond public policy to
the larger sphere of influencing societal attitudes and practices
in order to transform the oppressive patriarchal value system
into a more just and humane one. Issues of deprivation, violence,
injustice, and violation of rights precede the process of advocacy.
So, advocacy activities cannot be effective and sustainable without
empowering and mobilizing the local civil society groups to influence
the local governance. Advocacy therefore, must be targeted at
the grassroots community level, as well as to parliamentarians,
political leaders, ministry officials and intellectuals for relevant
changes in the governmental policies, programs and legislation.
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