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It is about tackling the causes of injustice by challenging those structures, policies and practices which serve to keep the poor in poverty.
Campaigning can involve writing letters to politicians, signing petitions, lobbying, marches, boycotts, demonstrations, prayer vigils, publicity stunts, media work etc
It is directed against a target to achieve a specific result.
Tearfund has always encouraged action against injustice as part of our mission to bring good news to the poor and to..
'Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute' (Proverbs 31:8).
Advocacy
Advocacy takes its root from the legal profession and means speaking out or pleading on behalf of another to bring about justice and can also mean proposing or recommending someone or something.
For Tearfund advocacy means seeking with and on behalf of the poor, to address the underlying causes of poverty by influencing the decisions of governments, companies, groups and individuals whose policies or actions affect the poor'.
This advocacy can involve lobbying, campaigning, media work and prayer. Some of Tearfund’s partners are involved in advocacy work overseas and in the UK.
The aim of our advocacy as Christians is to bring good news to the poor.