1. Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative ( LVWATSAN) Workshop for Developing a Capacity Building Framework Strengthening Capacity for Advocacy, Information, Education and Communication 16-18 October 2006 UN Complex, Gigiri By James Ohayo - UN-HABITAT James.ohayo@unhabitat.org

2. OBJECTIVE Enhancing the role of Advocacy, Information, Education and Communication in improving access to water and sanitation for the poor and changing their environmental living conditions for the better. Enhancing the role of Advocacy, Information, Education and Communication in improving access to water and sanitation for the poor and changing their environmental living conditions for the better.

3. PARTNERSHIPS Identifying national and sub-national partners for effective dissemination of information though established community level, sub-national and national channels. Identifying national and sub-national partners for effective dissemination of information though established community level, sub-national and national channels.

4. Needs Assessment Establishing the Advocacy and IEC needs of communities through a participatory bottom-up process. Establishing the Advocacy and IEC needs of communities through a participatory bottom-up process.

5. Resource Identification Identifying local resources, skills, social capital and other potentials for active Identifying local resources, skills, social capital and other potentials for active community participation and ownership of the Advocacy and IEC process. community participation and ownership of the Advocacy and IEC process.

6. Campaign Development Participatory development of sustainable community level, sub-national, national and regional Advocacy and IEC programmes Participatory development of sustainable community level, sub-national, national and regional Advocacy and IEC programmes

7. M and E Monitoring the Advocacy and IEC process, documenting its results and feeding the results back into the Programme. Monitoring the Advocacy and IEC process, documenting its results and feeding the results back into the Programme.