WHAT WORKS? Lessons from Ghana

• Providing accurate information and relevant data, prior to designing grass-roots advocacy work, is important to dispel any fears or misconceptions and to get the full support of communities.

• Dialogue, sensitization and joint programming with faith-based organizations should be a long-term endeavour, carried out beyond a single programming cycle. This allows the partnership to mature and trust to fully develop, multiplying the chances for positive results.

• Mainstreaming some project activities into the regular programme of a partner organization helps ensure sustainability.

• Presentation of hard data is one of the best advocacy tools available for clarifying misconceptions and obtaining support.

• Building up the project management skills of partner organizations will help them to attract financing from a variety of sources and become self-reliant.

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