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Government accountability

Around the world, most people agree that governments must be the ones responsible for making sure that their people are protected. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. In this case, it is the responsibility of both intergovernmental organisations, like the AU, and international organisations, such as CSOs, to help protect civilians. In this toolkit, civilian protection means making sure that Africans living in man-made or natural crises are protected by the AU.

This toolkit is designed for African civil society organisations (CSOs) who want to learn more about civilian protection and how to advocate for it to the African Union (AU). It provides an introduction to civilian protection; and the AU as well as a selection of “best practices” and advocacy methods. Methods outlined include among others stakeholder analysis; SWOT analysis; and communication strategies such as lobbying and media engagement. In addition, further reading recommendations on organisations, people and documents are provided.

Sections covered include:

• civilian protection
• the AU and how it works
• tools for advocacy
• tips for advocating to the AU.

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