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Lobby and advocacy
Prisma seeks to let a clear Christian voice on cooperation in
development and related specific themes be heard in politics and
government. Our lobby is mainly focused on the Dutch parliament,
the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, our own constituency and the
wider public.
Prisma tries to influence the policies by her own lobbyist
but also through memberships of different lobbynetworks where
Prisma is cooperating with others on certain themes when there is
agreement on the main issues.
Most publications in the area of lobbying are in
Dutch.
Themes
Prisma is active with lobby in the following
area's:
- The role and the importance of religion, churches, Faith
Based Organisations (FBO's) and religious leaders in development
work, in particular in the area of Hiv&Aids.
- Prisma draws attention to vulnerable people who risk
marginalization; like orphans and vulnerable children, people with
an handicap, including those who are living with HIV and Aids, and
women .
- SRHR, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Within
this theme, Prisma is drawing attention to the role religious
leaders and religion can play. Prisma emphasizes a.o. the
importance of information sharing, dialogue between men and women,
family planning, sexual education for youth and life style
change.
- Prisma is also active in corporate lobby. Prisma
participate in the debate about the usefulness of development work,
the debate on the budgets cuts, the debate about the reform of
development aid and the importance of the civil
society.
Activities
The lobby section is undertaking the following
activities:
- Networking with politicians and governments
officials.
- Participating in several relevant
lobbynetworks
- Anticipating on the political agenda. E.g. Prisma is
reacting on policy notes and the year budgets.
- Prisma is also visiting conferences, congress and other
important meetings to stay informed and to represent the members of
Prisma.
- Prisma is also coordinating lobbyactivities and positions
between Prismamembers. Prisma is always looking for cooperation
opportunities within and outside the ICCO-alliance to strengthen
the lobby.
- Prisma contributes to the public debate by writing
editorials.
- Prisma represent interest of her members.
Networks Prisma is
participating:
- Better Care Network Netherlands, BCN,
(vulnerable children)
- Children Affected By Aids workgroup,
CABA
- Dutch Coalition on Disability and
Development network, DCDD, (people with an
handicap)
- Michanetwork
(justice and sustainability)
- Partos (interest
Group for development aid organizations)
- Ecumenical Advocacy
Alliance, EAA, (international network of
churches and church related organizations who lobby together on HIV
and AIDS and foodsecurity)
- Human Resources for Health alliance,
HRH, (shortage of healthpeople)
Prisma is working together with the following
networks, without being a member:
- Global Campaign for Education, GCE,
(education)
- EU-Christian Organisation in Relief and
Development , EU Cord, (European network of Christian
organizations)