ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING INDEX OF CSOs : A USEFUL TOOL TO DETERMINE CAPACITY

Index Description: The components help assess a CSO’s ability to research issues, the ability to track reaction to crucial events and decisions. Also crucial is the CSO’s ability to define its own position and to commit material and financial resources in order to organize information campaigns in the community, as well as working to influence political decisions.

Each of the index component should be rated on a scale, such as the following 5 point scale, where 1= none or very little capacity, 5= extensive or very strong capacity. Components of the index are the following: