Stateless people often tell us they feel absent from advocacy spaces. They have asked us what the advocacy process looks like, what kind of change can be achieved and how, and for ways to make advocacy spaces more accessible and inclusive.
In response, ENS, Statefree and Apatride Network have jointly developed a Guide to Collaborative Advocacy on Statelessness.
The Guide includes:
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A step-by-step guide for individuals and communities impacted by statelessness who want to engage in advocacy
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How allies and institutions working with stateless people can break down barriers to participation
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Six key principles for meaningful, collaborative advocacy
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A look at how to do participatory monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)
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Good practice examples and resources
Watch our short video to learn more about the Guide
What's next
The Guide was jointly developed by ENS, Statefree and Apatride Network, following a joint pledge initiated by ENS at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum. Learn more about the process of co-creating the Guide.
Now that we have published the Guide, we will be working to share this good practice with stateless changemakers, communities, allies and institutions, to ensure that advocacy on statelessness is as meaningful and collaborative as possible.
We are grateful to all our members, community members and partners – including Family Frontiers and the ENS Advisory Committee – as well as our funders Porticus, Robert Bosch Stiftung and the UNHCR-coordinated Global Alliance to End Statelessness, who have all supported the development of the Guide.
