This document details ACT Alliance EU’s advocacy strategy for the years 2016-2018. It explains the European policy context and outlines the organisation’s four strategic priority areas.
“We know that the world can be changed for the better. We believe the world must be transformed for the better. What looks impossible can become possible if we all seek transformation. This includes those with power, wealth and influence, as well as those most affected by injustice. Transformation is about change in ourselves and in our relationships with one another. We need right relations at all levels – locally, nationally and globally. We need to actively seek these social, economic and political changes, but can only do so with the help of God.”
ACT Alliance Global Strategy 2015-2018
About Us
ACT Alliance EU is a network of church-based development agencies influencing EU policy for justice, peace, and poverty eradication. With fourteen member organisations across Europe, it strengthens the global ACT Alliance’s advocacy by adding EU policy expertise. Advocating for rights-based development from a faith-based stance, it upholds human dignity universally.
Our distinctiveness and added value
Aligned with ACT Alliance, ACT Alliance EU focuses on holistic development for all. Drawing on extensive global development expertise, it provides evidence-based advocacy linking EU policies to ground realities.
How we work
ACT Alliance EU strategically influences EU policies for substantial global impact, emphasising close member collaboration, evidence-based advocacy, and alignment with global ACT Alliance aims.
The European policy context
In a changing EU landscape marked by crises and uncertainty, ACT Alliance EU advocates for prioritising sustainable development goals, climate change action, and human rights amidst dominant economic and political concerns.
What this context means for us
To ensure effectiveness, ACT Alliance EU focuses advocacy efforts on key thematic priorities while engaging both Brussels and member states.
Advocacy strategy: four priority areas
ACT Alliance EU concentrates efforts on EU development policy, food security, climate justice, and maintaining a robust alliance with a shared focus on global ACT Alliance objectives.
A robust alliance
ACT Alliance EU prioritises focused advocacy, improved communications, and enhanced collaboration within the network to maximise impact and support the global ACT Alliance mission.
In collaboration with the global ACT Alliance, ACT Alliance EU endeavours to bring about transformative change, trusting in divine guidance.