{January-June}
Step 1: Members of civil society organizations (CSOs) participate in a short, high-quality, accredited training course at a prestigious university to develop research skills that will enable them to build a strong advocacy case.
Step 2: In parallel, CSOs conduct research by collecting original and diverse data. Throughout this process, they are accompanied by tutors.
{June-September}
Step 3: An online conference on the right to education will be organized. It brings together actors with different profiles and from different contexts. What they have in common is that they all present studies on the right to education, including those of CSOs.
Step 4: In addition to policy briefs, infographics, and podcasts, the participating CSOs are asked to write a scientifically rigorous paper for a special issue of an internationally recognized education journal, Education in Debate: Comparative Analysis.
{September-December}
Step 5: CSOs develop an advocacy plan based on the resources from the previous steps. This plan, which includes actions with a national and international focus (e.g., International Day Against the Commodification of Education), will then be implemented.
Step 6: A few weeks after the CSOs implement their advocacy actions, a follow-up report is planned to assess the initiative: can we already observe changes in the effectiveness of the right to education? What new avenues of research/action can we envisage?
✔️ Analytical skills for CSOs
✔️ New knowledge on the right to education
✔️ Increased visibility and recognition for CSOs
✔️ Policy changes as a result of advocacy