Objective of the mentorship programme

To strengthen the institutional and strategic advocacy capacity of selected CSOs by providing hands-on technical mentoring across the full advocacy cycle, enabling more coordinated, evidence-based, and policy-driven influence at national and sub-national levels.

Scope of support provided

Selected organizations will receive structured and tailored technical guidance covering:

• Advocacy foundations
• Policy and legislative analysis
• Alignment with national reform priorities and international frameworks (UNCRC, UPR)
• Theory of Change development for advocacy initiatives
• Strategic planning and positioning
• Stakeholder and power mapping
• Identification of policy windows and reform entry points
• Risk analysis and conflict sensitivity
• Development or refinement of advocacy action plans
• Implementation strengthening
• Lobbying and duty-bearer engagement strategies
• Public campaigning and digital advocacy
• Strategic communication and media engagement
• Budget advocacy and resource tracking
• Integration of child participation and safeguarding principles
• Monitoring, learning, and impact
• Advocacy outcome harvesting tools
• Influence tracking mechanisms
• Documentation of lessons learned and case studies
• Reflection and peer learning sessions

Benefits for participating organizations

• Structured advocacy capacity assessment
• Tailored mentoring and technical backstopping
• Practical advocacy tools and templates
• Improved policy engagement strategies
• Strengthened documentation of advocacy impact
• Increased visibility within the CRC-Cambodia and Child and Youth-Let Networks
• Contribution to collective child rights advocacy positioning

Duration

The mentorship programme will run for approximately 4–6 months, including assessment, coaching, implementation support, and reflection phases (expected to start in Jun 2026).