Advocacy is one of the portfolios at the UofA EWB Chapter that has the biggest potential for growth and is a great place to make the biggest impact!
The advocacy portfolio uses the influence of students and professionals involved in EWB across Canada to influence the Canadian government with an end goal to eliminate extreme poverty in Africa. Our vision is for Canadian and African governments, institutions, and people to work in partnership to unlock human potential and accelerate sustainable, inclusive global development.
Thank you for participating in the #PoliticsAside Campaign We asked Canadians everywhere to join the conversation, and candidates from all political parties were invited to put #PoliticsAside and publicly share their views on Canada's role in global poverty reduction.
Nationally we were able to engage:
But our job isn’t over yet. We're setting EWB up for long-term relationships with MPs. Stay tuned to learn how you can help make global poverty part of this Parliament’s agenda. |