Advocacy Awareness Week 2026

Keeping advocacy human: Join the conversation, explore resources and celebrate people powered advocacy.

Keeping advocacy human

#AAW26 Advocacy Awareness Week Logo 23-27 November 2026

The 2026 Advocacy Awareness Week campaign runs from 23-27 November. This year, the campaign focuses on keeping advocacy human.

Developed with a cross-sector planning team, we will be highlighting the advocates, volunteers, people with lived experience and partners who work together to make a difference.

Explore the resources and join us in spreading the message.

Our hashtags this year are:

  • #AAW26
  • #PeoplePoweredAdvocacy

Daily themes

Throughout Advocacy Awareness Week, we’ll be exploring a different aspect each day about what it means to keep advocacy human.

The daily themes focus on the people, relationships and partnerships that make advocacy possible, celebrating the voices and experiences at the heart of the sector.

  • Monday 23 November: The human side of advocacy
    Raising awareness of the advocates who stand alongside people. 

  • Tuesday 24 November: People who give back
    Recognising the volunteers who make advocacy stronger. 

  • Wednesday 25 November: Voices that matter
    Hearing from people who have experienced advocacy first-hand. 

  • Thursday 26 November: Communicating without barriers
    Supporting people to express themselves in ways that work for them. 

  • Friday 27 November: Together for better outcomes
    Acknowledging the partnerships that help keep advocacy human. 

Use these themes to inspire your activities, stories and social media content throughout the week, and help showcase the real people behind advocacy.

Resources

Initial resources are below. Over coming weeks we will also publish downloads for:

  • The campaign countdown
  • Editable PowerPoint templates
  • Template letters

Make sure you are signed up to our advocacy update newsletter to be notified when they are live.

The human side of advocacy. Raising awareness of advocactes who stand alongside people. Image of a couple of older disabled people in coversation with another seated person.
Day 1: The human side of advocacy. Image 1.
The human side of advocacy. Raising awareness of advocactes who stand alongside people. Image of two people. One is seated in a support chair the other is standing alongside. They are looking at the camera and smiling.
Day 1: The human side of advocacy. Image 2.
People who give back. Recognising the volunteers who make advocacy stronger. Image of two older males sat at a laptop with a mug and a tea pot.
Day 2: People who give back. Image 1.
People who give back. Recognising the volunteers who make advocacy stronger. Image of a young person holding a football and an older person. They are walking along the street chatting.
Day 2: People who give back. Image 2.
Voices that matter. Hearing from people who have experienced advocacy first-hand. Image of a person who is learning disabled sat at a table with a supporter. They are looking at paperwork.
Day 3. Voices that matter. Image 1.
Voices that matter. Hearing from people who have experienced advocacy first-hand. Image of two people. One is older and seated. The other is standing alongside. She is wearing a hijab. They are smiling towards the camera.
Day 3. Voices that matter. Image 2.
Communicating without barriers. Supporting people to express themselves in ways that work for them. Image of two people sat at a table. One is older and using image cards. The other is wearing a lanyard and looking on patiently in a supportive manner.
Day 4. Communicating without barriers. Image 1.
Communicating without barriers. Supporting people to express themselves in ways that work for them. Image of two people communicating in sign language. They are sat at a desk in a community space.
Day 4. Communicating without barriers. Image 2.
Together for better outcomes. Acknowledging the partnerships that help keep advocacy human. Image of two people sat on a sofa. One is typing into a laptop. The other is looking on and speaking.
Day 5. Together for better outcomes. Image 1.
Together for better outcomes. Acknowledging the partnerships that help keep advocacy human. Image of a woman wearing a hijab. She is turning her head to the camera with a smile.
Day 5. Together for better outcomes. Image 2.
#AAW26 Advocacy Awareness Week Logo 23-27 November 2026
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#AAW26 logo image with the words Advocacy Awareness Week, 23-27 November 2026
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AAW26 colour logo on white background. Design 1.
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AAW26 logo, white on transparent background. Design 1.
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Look out over the next few weeks for:

  • Template letter to personalise for local MPs

Easy Read information about Advocacy Awareness Week and how to take part.

Resources in Welsh / Adnoddau yn Gymraeg

Eleni, mae’r Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Eiriolaeth yn canolbwyntio ar Gadw Eiriolaeth yn Ddynol. Wedi’i datblygu gyda thîm cynllunio traws-sector, mae’r ymgyrch yn tynnu sylw at yr eiriolwyr, gwirfoddolwyr, pobl â phrofiad byw a phartneriaid sy’n gweithio gyda’i gilydd i wneud gwahaniaeth. Archwiliwch yr adnoddau ac ymunwch â ni i ledaenu’r neges.

#WYE26

#EiriolaethPŵerPobl

Ochr ddynol eiriolaeth Codi ymwybyddiaeth o'r eiriolwyr sy'n sefyll ochr yn ochr â phobl.
Diwrnod 1, Delwedd 1, Ochr ddynol eiriolaeth
Ochr ddynol eiriolaeth Codi ymwybyddiaeth o'r eiriolwyr sy'n sefyll ochr yn ochr â phobl.
Diwrnod 1, Delwedd 2, Ochr ddynol eiriolaeth
Pobl sy'n rhoi yn ôl. Cydnabod y gwirfoddolwyr sy'n cryfhau eiriolaeth
Diwrnod 2, Delwedd 1, Pobl sy'n rhoi yn ôl
Pobl sy'n rhoi yn ôl. Cydnabod y gwirfoddolwyr sy'n cryfhau eiriolaeth.
Diwrnod 2, Delwedd 2, Pobl sy'n rhoi yn ôl
Lleisiau sy'n bwysig. Clywed gan bobl sydd wedi profi eiriolaeth o lygad y ffynnon.
Diwrnod 3, Delwedd 1, Lleisiau sy'n bwysig
Lleisiau sy'n bwysig. Clywed gan bobl sydd wedi profi eiriolaeth o lygad y ffynnon.
Diwrnod 3, Delwedd 2, Lleisiau sy'n bwysig
Cyfathrebu heb rwystrau. Cefnogi pobl i fynegi eu hunain mewn ffyrdd sy'n gweithio iddyn nhw.
Diwrnod 4, Delwedd 1. Cyfathrebu heb rwystrau
Cyfathrebu heb rwystrau. Cefnogi pobl i fynegi eu hunain mewn ffyrdd sy'n gweithio iddyn nhw.
Diwrnod 4, Delwedd 2. Cyfathrebu heb rwystrau
Gyda'n gilydd ar gyfer canlyniadau gwell. Cydnabod y partneriaethau sy'n helpu i gadw eiriolaeth yn ddynol.
Diwrnod 5, Delwedd 1. Gyda'n gilydd ar gyfer canlyniadau gwell
Gyda'n gilydd ar gyfer canlyniadau. Cydnabod y partneriaethau sy'n helpu i gadw eiriolaeth yn ddynol..
Diwrnod 5, Delwedd 2. Gyda'n gilydd ar gyfer canlyniadau gwell
Sgwar logo WYE26. Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Eiriolaeth
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Tirwedd logo WYE26. Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Eiriolaeth
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logo. Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Eiriolaeth. WYE26
Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Eiriolaeth. 2026 Logo
logo 2026. Gwyn ar gefndir tryloyw. Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Eiriolaeth. WYE26
Logo 2026. Gwyn ar gefndir tryloyw
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#WYE26 logo
#WYE26 logo. Gwyn ar gefndir tryloyw.
#WYE26 logo. Gwyn ar gefndir tryloyw.

Gwybodaeth Darllen Hawdd am Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Eiriolaeth a sut i gymryd rhan.

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