Varuzhan Hoktanyan, Executive Director of Transparency International Anti-corruption Center participated in Evidence-based Advocacy Planning Training Workshop for Transparency International National Chapters (NC) in Berlin from March 28 to 30, 2011. Primary objective of the workshop was to assist NCs in using the evidence generated by the National Integrity System (NIS) Assessment for successful advocacy planning.

The secondary objectives of the workshop were to facilitate learning across participating NCs which have conducted an NIS assessment and to identify the key challenges of evidence-based advocacy in the field of governance and anti-corruption. The expected outputs are draft preparatory analyses by NCs and draft advocacy plans for NCs.