Vivat International is a faith based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working to bring the voice of the grassroots to the United Nations where it is present through ECOSOC ( Economic and Social Council of the United Nations) by means of advocacy and lobbying, as well as working on the ground. it has consultative status. Witnesses and experiences from the grass roots when written up are greatly valued by ECOSOC. Religious orders are often well placed to know what is going on in placed of difficulty and poverty ; experiences can be shared where they need to be heard. Vivat International is at present working at National level and capacity building in many places in the world . First a Vivat workshop is arranged involving many congregations where issues can be identified.