CDG held two day discussion on planning of online advocacy materials dispatch through different social media outlets. The planning centered on increasing public engagement on online advocacy taking issues of peace, human rights, rule of law and good governance as major concern to all.
The planning covered two main activities. One was what the youth volunteers could do using their preferred media type to promote issues on hand gain public awareness. The other was how to disseminate advocacy items that were organized in electronic and print forms and readied to reach the audience.
The youth volunteers discussed how to perform to reach more audience to sensitize the need for restoration of peace. They identified details of technical aspects and methods of disseminating their products on the CDG Facebook, Tik tok and YouTube interacting with their followers. They also created “CDG Social Media Influencers Team” to exchange the advocacy materials. Besides, the advocacy materials CDG organized in documentary and print forms shall be disseminated via appropriate media.
Video footages were compiled on victims’ accounts from conflict affected areas of Oromia. In addition, the CDG established Key stakeholders platforms involving different stakeholders come together and discuss the status of peace,human-rights and good governance. The opinion of the participants of multi stakeholder’s platform was also compiled into documentary film and text contents to convey the concerns of these stakeholders reach larger audience, concerned bodies as well as the actors. Interviews of the seniors and influential community members were also included in the documentaries and contents of advocacy materials