JOINT MEDIA ADVISORY/ INVITATION
OXFAM AND AUC ORGANISE TRAINING ON UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGING WITH THE AFRICAN UNION AND ITS STRUCTURES
A Capacity Building Training Programme for African Civil Society and Media
When: 18 January 2013, 09:00am
Where: African Union Commission
Who: Co- hosted by Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union (OI-AU) and the African Union Commission Directorate of Information and Communication (AUC DIC)
Objectives
• Acquaint CSOs and media with the mandate, structures and AU organs involved.
• Familiarize African CSOs with the realities of the policy making processes of the African Union.
• Explore and provide a better understanding of the AU and the various entry points and interaction mechanisms available to CSOs and media.
• Enhance knowledge on the AU for media practitioners in order for them to be sufficiently informed as multipliers of information to the African citizens.
• Enhance the opportunities for networking between participants, the African Union Commission experts and member states principles.

Participants: Members of prominent CSOs in the continent as well as representatives of media who will be covering the 20th AU summit

Journalists are invited to cover the official opening ceremony on January 18, at 9:00 am.

Contact Persons
Charles Bambara, Media Lead CBambara@Oxfam.org.uk
Frehiwot Yilma, Media Consultant Frehiwot.Yilma@oxfaminternational.org
Esther Azaa Tankou, Directorate of Information and Communication, African Union Commission yambouE@africa-union.org