AFRALO FY21 Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan

Documents

• Draft Outreach and Engagement strategy under review and edits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IIjgBCwVr4xZ9nmPDeHlrLxrzxRYOx5VbdEdbX571LE/edit?usp=sharing

• Operationalize AFRALO FY21 O&E Strategic Plan: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1II302CaagbXpyjyLVl2M9bqoyTdwYVjz7M6x0GCV2ys/edit?usp=sharing

ICANN FY21 At-Large Virtual Outreach and Engagement Strategy Workspace

AFRALO Outreach & Engagement Strategy FY 21 - Draft

Aim of the Strategy

Following the ATLAS III meeting, the FY21 AFRALO strategy for Outreach and Engagement aims at:

1. Reaching out to end-users across Africa to sensitize about the benefits of their involvement in ICANN's activities
2. Engaging African end users to contribute to contribute to At-Large activities, including ALAC policy advice
3. Promote Universal Acceptance principles, DNSSEC and cybersecurity skills in the region 
4. Promoting Africa end-users leadership in ICANN activities
5. Encourage the greater participation of AFRALO members through In- reach activities
6. Highlighting ATLAS III AFRALO participants’ milestone O&E activities in their respective countries

 Strategy plan

To reach the aims of the strategy, AFRALO shall:

• 1. Increase the number of AFRALO members who are deeply engaged in and At-Large activities including ALAC and ICANN policy advice
  2. Encourage the greater participation of AFRALO members through in-reach activities
  3. Participate in events across Africa and especially in countries without ALSes to make the adequate outreach to bring into ICANN Arena:
  1. African Internet organizations and make them interested in joining AFRALO as ALSes
  2. Non-affiliated African individuals and make them interested in becoming AFRALO Individual members
  4. Make presentations about topics under discussion in ICANN to highlight the African ICANN community effective participation in ICANN policy discussions
  5. Exhibit ICANN structures information, activities and working methods
  1. Organize local events, in partnership with local ALSes, to promote universal acceptance, DNSSEC and cybersecurity skills and enhance AFRALO members’ engagement in their respective countries
  2. Continue to identify universities and academic institutions, organize discussions with students and teachers about Internet Governance and build young people’s interest in joining ICANN
  3. Identify AFRALO role model leaders who will coach new members towards ICANN leadership positions
  4. Share AFRALO ATLAS III Ambassadors’ best practices

 Outreach Events targeted  

The outreach will target forums within the Africa Region to enhance AFRALO participation. The following non-exhaustive list identifies some targeted events:

1. AFRINIC-32 – Kinshasa, DRC (June 10-12 2020) , Has been postponed or Changed to an online meeting (Online meeting can still allow for outreach and engagement in line with adapting to the new reality) - LOOKING FORWARD TO AFRINIC 33 PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER
2. Africa Internet Summit 2020– Location Kinshasa, DRC  (May 31 – June 12, 2020) has been postponed - PLANNING FOR AIS2021 INSTEAD 
3. African regional and sub-regional Internet Governance Forums (IGFs)

Note: AFRALO will be considering how best to organize and participate in online events during the year. For example: webinars, readouts for any event remotely attended, etc.