Campaign on Child Labor and Trafficking See also 1.5 Healthy F ish Communications Campaign Best Practices See also 1.2 Gender Strategy Outreach Referenced by 5.2.2
28 While the Accra office facilitates national media engagements Friends of the Nation will also
conduct a series of radio and television discussions with media houses in the Western and Central Regions. Partner SNV will explore the Ghana Journalist Awards program organized in
August to award the
Best Fisheries Report of the Year.
CRCURI will also explore the potential need for a special program or training opportunity for environmental journalists, in order to
equip selected SFMP media ambassadors to report effectively on fisheries policy issues of national concern. SFMP will also provide logistical support to some media houses to facilitate
field activities pertaining to coverage of fisheries issues.
Hotline Communications Strategy
see section 2.2 – A special plan for the design and
implementation of a proposed pilot 819 Hotline for reporting fisheries infractions will be done in collaboration with the MOFADFisheries Commission and the service provider as well as some
stakeholder consultations with fisher folks. A communications plan in Year 2 will focus on diverse multimedia tools including radio jingles, billboards, posters, etc. to advertise the program
if and when it is established. This will also be linked to the
Citizens’ Watch o
n Water
CWOW initiative.
Events
– SFMP will also participate in and number of events to create more visibility on fisheries issues and the way forward through participation in the Elmina festival in July 2016,
international day events such as World Fisheries Day in November. DAA will also organize Worl
d Rural Women’s Day in October. DAA will mobilize the women stakeholders to make pressing statements and issue a communique on Farmers Day in December to raise awareness of
fisheries issues affecting the sector and the role of fish in food security. Hen Mpoano will pilot a best practices competition for some selected 15 coastal fishing communities
– in collaboration with other partners
— in the SFMP focal sites where anti-IUU campaign is being carried out. This effort is intended to encourage voluntary compliance with fisheries laws and best practices
and especially with respect to those laws affecting small pelagic fisheries. Hen Mpoano will design a behavior change communications strategy that employs the use of tools such as video
documentaries on best practices, community drama, posters and the mass media to sensitize stakeholders in target communities on IUU.