SFMP Executive Level Communications

43 Who Activity 3.1 Development Of A National Communications Strategy Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

3.1.2 NationalRegional Fisheries Policy Campaign

All Partners Routine Press releases of partners to be done in collaboration with CRC-URI Communications point persons X X X CRC-Accra National Fisheries Policy Dialogue 1 See 1.2 X CRC-Accra National Fisheries Policy Dialogue 2 See 1.2 X CRC-Accra, SNV World Environment Day 2015 – Proposed venue to be discussed at tech. meetings X CRC-Accra, FoN, SNV One Day Orientation for Media X SNV Media Engagements – setting the tone for regionalnational dialogue X X X FoN Briefing packet for NationalRegional Stakeholder Engagements X CRC-Accra National Policy Dialogue document editing and production See 1.2 X

3.1.3 A Special Communications Plan in the Central Region See 1.7

SNV Child Labour Communications Plan – embedded in Communications Strategy X SNV Healthy Fish Communications Plan – embedded in communications strategy X

3.2 SFMP Executive Level Communications

Activity Lead: Patricia Mensah Activity Team: CRC-Accra, Hen Mpoano, SNV, CRC-URI This section aims at building the political will for improved marine resource governance. The SFMP will deliver specific communication strategies that focus on people in political positions and high-level decision-making roles to help ensure legal and policy reforms necessary to end overfishing and rebuild stocks are adopted and implemented. This will include the following activities: • Hold monthlyquarterly briefing with the Minister, Deputy and other senior level personnel of MOFAD on progress of our worksupport needed and critical interventions needed at high level to enable policy and legislative changes needed to enable effective action on-the-ground • Establish a working relationship with a parliamentary caucus of coastal MPs and brief them on as-needed and when available basis. We will invite them to our national dialogues and provide them with issuepolicy briefs to guide their debatemotions they 44 can move in parliament. We will provide behind the scenes support to government counterparts in MOFAD and FC to make compelling arguments to these political leaders about the benefits to be gained from legislative reforms and to speak publically about the accomplishments in the fisheries sector resulting from project activities. • Make presentations to Parliamentary select committee on Agriculture and Fisheries on Annual basis either directly via project staff, encourage NGO partners to testify and via coaching of MOFAD and FC representatives, with permission of Speaker of Parliament. • Formalize relationships with Advisors to the President, the Hon. Emelia Arthur and others. Send briefs, request responses and meetings to discuss issues in more depth, and invite them to dialogue sessions. Table of Key Activities and Milestones Who Activity 3.2 SFMP Executive Level Communications Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 CRC-Accra, SNV Monthlyquarterly briefings with the Minister, Deputy and other senior level personnel of MOFAD X X X CRC-Accra, FoN, SNV Establish a working relationship with a parliamentary caucus of coastal MPs X X X CRC-Accra, Annual SFMP Presentations to Parliamentary select committee on Agriculture and Fisheries X CRC-Accra Formalize relationships with advisors to the President X

3.3 Contact Management and Capacity Building