Advocacy meeting with Mayor’s office, EFDA, AAFMHACA, Police Commission, Code enforcement bureau, and women and youth bureau to support strong enforcement of SF provisions

The advocacy meeting took place on February 6, 2024, at Cassiopeia Hotel, Addis Ababa. The workshop was organized in a presentation and stakeholders decisive discussion set up. The presentation and discussion aimed at creating and sustaining high political commitment among higher officials and prioritising SF implementation and compliance as an expected outcome. This outcome is much needed because AAFMHCA (recently, on the way to change its structural name to AAFDA (Addis Ababa Food and Drug Authority)) has gone through structural reform twice. This meeting specifically, aspire to see the engagement of Mayor office in AASFI strengthen and deepened. Unfortunately, due to the city’s preparation to host the African Union program, the mayor office representative could not make it for the meeting. The meeting gathered participants from AASFI stakeholders, EFDA, AA-FMHACA, Arada, Kirkos, Lideta and Gullele sub cities, and MCDO.