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

A panel discussion took place on November 21, 2022, at Kenenisa Hotel, Addis Ababa, under the advocacy meeting activity. The panel discussion targeted creating and sustaining high political commitment among higher officials and prioritizing SF implementation and compliance. The meeting and panel discussion gathered participants from AASFI stakeholders, Addis Ababa EFDA, AA-FMHACA, AA Code Authority, Addis Ababa University, MCDO, HDAMA, MWECS, CTFK representative, Addis Media Network, Asham TV, and FM radios. The meeting started with introductions and an opening speech from AAFMHACA and MCDO. The short introduction by Mr Elias (MCDO) and Tigist (AAFMHACA) was followed by a panel discussion among stakeholders. The panellists were Mr Elias (MCDO), Dr Jara (AA Counsel member), Mr Wondu (MWECS), Artist Tesfaye Mamo (Author and Director),and Mr Dereje (CTFK representative). The panel discussion was further extended to questions and suggestion sessions from the participants. The panel discussion was productive; it attracted the AA council representative’s attention and initiated higher political officials. Final remarks were given by Ms Tigist and the program was finalized by taking group photos and having lunch together.