Wednesday, October 5, 2011

ASBEF update

I'm having some trouble with the slideshow feature in Blogger, so for right now, one picture is all you get. If anyone knows anything about posting pictures up on Blogger, let me know! Thanks.



However, I do have a new update on my work with ASBEF. I met with the youth organization, the Youth Action Movement (YAM), this Sunday as part of their monthly group meeting. We talked more specifically about how the funds I collected could be put to use, and I how I could get involved with the organization. I am meeting with the Director of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) along with the President of YAM on Friday to prepare a plan to present to the Executive Director of ASBEF next Monday. As the first part of the project, I am looking to help YAM create a website, create a Twitter account, and utilize other social media tools to better reach youth via the internet. I am also planning on organizing a training session for YAM to help members better understand how these tools can be used educate youth and inform them about upcoming YAM events and activities.

Also, the International Conference on Family Planning is being hosted this year in Dakar! ASBEF, as the member organization of IPPF in Senegal, is participating in the conference and has a large role in preparing the pre-conference ceremonies. For more information on the conference, please see the link: http://www.fpconference2011.org/

I hope to be involved in anyway I can! 

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