Agenda
Sunday, November 7 2021 | TechCamp Day 0 (Arrival Day)
| 9:00 AM |
Participants and Trainers arrive in Lome and present their vaccination status/negative COVID test // Arrangement is provided for their arrival at the Hotel Venue from the airport |
| 1:00 PM |
Arrival, Check-in, and Lunch // (Lunch 1:00-2:00 PM, Participants have free time to network in the afternoon and rest until welcome reception and general briefing) |
| 7:00 PM |
General Briefing, Dinner for all trainers and participants |
| Monday, November 8 2021 | TechCamp Day 1 |
| 9:00 AM |
Organizers, Embassy Officials, Trainers, and Participants gather in main auditorium for morning announcements and opening remarks |
| 9:10 AM |
Welcome Remarks (WANEP Coordinator) |
| 9:15 AM |
Remarks by Ambassador Stromayer |
| 9:20 AM |
Opening Remarks by Minister of Communication and Medias |
| 9:25 AM |
Overview of the TechCamp Program and Agenda (Organizers) |
| 9:30 AM |
Coffee + Tea Break - Pictures - Interviews |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM |
The state of misinformation in West Africa (in each participating country)
(This section of the training is to inform the audience about how the issue of misinformation from his nascent stage has become a major issue now, and how it is being systematically propagated by entities and individuals. Participants will break into country groups and share common challenges, they can write these challenges on an easel board.) |
| 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
Trainers will give 2 minute overview of their training session to participants speaking directly to group (Topic Review & Group Formation (Trainers will come up to the front of the room and give an elevator pitch on their session/expertise)) |
| 11:20 - 11:30 AM |
Participants select their first training session (Organizers should make sure it's no more than 8 participants in any one given training, participants will have the chance to attend multiple training sessions) |
| 11:30 AM - 1 PM |
Interactive Training Session 1 |
| 1 PM - 2:15 PM |
Lunch and Networking |
| 2:15 PM |
Everyone gathers in auditorium and selects their next training session |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Interactive Training Session 2 |
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM |
Extended Coffee Break/Snack/Free Conversation Time |
| Trainer | Topic |
| Human Centered Design | Ousia FOLI-BEBE |
| Fighting Disinformation on Social Media Platforms | Noel Kokou TADEGNON |
| Data Visualization | Appolinaire AGBA |
| Digital Storytelling 101 | Basseratou KINDO |
| Radio and Podcasting | Abdou ZOURE |
| 4:30 - 5:30 PM |
Group Formation and Challenge Discussion Time for participants (Participants will group up on areas they’re most interesting in discussing with their peers based on the four following areas)
- Peace Promotion Strategies
- Challenges in fighting misinformation
- Community Organizing Practices
- Effective Storytelling Strategies
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| 5:30 PM |
Record Present challenge statements (One representative from each group will write down different challenges on an easel-board or whiteboard and read out their challenge statements to the entire TechCamp group. Participants can continue discussing ideas and networking over dinner) |
| 6:30 PM |
Group Dinner // Free-Time // Site Visit + Cultural Night (Music, Film) |
| Tuesday, 9 November 2021 | TechCamp Day 2 |
| 07:30 - 08:30 AM |
Breakfast, Opening Announcements |
| 08:30 - 10:00 AM |
Participants Make Training Selection / Interactive Training Session 3 |
| 10:00 - 10:15 AM |
Coffee Break |
| 10:15 AM - 12:30 PM |
Mobile Video Production/Creating Short Content Plenary Session - Noel Kokou TADEGNON |
| 12:30 - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 3:30 PM |
Action Plan Development: (Participants will continue to reflect on their local realities related to being a peace activist, journalist, and overall changemaker, and work in small groups to define an actionable challenge that they will further develop and begin solving in teams) |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM |
Action Plan Refinement |
| 4:30 - 6:00 PM |
Presentation Creation |
| 6:00 PM |
Dinner Reception |
| Wednesday, 10 November 2021 | TechCamp Day 3 |
| 08:30 - 09:30 AM |
Breakfast, Opening Remarks (DCM, Embassy) |
| 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Final Presentation Creation Wrap-up |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
Final Presentations |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Certificates, Group Photo |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:00 PM |
Surveys // Continued Engagement Grant Announcement |
| 1:30 PM |
Site-Visit // Free-time |
| 6:30 PM |
(Buffet dinner in restaurant; participants and trainers serve themselves) |