Public Information and Outreach in Calendar of activities – July 2009

Objective: To increase understanding of the ICC, its mandate and activities in Uganda amongst diverse constituencies by: ‐ Conducting meetings in towns and villages most affected by the conflict ‐ Creating partnership amongst NGOs ‐ Conducting school outreach programmes

Activity Date Place Summary Means of Verification Meeting with a 08 July Field Discussed the possibilities of Report on Member of Parliament, Office, Uganda organizing outreach outcome of Obongi constituency meetings in Moyo district, meeting (Moyo District) West West Nile.1 Nile 10 July Kampala Created Outreach networks Detailed Attended a workshop and increased contacts. report organised by Refugee

Law Project on the theme “To codify or not? Exploring the place of traditional justice in Uganda” Pre‐consultation 14‐ 21 July The team held 5 pre‐ meetings consultation meetings with authorities of various town councils to finalise

1 Moyo is in the East of the Nile, making it difficult to get there by road. The easiest means is using a ferry, which has not been recommended. arrangements for town hall meetings in the municipalities of (Kumi, Bukedea, Katakwi, Amuria and )

15 people attended Town Hall meetings 14 – 21 Kumi, Bukedea, Information was provided to ‐ Standard July Katakwi, Amuria the community about the evaluation and Soroti activities of the Court; they form municipalities, were, mixed audiences Teso sub region, including opinion leaders, ‐ Activity north eastern local councilors, traditional report Uganda leaders and women’s leaders. Outreach responded to a range of questions which addressed misperception. Attendance: ‐ 293 from Kumi (14 July) ‐ 193 in Bukedea (15 July) ‐ 238 in Katakwi (16 July) ‐ 158 in Amuria (23) ‐ 283 in Soroti ( 22 July) Live radio talk show on 16 July Vision Voice FM The Prosecutor’s stop over ‐Feedback Vision FM in Kampala, to Kampala and the information Radio Kampala Central Uganda; rumoured visit of President from the Capital FM, Omar Al Bashir attracted a field Kampala, Central lot of media attention. ‐Detailed Uganda Outreach used that window report of opportunity to organize several programmes that informed the public about

the crimes Bashir’s is charged with; the team also highlighted Uganda’s legal obligation under the Rome Statute to arrest him should he visit the country.

‐ Panellists included members of parliament from the Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee

Potential audience reached through Vision Voice FM ‐ 5,000,000. Potential audience reached through Capital radio – 10,000,000 Meeting with Political 17 July Kampala Field Outreach provided updates Daily report Affairs Officers from Office about it programmes in the Office of the Uganda. Special Adviser on the prevention of 4 officials attended Genocide, United Nations School outreach 22 July Amuria The Interactive session Standard Secondary School provided information about evaluation , the ICC, responded to form Teso sub region questions that clarified Information North Eastern misconception about its from the Uganda operations. field

Attendance: 600 students ‐ Daily report including teachers. Meeting with the Teso 22 July Amuria Meeting explored ‐Feedback Tertiary Development government networking with the information Students Association aided Secondary members of TESDA to assist from the

(TESDA) School Amuria in circulating ICC field district Teso Sub informational materials ‐Detailed region North report Eastern Uganda TESDA pledged to organize outreach sessions within their immediate communities outreach.

12 leaders including the national Chairperson attended Reporting of daily 1‐ 31 July PIDS office Preparing daily reports and Daily press activities, daily media send to HQ; and Media cuttings of monitoring, inputting monitoring to keep track of ICC related information into ICC related stories and take stories Outreach database, appropriate interventions compiling and when required. evaluating frequently asked questions