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(highlight:: Support Offered by OWA to Local Organizations
Summary:
OWA provides support to local organizations through trainings, grants, and resources.
They offer webinars on various topics and have a global and regional summit for training and networking. They also have a resource site for organizations to access helpful resources.
OWA aims to bring smaller organizations together and provide the support they need to carry out successful campaigns.
Transcript:
Speaker 3
And in terms of the kind of support you offer to the various organizations, what does OWA actually do in terms of supporting the local organizations?
Speaker 1
Well, we do a lot to support our local organizations in their different regions. Firstly, we do so through trainings. So we offer a variety of trainings. We usually do webinars, we organize regular informative webinars for members on various topics, especially within corporate outreach and campaigning, effective campaigning, And so forth. Other than that, we do offer grant support. So we provide funds for member organizations. Of course, the grant cycle starts in September to October of every year through November. So all our members are eligible to apply for grants, either one year grants or two year grants, and they are eligible to continue applying every year. Other than that, we also offer training through Global and Regional Standards. So every year, we organize a global summit bringing together all our member organizations from all over the world for an intense three days of training, of networking, of interaction, Of fun moments, and bringing just advocates together. In addition, we also have the Regional Summit. So each region has its own summit. For example, last year we held the Africa Summit as an person event in Cape Town, South Africa. And this later this year we also have the regional, the Africa Summit Albeit Vachery. So in addition to the virtual trainings we offer through webinars, we also bring summits in which we train. We also give out resources. We have the Open Wing Alliance Resociates, which is like a library of all things corporate outreach of all things layer, handle, their BCC. So our organizations have free access to their resource site and they are able to access a variety of resources that they can use in their work.
Speaker 2
That's great. So like a real sort of supportive organization, bringing those different, probably smaller organizations together who maybe need that little bit of extra help and the training and The funding which I'm sure is well received in order to be able to actually carry out those campaigns.)
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(highlight:: Animal Activism Approaches in Africa are Restricted
Summary:
In Africa, organizing public protests against companies is considered a criminal offense, so organizations take a softer approach of dialogue and negotiation.
However, progress is being made as Unilever reported 100% cage-free usage in Africa. This shows that engaging companies, sensitization, and the concern of retailers and governments are making a difference.
Overall, the outlook is optimistic.
Transcript:
Speaker 1
It's important to know that the setting or the landscape in Africa is vastly different from the US. For example, in the US, perhaps organizing a public protest with banners and cruelty logos and staging protests and matches and pickets outside the companies considered acceptable And normal. However, in a number of African countries that is not the case, that would be considered a criminal offense. So many of the organizations have to resort to a sort of soft dialogue trying to negotiate to the companies and trying to discuss with them rather than taking the very hard approach of Really going hard on companies. So that is the difference in terms of like how different the US and other regions compared to Africa is. That being said, I'm optimistic because we are actually securing gains. For example, the other day Unilever actually is reporting 100% cage free usage in Africa. So this means that the consistent work, yes, the consistent work that Africa organizations are doing in terms of engaging companies, whether it's through soft approaches, dialogue, Trying to meet with them, also trying to do sensitization is actually working. And the fact that also retailers in Africa are also starting to see this as a concern and not only so, but even governments even consume our bodies, starting to know that cage confinement Is actually not okay. It's a very good step in this direction. So yes, I'm very optimistic.)
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(highlight:: Perceptions of Veganism in Africa: 42 eggs eaten per person per year
Summary:
In terms of farmed animals and veganism, the region has lower consumption rates compared to the US.
Africa consumes an average of 42 eggs per person per year, which is way below other regions. However, there is an increasing awareness of alternatives to meat and dairy, thanks to animal welfare organizations.
South Africa has made progress in the alternative protein industry with plant-based meat products.
This trend is expected to continue as sensitization efforts and campaigns raise awareness.
Transcript:
Speaker 2
What's the kind of general stats, I guess, of the situation of how farmed animals and veganism is perceived in the region?
Speaker 1
Yeah, so I was actually reading a report about this. And the report stated that while you can consider a region like US, they consume an average of a 280 something eggs per year in Africa, it's still 42. So I was reading the report saying that we consume around 42 eggs, which is way below the compare to other regions.
Speaker 3
Is that 42 eggs per year per person? Yes.
Speaker 1
Which is considered way less. And it's actually estimated that the population demand of Africa, which is expected to, I think, is it double or triple by 2030 compared to the even the production in the continent, It's not, they do not much. But nonetheless, in terms of the animal rights movement, we are seeing a situation where we are increasingly getting aware of what is of alternatives. The increasing discussions of alternatives to meat consumption, to dairy, to animal proteins in essence. And I think this is expected to increase. Of course, countries like South Africa have really paved the way in terms of the alternative protein industry having relief, for example, self-based meat and things like that. And we are seeing a phenomenon where this is catching up and that attribute this to the work that animal welfare organizations are doing as part of their sensitization, work, campaigns, Webinars, trainings. Many of them are also trying to bring up the topic.)
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(highlight:: Building the Animal Advocacy Movement: Conferences & Publicity Through Social Media
Summary:
To build advocates and activists for animal welfare or animal rights, it is important to invest in the region.
In-person events like African conferences have proven to be successful. Workshops, meetings, and conferences should be organized to bring people together.
Publicity through social media and sharing within networks is crucial.
Funding groups to carry out projects and interventions is also effective.
Transcript:
Speaker 3
What do you think are the most promising ways to actually build a number of advocates and activists who are interested in campaigning for home animal welfare or animal rights going Forward?
Speaker 1
I think if I'm interested to do that, really invest in the region. For example, I've noted that, for example, having in person events is a strategy that has really worked for many African groups. For example, an African conference or something, bringing stakeholders from different countries, I've noticed that that is usually a very good approach and you can see to the success Of some of the African mobile welfare conference, which happens every year. So, our really invests to answer your question in terms of having, creating that movement organically, having workshops, meetings or conferences where I bring together people to Discuss. Also, the approach of really publicity, publicity is everything. Sharing widely, sharing on social media pages, trying to get even regional people like someone from, let's say Nigeria, to share, you know, what's sharing within your networks, sharing Your socials. Slurry by slurry, people come to find out all this institution, there's this movement that is growing and perhaps you can join it. So, I believe those are very two effective approaches and somewhere I've noticed also work is funding. When you're able to fund groups to carry out something, they are able to carry out a project to run an intervention in a country that is really very effective because they are capacitated, They are motivated, they're able even to hire experts who can do the work in the best way. So, that is also a very effective work for us.)
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