WORLDWIDE VIRTUAL CAMPAIGN

Objectives and aims of the virtual campaign

1. የዓለም አቀፉ ኅብረተሰብ ስለ ታላቁ እዳሴ ግድብ ግንዛቤ ለማስጨበጥ
በግብጽ በሱዳንና ኢትዮጵያ መካከል ስለሚካሔደው ድርድር
የእዳሴ ግድብ 115 ሚሊዮን ለኢትጵያውን የሚሰጠውን ጥቅምና እስፈላጊነቱን

1. To inform members of the international community about Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),  the negotiation processes, and its relevance to the 115 million people of Ethiopia
2. ግድብን ለማስጨረስ ድጋፍ ማሰባሰብ
3. To mobilize resources for the completion of GERD
   የዘመቻው መሪ ሐሳብ፡ እኔም  ለአባይ አለሁ
   Slogan: I stand for an equitable share of Nile Waters

What will happen during the four days?

1. Every day messages will be relayed (streamlined) for a couple of hours every day on different themes using different platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, etc
2. Our poets will recite poetry, our musicians will present live music and short skitsInformation will be shared on development gaps between Egypt and Ethiopia based on facts and figures
3. On the 3rd of July, children and friends of Ethiopia, experts from different disciplines will make statements of solidarity on the relevance of GERD to combat poverty, climate change, health, development, create employment and reduce migration, regional integration, and cooperation. These people will record and send a two minutes audio or video clips for the coordinators.
4. Community representatives from each country will deliver an appeal letter to government officials, parliamentarism, etc. The materials for the campaign will be available in the following languages: Amharic, Oromifa, Tigrigna, Somali, English, French, Arabic, German, etc.

Who is participating in the campaign?

Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia

We are reaching via our community networks, Ethiopian Diplomatic missions, etc.
What is expected from Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia?

1. They have to participant in the virtual campaign with a message relevant to GERD, including why GERD is an icon, symbol, and lifeline for the people of Ethiopia. They can send group pictures, short skits,
2. Reach out their friends, members of our community and friends of Ethiopia to join us during the four days.
3. Identify celebrities and encourage them to make statements of solidarity for two minutes on audio or video.
4. Translating statements, short messages, facts into the languages of the campaign
5. To dedicate the four days (2-5 July) for the campaign and post messages related to GERD in their social media accounts.

አባይ (የኛ) ኢትዮጵያዊ የሆነ ወንዝ  ለተፋሰስ አገሮች ሁሉ የሚበቃ አቅም ያለው መሆኑን ለዓለም ሁሉ ማሳወቅ አለብን፡፡
በድርድሩ ግብጽ የያዘቸውን ኢፍትህዊ ገጽታ ማሳየት
የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ የግብጽን ሕዝብ የመጉዳት እንደሌለው መግለጽ
1. What do we expect to achieve from the campaign?
1. A clear message of solidarity is delivered to the people of Ethiopia, especially those working on the construction site of GERD and the government of Ethiopia, that Ethiopians in the diaspora and friends of Ethiopia fully support Ethiopia’s plan of action on GERD.
2. Members of the international community will have a clear picture about GERD and its relevance to the people of Ethiopia.
3. The people of Egypt will realise that the people and the government of Ethiopia DO NOT have any intention to harm the people of Egypt unlike the communication by the Egyptian government.