CONSULTATION ON THE AFRICAN UNION AGENDA 2063 with the African Women OBJECTIVES AND RESULTS December 2013 Yaoundé, Cameroun

Objectives Solicit your views on the African development experience and the Africa We Want in 2063 Discuss and reach a consensus on the roles and responsibilities of the African Media in the formulation and implementation of Agenda 2063 Discuss and adopt the draft Communication Strategy for Agenda 2063

Structure of Consultation: The Five Parts Learning from the past and present African development experience and the role of the youth with the view to distilling lessons learned Looking into the future: solicit your views on the type of the Africa we want in 2063 How do we make it happen and what will be the roles and responsibilities of women A Communications Strategy for Agenda what it is, who does what, etc. What is being done in the short to the medium term: The AUC Strategic Plan

Learning from the past and present African development experience Take stock of Africa’s development experienceis and draw lessons both from successes and failures Share lessons learned from the African planning experience at the national, regional and continental levels, particularly in the context of the formulation and implementation Identify best practices that Agenda 2063 can be built upon

Looking into the future: the Africa we want in 2063 What kind of Africa do we want in 2063? What would be the key goals and objectives of Agenda 2063?  What are the priority actions for Agenda 2063, including women?  What would be the drivers and enablers leading to the Africa we want in 2063?  What are the opportunities and how do we get to the Africa we want?  What are the risks, threats and mitigating factors?

How do we make it happen: the role of the women in Agenda 2063 Mobilizing popular support for Agenda 2063 Identify policy/legislative measures and institutional arrangements needed Define critical capacity issues to be considered as well as key actors Help identify innovative financing mechanisms

The Launching pad: The 2014 – 2017 AUC Strategic Plan Share with the participants the Commission's strategic AUC Strategic Plan including issues related to communication and information Discuss how Women can play a part in the realization of Plan outcomes, including citizen buy-in and Plan popularization

Expected Results from the Consultation Recommendations and suggestions for consideration into the African Agenda 2063

Conclusion This consultation is about you: you are the owners, drivers and participants AUC is here to listen to you AUC is also here to provide you all support: technical and logistical Together We March Forward

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