BusinessAdvocacyFund

Supporting Private Public Dialogue. BAF provides advice, capacity building and finance to business associations to engage in advocacy to influence public policy

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Bwana Bill Lay giving closing remarks at BAF webinar.

"The onus is on apex associations @KEPSA_KENYA and @kenya_chamber to take on private sector advocacy."

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H.E. Cs Betty Maina, "Continued private public dialogue can be instrumental to improving exports from Kenya thus expanding market. The challenge in on the private sector to give feedback to government" .#Privatepublicdialogue

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H.E. CS Betty Maina giving highlights of projects undertaken by BAF and the engagement with government citing @KAM_Kenya @retrakenya @shipperscouncil among others with gratitude to @denmarkinkenya #privatepublicdialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

@Davidirwin on effectively engaging with the media. - BMOs should be careful in how they engage the media so as they don't antagonize government. BMOs should get journalists to understand the issues prior to reporting.

#Privatepublicdialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Bill Lay on the importance of collaborative efforts working together- BMOs should collaborate with each other and stay engaged to accomplish results.
#Publicprivatedialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Ole Thonke, on the changes in advocacy - The private sector associations and civil society have developed mutual respect and are forming partnerships to taken on advocacy.

#Privatepublicdialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

H.E. CS Betty Maina on advocacy - Associations should have a long term view and stay engaged to achieve results - it is a process that can be rushed. #privatepublicdialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

On key changes in advocacy @Kariuki_Waweru says

"Over the years BMOs have become more confident in reaching out to government and collaborating with it to engage constructively.

Increasingly businesses are joining associations"

#privatepublicdialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

The key points added by Jeremy Swainson

1. Looking at long term relationship building
2. Presenting balanced proposal not one sided proposals.

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Three key thing to advocacy success as per our experience as put forth by @Davidirwin

1. Clear framing
2.Preparing a structured logical compelling policy position
3. Being clear about you communications plan

#Publicprivatedialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Lessons on media, sustainability, PR support and consultants from #15yearsofBAF
#Privatepublicdialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Performance and lessons presented by @drdavidirwin
#Publicprivatedialogue
#Publicpolicyadvocacy

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Advocacy competence of business membership organisations improve the more associations interacted with BAF improving advocacy results #publicprivateadvocacy

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Lessons on advocacy success for BMOs #publicprivatedialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Key lessons on our approach in supporting #privatepublicdialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

Through BAF's media activities we learnt journalists could produce in depth stories on policy issues with media support #publicprivatedialogue

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

The roll of honour for @bafkenya from the board of advisors, the staff and @denmarkinkenya by @Kariuki_Waweru #Publicprivatedialogue
#Publicpolicyadvocacy

[BusinessAdvocacyFund @bafkenya]

The highlights of phase 3 of BAF and the wider policy issues shaping BAF's operations.

#publicprivatedialogue
#publicpolicyadvocacy
#Businessenvironmentreform

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Jeremy Swaison (highlighted in green), the project director for BAF at Tetra Tech Dev Intl giving a presentation on the journey of BAF from inception to present day #publicprivatedialogue
#publicpolicyadvocacy

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H.E. Ole Thonke giving insights on the role of the private sector has played across his assignments both in Nairobi and Copenhagen towards policy reform#publicprivatedialogue
#Publicpolicyadvicacy

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H.E. Ole Thonke - Ambassador @denmarkinkenya give his remarks on #15yearsofBAF #publicpolicyadvocacy
#businessadvocacy