Subject: Stop TB Partnership launches Advocacy and Communications Toolkit for Civil Society Hearing
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To: David Sergeenko
Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 14:52:38 +0000
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Stop TB Partnership Announcement - Geneva, 29 May 2018

Stop TB Partnership launches: Advocacy and Communications Toolkit for Global and In-country Efforts for a Successful Civil Society Hearing and UN HLM on TB

This Advocacy and Communications Toolkit is designed for use by communities, people affected by TB, activists, partners and stakeholders to support and amplify visibility and awareness about the upcoming Interactive Civil Society (CS) Hearing on TB on June 4 and thus pave the way for an ambitious and successful UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on TB

The Advocacy and Communications Toolkit is based on the overarching theme defined in the Modalities Resolution for the UN HLM on TB: ‘United to End Tuberculosis: An Urgent Global Response to a Global Epidemic.’

Featuring multiple campaign materials, the toolkit proposes simple activities encouraging all partners to join efforts and show to the world that we are united to end TB.

The objective of the Advocacy & Communications campaign is publicity and visibility for the Five Key Asks from the TB stakeholders and Communities to ensure that these asks are included in the political declaration of the UN HLM on TB.

The Toolkit comprise key activities, facts and figures, social media tweet sheets, twitter handles of Heads of State, posters, banners and other campaign materials aimed at providing tools to in-country TB communities, partners, academia, activists and media to help support efforts in creating high visibility for the upcoming CS Hearing and as a lead up to the UN High-Level Meeting in September.

“After a too long silence, it is time to take on a leading role and we must be seen, heard and counted upon. This toolkit supports our joint and wide efforts and we count on everyone to make the best use of it and be visible and loud while demanding the end of TB,” said Dr. Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director, Stop TB Partnership.

Here are the main highlights of the Toolkit and ways in which you can get involved:

Send letters to your Head of State and Government – template letters are available in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese and Hindi;

Promote the Key Asks through boards, posters, banners - available in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese and Hindi;

Make your photos and videos to support the CS Hearing and the Key Asks- and share them with us. The Toolkit includes simple video tutorials and step by step guide to help support your activities;

Put your mark on the globe – by using #UNHLMTB and tag @StopTB; we will make your actions visible to the world via our online events tool;

Engage with Social Media – check the Social Media support materials – tweet sheets, Heads of State twitter handles, Key media twitter handles, etc.; and

Share main TB facts and figures as well as country-specific data about TB (check the Toolkit and our interactive country dashboards).

The Toolkit also includes:

A special video message from Minister of Health of South Africa and Stop TB Partnership Chair, his Excellency Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi;

A video comprising Voices from the Communities;

A video message from the Executive Director of Stop TB Partnership, Dr. Lucica Ditiu; and

Key Asks.

A special Resource Page on UNHLM on TB has been created on the Stop TB Partnership website -www.stoptb.org -  providing all available campaign materials, as well as documents and information about the CS Hearing and the UN HLM on TB.

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