Why we want to raise awareness -
Publicising the organisation - what is CADFA?
Useful if they can work in lots of universities, not just one
Needs to be repeated as there are always new students (it's easy to lose the message)
COMMUNICATION is key to twinning
Can we have a communication plan?
Regular sending out info to different unis and different student unions
maybe every two months
PLAN FOR HOW TWINNINGS HAPPEN - there are some steps that need to happen in each uni - Make a document
Create training and support material
Facilitate partnerships between different universities, get people to help each other (talk to other unis that have done it)
PUBLICISING twinning a lot at both ends
A lot of people don't know about opportunities (eg university scholarships)
FRESHERS' WEEK - a time to capture an audience
STUDENT UNION - should be a role to promote student twinning
Get the student union involved in the twinning
ideas eg helping to facilitate a cadfa tour
IF STUDENTS COME HERE ON A CADFA TOUR - what do you do next? How do you stay involved? How do you support the process from Palestine itself?
CREATE PALESTINIAN TWINNING SOCIETIES in each university
We need one or two responsible students who are really active in each uni
keep in contact with CADFA
Lots of people want to be involved and think it's a good idea WHEN THEY KNOW
so we need the opportunities to be publicised
Use the STUDENT MAGAZINE to publicise news from Al Quds or personal stories
so the question is, how can someone here get that news?
One way is via friends
Another is more formal - an association/ society in each uni (UK and Pal)
NEED AN ASSOCIATION IN AL QUDS UNIVERSITY to be in touch
How do we REACH NEW PEOPLE
People active in BDS
Presentations - need a presentation about the opportunities, twinning etc at least each year
Plan for WHO TO REACH
Contact International Office at uni
things to do include exchanges, volunteer trips, research
CONSTANT PRESENCE Good to have somewhere in uni where there is a constant presence, eg notice board/s with things about Palestine (CADFA) so people can find out at any point
Work with different societies - Pal Soc, International Society, Islamic Society, Amnesty International... USE WHAT IS ALREADY THERE ... Getting the message across
NEED STAFF INVOLVED not just students as students move on
SOCIAL MEDIA - need a blog - online presence to be worked on at both ends, something that people can visibly see and is easy to access
Importance of ALUMNI (people who were there before)
We need strong communication between students through facebook - shared blog so people in Al Quds can post things - so you can always go back if you want to keep up to date
Work with Pal Soc, can keep things connected more
CADFA helpful with monthly reminder
**CADFA volunteers** need on-going link with the people involved in each uni
CADFA student links with a rep from each college - maybe with regular meetings and maybe not
Make sure the issues are in the middle of it all - campaigns eg administrative detention
Make posters and activities - visible campaigns/ demos
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