"Africa's Voices Foundation in partnership with Rift Valley institute (RVI)'s Somali Dialogue Platform implemented a 3-month project between February 8th - May 7th 2022. The project promoted public dialogue around elections so as to understand citizens' perspectives on Somalia's national elections. It also amplified citizen voices in political processes and promoted peaceful messaging by using media spaces to contribute to the prevention - of violence. AVF utilized its existing Common Social Accountability Platform (CSAP) to deliver the project. The project aimed to contribute to RVI's Somali Dialogue Platform program by facilitating dialogue amongst Somalis on contentious political issues. At the end of the radio programming, AVF analyzed the rich audience engagement that emerged from the six interactive radio shows to generate insight from public opinion on the election and political processes from different demographic groups. The insights were synthesized to generate actionable recommendations for our partner, RVI, based on citizens' experiences and feedback on elections." (Executive summary)
INTRODUCTION, 1
IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES, 2
ENGAGEMENT, 3
INSIGHTS ON CITIZENS' PERSPECTIVES, 8
Week 1: General experience of ongoing election process, 8
Week 2: Adherence to election modalities and processes for a free, fair and peaceful election, 14
Week 3: Legitimate elections as an opportunity to accelerate the democratization process in
Somalia, 19
Week 4: The role of stakeholders in making elections more inclusive for all, 24
Week 5: Contribution of elections towards peace and security in Somalia, 29
Week 6: What do citizens want to see in a free, fair and peaceful elections? 35
CONCLUSION, 41
RECOMMENDATIONS, 41