On February 21 to 22, 2022, ANAW in partnership with Welttierschutzgesellschaft e.V. (WTG) and the County government of Marsabit conducted a one-day media workshop in Isiolo town to highlight key findings of the project that commenced in January 2021.

The workshop was held at Bomen Hotel, in Isiolo County, and was attended by over 20 media practitioners from both national and international media houses representing print (newspapers), electronic (Television and Radio) and web media (online platforms) space. In attendance was Moyale Sub-County Veterinary Officer, representative from a partner organization - Strategies for Northern Development (SND) and Secretary, Moyale Donkey Welfare, also representing communities.

The goal of the workshop was to sensitize and create awareness among the media, both print and electronic, on the implications of donkey cross-border movement and illegal trade, especially on Kenya-Ethiopia border and its consequential effects on communities that depend on donkeys for their livelihoods. Specific objectives were:

1. To sensitize the media on the implications of donkey cross-border movement and illegal trade especially on Kenya-Ethiopia border and its consequential effects on communities that depend on donkeys for their livelihoods.
2. To create awareness among the media fraternity on existing legal gaps that aid the cross-border movement and trade and how this fuels the four operational slaughterhouses in Kenya.
3. To create awareness in the media on animal welfare issues resulting from the nature and structure of donkey cross-border trade and how the media can bring them to the public fore.
4. To establish the important roles that the media can play in addressing the cross-border issue through dissemination of effective messages to the public.

The expected outcome of the workshop was to have increased media involvement and coverage in the campaigns against cross-border movement of donkeys and skin trade demonstrated through targeted reporting on the matter to show its negative consequences.

Below are a few media engagements that were came about as a result of the workshop.

• https://radiojangwani.com/country/2022/keep-more-donkeys-there-is-a-big-market-in-china-and-smuggling-is-rife-animal-welfare-says/.
• https://fb.watch/bkCrrk_7tC
• https://fb.watch/bkPqDkUriv