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Presenters: Bohanec, Lucius, Roba, Weber

Bob Lucius
Founder and executive director, Kairos Coalition

Based on extensive work abroad with corporate, non-profit and governmental organizations across many different sectors, Bob Lucius has compiled a handy-list of “The Ten Commandments for Engaging Abroad”.  During this session, he will share this list and give a number of examples to illustrate how minding these principles can help ensure smooth and effective  collaboration with partners and allies as we work together to advance the animal rights agenda around the world.

Anteneh Roba
Int'l Fund For Africa

1. Understanding and respecting cultural norms to enable fostering respect for animals.
   1. Avoiding cultural Imperialism
2. Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare
   1. The 5 freedoms of animal welfare
   2. challenges of advocating for animal rights in Africa
3. Veganism in Africa
   1. Understanding the challenges of advocating for veganism in Africa
      1. dealing with the issue of hunger
      2. dealing with the growth of the fast food industry/factory farming in Africa