For ITFC, which is a retainer Djembe client, one critical component ITFC African communications strategy is to leverage existing ITFC partners to further highlight ITFC’s role in specific collaborative projects. The OCP School Lab was launched in Senegal in November 2019 by OCP Africa, an organization established in 2016 to contribute to the sustainable development of African agriculture. The School Lab was launched to improve agriculture producers’ technical knowledge and productivity though better management of soil fertilization as a collaboration between ITFC and OCP Africa under the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program.
Djembe’s recommendation was to strategically tie ITFC’s overall mission to the OCP School Lab as a means of showcasing ITFC’s development impact in the agriculture sector in Africa. Djembe leveraged strong media relations in place for ITFC to promote the launch of the School Lab as well as a tailored digital campaign aimed at generating a deeper understanding of the purpose.
