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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCALSECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCALGOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICEGOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDSSUMMIT AND AWARDS

28 – 30 MARCH 201128 – 30 MARCH 2011SOUTH AFRICASOUTH AFRICA

“Ghanzi District Council Sewing“Ghanzi District Council SewingProjectProject ” ”

Ghanzi District Council Ghanzi District Council

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THISHOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THISPROBLEM?PROBLEM?

Home visitsHome visitsCounseling sessionsCounseling sessionsThrough referrals via policeThrough referrals via police

AssessmentsAssessmentsIn this instances women were able to be openIn this instances women were able to be openabout the abuse they encountered ,they areabout the abuse they encountered ,they aredepended on their partners for livelihoods.it depended on their partners for livelihoods.it therefore came to my attention that poor therefore came to my attention that poor women are more vulnerable to violencewomen are more vulnerable to violencehence the call for empowerment of women.hence the call for empowerment of women.

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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

Women play a crucial role asWomen play a crucial role ascaregivers in the family, so their caregivers in the family, so their

physical and mental well being isphysical and mental well being istherefore very important therefore very important Conducive environment for theConducive environment for thechildren therefore accord themchildren therefore accord them

good educationgood education

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSINGHOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSINGTHI S PROBLEM?THI S PROBLEM?

Door to door campaingsDoor to door campaingsInterviewing stakeholders on theInterviewing stakeholders on the

issues of gender based violenceissues of gender based violenceKgotla meetings where we meet withKgotla meetings where we meet withcommunity leaders and community community leaders and community membersmembersP

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

Its an ongoingIts an ongoingproject with aproject with agroup of 5group of 5womenwomenStarted July Started July 20102010P

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WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO ISWHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO ISINVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVEDINVOLVED

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Women, victims of violence they experience it Women, victims of violence they experience it in most forms e.g physical, mental and lack of in most forms e.g physical, mental and lack of access to economic opportunitiesaccess to economic opportunities

Both men and women are equally involved Both men and women are equally involved because they are few men who are against thebecause they are few men who are against theinhuman act imposed on women therefore it isinhuman act imposed on women therefore it isimportant that men are empowered withimportant that men are empowered witheducation on GBV education on GBV

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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THEPARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THEPROJECT PROJECT

Botswana Police for case refferalsBotswana Police for case refferalsand statistics for gender based and statistics for gender based

violenceviolenceWomen’s affairs department Women’s affairs department through their facilitationthrough their facilitationGender links as experts in gender Gender links as experts in gender trainingtraining

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WEREHUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE

MOBILISED?MOBILISED?

Ghanzi District Council, it Ghanzi District Council, it provides training,transportationprovides training,transportation

and buying of materials,staff that and buying of materials,staff that provides psycho-social support provides psycho-social support Budget of around P50 000 wasBudget of around P50 000 wasused used

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MONITORING AND EVALUATIONMONITORING AND EVALUATION

Developed reviewing forms that will be used Developed reviewing forms that will be used on annual basis to check progresson annual basis to check progressHave the project audited annually to check Have the project audited annually to check

the viability of the project the viability of the project Group counselling to check progress on theGroup counselling to check progress on theindividuals and the teamindividuals and the teamP

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

They have won tendersThey have won tendersto supply schools withto supply schools withuniformuniformThey are nowThey are nowfinancially financially independent independent It has created teamIt has created teamwork amongst work amongst individualsindividualsP

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOLIMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOLTARGETS)TARGETS)

Articles 15-19 – Productive resources and Articles 15-19 – Productive resources and employment, economic empowerment .Theemployment, economic empowerment .Thecouncil has ensured that women are asssted tocouncil has ensured that women are asssted tostart a seing project start a seing project

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EFFECTIVENESSEFFECTIVENESS

Project is in progress, working onProject is in progress, working ona number of school uniforms for a number of school uniforms for

4 schools in the region4 schools in the regionThe women are working full timeThe women are working full timeand receiving counselingand receiving counseling

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATIONSUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

The project has shown progressThe project has shown progressthat if (group) they withstand thethat if (group) they withstand thechallenges, they will motivatechallenges, they will motivateother women to work together other women to work together The project has created The project has created employment for these women and employment for these women and

when they grow they will createwhen they grow they will createemployment for other womenemployment for other women

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LESSONS LEARNEDLESSONS LEARNED

Training the group was difficult, asTraining the group was difficult, astranslation was often needed, speak their translation was often needed, speak their indigeneous language versus official indigeneous language versus official

To achieve group coercion is a challenge,To achieve group coercion is a challenge,because of different cultural background because of different cultural background Continued close monitoring is needed toContinued close monitoring is needed toensure sustainability ensure sustainability

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