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SWAZILAND

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

DATE: 23-25VENUE: KOPANONG HOTEL, SOUTH AFRICA

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE ANDEMPOWER WOMEN

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS

PROBLEM?

Vendors shelter

Some vendors, dominated by women weretrading in an unhealthy environment, where itwas dirty, filthy, some selling their clothes underdirect sunlight and rain during summer seasons

and extreme cold on winter seasons.

Council resolved that a formal vendors sheltersbe constructed. The other sector which had thesame challenge is another group of women are

selling bulky vegetables, they were exposed tosame conditions to those selling clothing. Theshelter is finished as well.

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Pictures of the old site

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Pictures of old site continues;

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Continues:

The project is not for financial gain to Council but forempowering the dedicated business people. Council alsoallow equal benefits on land matters both women andmen

Installation of Highmast lightsIn Collaboration with our local police, we identifiedcritical spots where a number of citizens especially

women are robbed and raped due to darkness, theninstalled the lights. These lights benefit womenmostly because they trade until late hours.

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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

These issues are very important in the following

senses: Vendors Shelter It will improve their working

health conditions as exposure to direct sunlightand rain could be hazardous to them. They could

be vulnerable to sicknesses and their warescould be damaged in the long term.

The Lights saves citizens especially womenfrom being robbed and raped as they dont have

enough strength to fight rapists and robbers.Their security is improved and they feel morecomfortable to trade until late, thus theyimproving economically.

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THI SPROBLEM?

For the Vendors shelter a supplementary budgetwas made for the shelters, initially they were notbudgeted for but due sensitivity of the matterthis kind of budget was done.

Street lighting Although is it our obviousresponsibility to provide lighting within the townbut this was considered as a special project toimprove the security of citizens more especiallywomen. A special budget was therefore madefor this project.

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

Vendors shelter project took threemonths to finish and so the Highmastlights installation.

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Picture New vendors shelter

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WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED? AREWOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?

Vendors shelter. Women are stricken by urban poverty,

therefore they are given the opportunityto stock some clothes,cosmetics and

other homewares items and sell themunder the shelter.

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The lights targets women are employedat KANGFA garment factory whichemploys over 200 women who start

working early in the morning and knockoff late in the evening, as well as thosetrading on the shelter on subject.

With the vendors shelters women aremore involved while the concerns aregiven equal consideration.

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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE PROJECT

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMANAND OTHER RESOURCES WERE MOBILISED?

The projects were funded from Councilbudget.

Council used own Human Resource for

the vendors shelter and contracted theHighmast light installation project.

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CREATIVITY: ARE YOU USING ARTS, CULTURE,MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO POPULARISE THE

ISSUES?

Council identified another site for womenand men who are willing to sell handmade products like polish, archer,

clothes, traditional legalia. Council haspartnered with Cultural groups to hostSiteki Culture day with an intention tosensitise the public on genders issues

and encourage aspiring entrepreneurs.PROJECTS:L

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

The vendors shelter is dominated by females at

99 % Council sensitise members of the public in

mass meetings to participate in this form oftrade as well. Man feel that market trade is

meant for women. There is a need and a plan to extend the

structure, this is evidenced by the incomingnumber of applications from the youth andwomen willing to start businesses.

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

Minimised victimisation of women

through rapes and robberies because ofthe lighting

Each women able to have something for

the table for her family without financiallydepending on men.

Gender based violence is at its minimumbecause as we know economic crisis in a

family normally perpetuate Violence.PROJECTS:L

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOLTARGETS)

Economic Empowerment

these womenare small entrepreneurs

Health the lighting minimise health riskexposures.

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

Yes it is sustainable, other can improve

the practice.

We are still receiving a number ofapplications from aspiring entrepreneurs.

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LESSONS LEARNED

I have leant conflict management and

management of change. Negotiating with peoplefor things that benefit them.

The very same people who are being assisted do

not want to move to new and healthy site , theywant to remain the old dirty and risky site.

The benefiting group became divided over theproject, but eventually the project was

successful and is now in full operation.PROJECTS:L

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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