projects presentation- women empowerment- faith

8/7/2019 PROJECTS Presentation- Women Empowerment- Faith

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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICESUMMIT AND AWARDS

28 30 MARCH 2011KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH

AFRICA

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDERVIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015

Intaba kaJehova Womens

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS

PROBLEM?

Problem identified through differentmeetings with women in theirconstituencies

Discussions about life and their welfareon gender issues.

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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

Yes

it gives them the ability of discoveringhow important they are in the

community and also to understandtheir responsibilities at home.

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSINGTHI S PROBLEM?

awareness on GBV

Educational sessions Production of IEC materials

Address them on how to get access toRegional development funds, poverty

reduction funds from the Ministry of LocalGovernment.

income generating activities and, Petroleum jelly known as Vaseline, fabric

softener popularly known as sta-soft, polishmaking

self help development skills Leadership skills

Leadership is not by strength but power

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THEPROJECT?

Two Years Phase one: Production of vaseline, sta-soft

and polish

Phase Two: Production of Swazi traditional

attires

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

INVOLVED? Women and men are targeted in this

project. It is both male and femaleinvolvement project, partnership

developed from the Home EconomicsBolomakhaya) and the handworkdevelopers departments in the Ministryof Agriculture.

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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THEPROJECT

Ministry of Tinkhundla (RegionalDevelopment Fund , poverty reductionand youth fund)

Ministry of Housing (through AMICAAL) Ministry of Agriculture

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE

MOBILISED?

Financial assistance from the RegionalDevelopment Fund.

They are efficiently utilized by collecting

waste e.g. papers, plastics and boxes.Then the recycling process follows andthen they design necklaces, invitationcards etc.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

I give myself time to be with them duringthe processing and designing period aswell as see how they get the market for

their products. The ministry also do follow up to make

sure that they are still working on theproject.

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

Involvement of men in the projectsplayed a significant role at the end theyunderstand the issues of GBV.

The income they get from selling theirproducts is helpful in their householdchores.

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOLTARGETS)

Article 19: Productive Resources andEmployment, Economic Empowerment

With regard to the affirmative actionprovisions of Article 5, introduce

measures to ensure that women benefitequally from economic opportunities,including those created through publicprocurement processes.

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EFFECTIVENESS

Yes

No one knew that waste papers can beused as an income generating project,

so introducing this kind of project hashelped women and men and the marketis always available worldwide.

No one thought that vaseline can be

home made

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

Yes

The project is sustainable (dedication ofthe women into doing the work) and

It can be replicated in every country.

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LESSONS LEARNED

Nothing useless everything is useful.Currently a man can be foundcollecting papers to be used in theproject and that also keep the countryclean.

Male involvement in the project: veryactive on issues of GBV because

through their understanding they areable to advise other men who are stillabusing women and how to stop theabuse.

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Thank You

Ngiyabonga

ANY QUESTIONS?PROJECT

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