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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCALGOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS28 – 30 MARCH 2011

KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA

“3 65 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDERVIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYINGTHIS PROBLEM?

• We had regular door to door visits• Awareness campaigns especially

about substance abuse.• Addressing domestic violence and

HIV/Aids.

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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

• It is very important because we want torestore the moral values

• Empower victims of abuse

• Taking care of orphans and vulnerablechildren.• Ensuring a good social life for both the victim

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?

• Refer people for counseling sessions with thehelp of a social worker and the police.

• We place the victim in a place of safety untilthe problem is solved.

• If the victims are children we rather putthem in forester care or refer them to a placeof safety.

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THEPROJECT?

• 5 years from now want a healthy social livingamongst the members of our community .

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

EQUALLY INVOLVED ?• Women and children are our key targets.• Women are in most cases involved• Currently men are not really interested,

although they are in most cases theperpetrators .

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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THEPROJECT

• We partnered with Department of SocialServices and Development, Department of Labour, Department Sports, arts and culture.

• The local Police and Justice department• Starfish Great Heart Foundation

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE

MOBILISED?• Department Social Services and private

donors for funding• Local Police and Justice Department for

protection.• Social worker for counseling sessions and

referrals

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• If the situation is critically serious weusually do home visits to monitor thesituation.

• Post counseling sessions• If there is no improvement referrals are

done to a more professional counsellor.

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

• People can now openly talk about theirproblems and also refer others to ourorganization.

• Teachers at schools also contact us if theycome upon problems learners experience athome.

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADCPROTOCOL TARGETS)

• To empower women to be creative and todevelop them to be independent .

• To protect our children and to teach them toknow their rights.

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EFFECTIVENESS

• Yes, the work we do is effective.• The community can no longer remain silent

they are informing us of certain householdswhere violence is taking place .

• Teachers of local school also make use of theservices rendered.

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• Yes, it is sustainable, because the communitymake use of the service on a daily basis.

• Yes, it is replicable, because the very sameproblems experience in our community arealso in other communities.

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LESSONS LEARNED

• We learned that such evil practices candestroy communities and that they need ourhelp.

• We learned that we can build a communitywith necessary skills and development.

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