Port Moresby: A Safe City for Women and GirlsA NCDC- UN Women Initiative

xPacific Futures, Building Our Communities

2014 Pacific Local Government Forum

Presentation by: Alethia JimenezSafe Cities Programme Team Leader

Supported by: In partnership with:

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Increase autonomous mobility

Increase use of public spaces

Increased comfort

Reduced fear

Aim: create safe, clean, and inclusive markets for women and men to feel free and empowered.

Why markets?• Agriculture - key income stream for 86% of the

population• 55% of women reported experiencing some form of

violence in the previous 12 months while at the market.

• 22% females report experiencing more than one incident of SV in the market.

• 64% of females and males reported witnessing some form of SV in the market.

• SV was not the only problem, extortion, theft, ethnic clashes and other forms of violence.

• Local population from going to markets and virtually no tourism in some markets due to safety concerns

• Health and sanitation concerns, lack of maintenance and planning

• Markets are social spaces and provide an opportunity to build and strengthen communities

Designed based on facts and needs identified by market communities

What is Safe Cities all about?

Education

Safety

Access to services- health,

water and sanitation

Economic Opportunities

Women’s participation

Management

Governance

Transparency &

Accountability

Social cohesion

The Results

Consultations & data collection- understand needs, design, and build ownership

Mobilization of grassroots groups

Local dialogues between vendors and government

Informed strategies that address issues reported by market users

Institutionalization of processes and programme & Global forums

Monitoring

Evaluation

Data collection

POLITICAL WILL &

GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

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