SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS
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28 – 30 MARCH 2011
KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH
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AFRICA
“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER
VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

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 HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS
PROBLEM?

• Problem identified through different

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meetings with women in their

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constituencies
• Discussions about life and their welfare
on gender issues.
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 IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

• Yes
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• it gives them the ability of discovering

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how important they are in the

community and also to understand
their responsibilities at home.
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 HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING
THI S PROBLEM?
• awareness on GBV
• Educational sessions
• Production of IEC materials
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• Address them on how to get access to

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Regional development funds, poverty

reduction funds from the Ministry of Local
Government.
• income generating activities and,
• Petroleum jelly known as Vaseline, fabric
softener popularly known as sta-soft, polish
making
• self help development skills
• Leadership skills
• “Leadership is not by strength but power”
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 WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE
PROJECT?

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

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and polish
• Phase Two: Production of Swazi traditional
attires
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 WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS
INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY
INVOLVED?
• Women and men are targeted in this
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project. It is both male and female

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involvement project, partnership

developed from the Home Economics
Bolomakhaya) and the handwork
developers departments in the Ministry
of Agriculture.
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 PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE
PROJECT

• Ministry of Tinkhundla (Regional

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Development Fund , poverty reduction

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and 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 Regional
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Development Fund.
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• They are efficiently utilized by collecting

waste e.g. papers, plastics and boxes.
Then the recycling process follows and
then they design necklaces, invitation
cards etc.
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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• I give myself time to be with them during

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the processing and designing period as

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well 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 the
project.
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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

• Involvement of men in the projects

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played a significant role at the end they

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understand the issues of GBV.

• The income they get from selling their
products is helpful in their household
chores.
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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL
TARGETS)

• Article 19: Productive Resources and

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Employment, Economic Empowerment

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• With regard to the affirmative action

provisions of Article 5, introduce
measures to ensure that women benefit
equally from economic opportunities,
including those created through public
procurement processes.
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 EFFECTIVENESS

• Yes
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• No one knew that waste papers can be

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used as an income generating project,

so introducing this kind of project has
helped women and men and the market
is always available worldwide.
• No one thought that vaseline can be
home made
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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• Yes
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• The project is sustainable (dedication of

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the women into doing the work) and

• It can be replicated in every country.
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 LESSONS LEARNED

• “Nothing useless everything is useful.”

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Currently a man can be found

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collecting papers to be used in the

project and that also keep the country
clean.
• Male involvement in the project: very
active on issues of GBV because
through their understanding they are
able to advise other men who are still
abusing women and how to stop the
abuse.
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Thank You
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Ngiyabonga

ANY QUESTIONS?

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