SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS, 28 – 30 MARCH 2011

KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH 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?
• Police studies conducted 1998 identified
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domestic setting as an area where violence

occured mostly on women
• Lack of awareness on rights
• Gaps in legislation and law enforcement
• Incidences and prevalence of HIV/AIDS
pointed to link with gender based violence
 IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

• Most definitely!
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• If the situation of GBV is not addresssed

results in break up of families which may
have negative impact on children and adults
involved
• Results in loss of productivity
• Increased burden on health facilities
 HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING
THIS PROBLEM?
• Raising awareness on GBV issues
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(community sensitisation)
• Counselling for survivors of domestic violence
• Offer temporary shelter facilities and referrals
• Lobbying and advocacy
• Offer life skills and economic empowerment
 WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE
PROJECT?
• Ending GBV is an on going project until we
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have a violence free society in Botswana

 WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS
INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY
INVOLVED?
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• Main target= women survivors of GBV and their

children
• Secondary beneficiaries =perpetrators of GBV
• Women tend to benefit more from services because
they are the ones who are mostly at the recieving end
• Men are often reluctant to report due to fear of
stigmatisation. We say this because our records have
shown us that of all the clients who come to seek our
services, 75% are women and 25% men.
 PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE
PROJECT
• Work closely with other
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NGOs , the police, the social

workers and medical
personnel
• Also work closely with the
Goverment of Botswana
through the Women’s Affairs
Department
• Work with community
leaders e.g chiefs, church
leaders
 RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE
MOBILISED?
• The resources mobilised include finances,
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human resources, equipment and machinery

• The human resources has more volnteers.
• Financial we are a donor funded organisation
but also do fundraising events to help with
the running of the organisation.
 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• Counsellors write monthly reports and have debriefing
sessions.
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• Quarterly and annual reports shared with partners.

• Successes and challenges clearly documented and
measures to remedy challenges identified.
• To ensure efficiency of resources, we do monitoring
and evaluation of the project.
• Conduct annual audits by external auditor.
• Quarterly financial and narrative report.
• Annual AGM meeting open to members of the public.
 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
• Only organisation in Gaborone offering
shelter services
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• First organisation in Botswna offering shelter

services
• Second shelter opened in Botswana is
modelled on Kagisano’s model
• Operating from own premises both at shelter
and Drop-in-Centre
• Documentation of “stories of courage”
 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL
TARGETS)
• Ensure that perpetrators of GBV tried in courts
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of law
• Ensure comprehensive support & care of
survivors of GBV
• Lobbying for Governemtn to estblish
mechanisms for social 7 psychological
rehabilitationof perpetrators of GBV (ARTICLES
20-25 OF PROTOCOL)
 EFFECTIVENESS

• Project is effective as has resulted in changed

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behaviour & attitudes towards GBV.

• Improved ability among GBV survivors to
exercise their rights & empowered for
personal growth and development.
• Changed perceptions of harmful cultural &
social practises.
 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• Project is sustainable and can be replicated as

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evidenced by the Women against Rape

Shelter which was modelled along the lines
of KWSP.
• Another branch was opened in the Kweneng
District in December 2009.
 LESSONS LEARNED

• Not all perpetrators of GBV are men and

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abused men need to be offered similar

services.
• There is need to strenghten the referral
system so that there is a more enabling
legal/national environment for ending GBV.
Thank you
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