SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS
28 – 30 MARCH 2011
SOUTH AFRICA
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“Ghanzi District Council Sewing

Support

Project”

Ghanzi District Council

 HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS
PROBLEM?
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 Home visits
 Counseling sessions
 Through referrals via police
 Assessments
 In this instances women were able to be open
about the abuse they encountered ,they are
depended on their partners for livelihoods.it
therefore came to my attention that poor
women are more vulnerable to violence
hence the call for empowerment of women.

NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE

 IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?
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 Women play a crucial role as

caregivers in the family, so their
physical and mental well being is
therefore very important
 Conducive environment for the
children therefore accord them
good education

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 HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING
THI S PROBLEM?
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 Door to door campaings

 Interviewing stakeholders on the
issues of gender based violence
 Kgotla meetings where we meet with
community leaders and community
members

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 WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?
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 Its an ongoing
project with a
group of 5
women
 Started July
2010

Ghanzi District Council

 WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS
INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY
INVOLVED?
 Women, victims of violence they experience it
in most forms e.g physical, mental and lack of
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access to economic opportunities

 Both men and women are equally involved

because they are few men who are against the
inhuman act imposed on women therefore it is
important that men are empowered with
education on GBV

Ghanzi District Council

 PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE
PROJECT

 Botswana Police for case refferals

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and statistics for gender based

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violence
 Women’s affairs department
through their facilitation
 Gender links as experts in gender
training

Ghanzi District Council

 RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE
MOBILISED?

 Ghanzi District Council, it

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provides training,transportation
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and buying of materials,staff that

provides psycho-social support
 Budget of around P50 000 was
used

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

 Developed reviewing forms that will be used

on annual basis to check progress
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 Have the project audited annually to check

the viability of the project
 Group counselling to check progress on the
individuals and the team

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
 They have won tenders
to supply schools with
uniform
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 They are now

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financially
independent
 It has created team
work amongst
individuals

Ghanzi District Council

 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL
TARGETS)

 Articles 15-19 – Productive resources and

employment, economic empowerment .The
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council has ensured that women are asssted to

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start a seing project

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 EFFECTIVENESS

 Project is in progress, working on

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a number of school uniforms for

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4 schools in the region

 The women are working full time
and receiving counseling

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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

 The project has shown progress

that if (group) they withstand the
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challenges, they will motivate

other women to work together
 The project has created
employment for these women and
when they grow they will create
employment for other women

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 LESSONS LEARNED

 Training the group was difficult, as

translation was often needed, speak their
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indigeneous language versus official

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 To achieve group coercion is a challenge,

because of different cultural background
 Continued close monitoring is needed to
ensure sustainability

Ghanzi District Council

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ANY QUESTIONS?

Ghanzi District Council