SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

PROJECTS: SUPPORT

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?
PROJECTS: support

• Several researches were done on how

ases of GBV were being reported at
institutions like police.
• It was discovered that some survivors
were not reporting cases at police.
• Reasons; fear, mistrust, it takes long, for
cases to be disposed off in courts of law,
attitude of some police officers, etc

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 IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?
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• The issue is very important as it has

made the movement of the survivor
easier and simple
• It has brought serious tracking of GBV
cases

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CENTRE
 HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT
ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?
PROJECTS: SUPPORT

• Forming up the coordinated response centres,

• Setting up safe houses for survivors who are deemed fit
to safe guarded.
• Putting up awareness programmes, sensitisations
• Training programmes for law enforcing officers example
the police officers under VSU.

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 WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE
PROJECT?
PROJECTS: SUPPORT

It is a three year project subject to review

according to the results of the project.

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 WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS
INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN
EQUALLY INVOLVED?
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• Women and children although lately,

we have seen a few men get involved.

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 PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE
PROJECT
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Most organisation dealing with GBV

are put on board to provide different
expertise.

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

Government and cooperating partners

like USAID, European Union Care
International and many others.

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECTS: SUPPORT

Done within by internal monitoring and

evaluation officer as well as
independent evaluators.

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CENTRE
 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
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• Number of survivors reporting increased

• VSU officers have improved in case
management and have been recommended
• Reduced movements and expenditure for the
clients since the coordinated response team is
in one place

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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC
PROTOCOL TARGETS)
PROJECTS: SUPPORT

• Increased number of convictions at

courts.

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 EFFECTIVENESS
PROJECTS: SUPPORT

• Increased number of cases reported,

increased number of survivors who are
given shelter shows how effective the
project is.
• Improvement of case management
shows the effectiveness

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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
PROJECTS: SUPPORT

• Government is part of the partners

hence the project will be sustained and
also most of these Coordinated
Response Centres are housed in
Government Institutions like Clinics

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CENTRE
 LESSONS LEARNED
PROJECTS: SUPPORT

• Working as a team make a difference.

• Expertise is a vital tool in this
consortium

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 PRESENTED BY HAMASALU COLLEN
ZAMBIA POLICE SERVICE /BURMA
COORDINATED RESPONSE CENTRE
PROJECTS: SUPPORT

(CRC)
LUSAKA.

ANY QUESTIONS?

Contact cell no. +260977495333

email address
hamasalucollins@yahoo.com

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CENTRE