LED-VENDORS SHETER

SWAZILAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE SUMMIT AND AWARDS DATE: 23-25 VENUE: KOPANONG HOTEL, SOUTH AFRICA 365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND EMPOWER WOMEN

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM? Vendors shelter Some vendors, dominated by women were trading in an unhealthy environment, where it was dirty, filthy, some selling their clothes under direct sunlight and rain during summer seasons and extreme cold on winter seasons. Council resolved that a formal vendors shelters be constructed. The other sector which had the same challenge is another group of women are selling bulky vegetables, they were exposed to same conditions to those selling clothing. The shelter is finished as well. NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE

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Pictures of the old site

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Continues: The project is not for financial gain to Council but for empowering the dedicated business people. Council also allow equal benefits on land matters both women and men

Installation of Highmast lights

In Collaboration with our local police, we identified critical spots where a number of citizens especially women are robbed and raped due to darkness, then installed the lights. These lights benefit women mostly because they trade until late hours.

IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

These issues are very important in the following senses: Vendors Shelter It will improve their working health conditions as exposure to direct sunlight and rain could be hazardous to them. They could be vulnerable to sicknesses and their wares could be damaged in the long term. The Lights saves citizens especially women from being robbed and raped as they dont have enough strength to fight rapists and robbers. Their security is improved and they feel more comfortable to trade until late, thus they improving economically. NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE
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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?

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For the Vendors shelter a supplementary budget was made for the shelters, initially they were not budgeted for but due sensitivity of the matter this kind of budget was done. Street lighting Although is it our obvious responsibility to provide lighting within the town but this was considered as a special project to improve the security of citizens more especially women. A special budget was therefore made for this project.

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

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Vendors shelter project took three months to finish and so the Highmast lights installation.

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WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?
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Vendors shelter. Women are stricken by urban poverty, therefore they are given the opportunity to stock some clothes,cosmetics and other homewares items and sell them under the shelter.

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The lights targets women are employed at KANGFA garment factory which employs over 200 women who start working early in the morning and knock off late in the evening, as well as those trading on the shelter on subject. With the vendors shelters women are more involved while the concerns are given equal consideration.

PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE PROJECT

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

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The projects were funded from Council budget. Council used own Human Resource for the vendors shelter and contracted the Highmast light installation project.

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CREATIVITY: ARE YOU USING ARTS, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO POPULARISE THE ISSUES?

Council identified another site for women and men who are willing to sell hand made products like polish, archer, clothes, traditional legalia. Council has partnered with Cultural groups to host Siteki Culture day with an intention to sensitise the public on genders issues and encourage aspiring entrepreneurs.
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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

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The vendors shelter is dominated by females at 99 % Council sensitise members of the public in mass meetings to participate in this form of trade as well. Man feel that market trade is meant for women. There is a need and a plan to extend the structure, this is evidenced by the incoming number of applications from the youth and women willing to start businesses.

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

Minimised victimisation of women through rapes and robberies because of the lighting Each women able to have something for the table for her family without financially depending on men. Gender based violence is at its minimum because as we know economic crisis in a family normally perpetuate Violence.
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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL TARGETS)

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Economic Empowerment these women are small entrepreneurs Health the lighting minimise health risk exposures.

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

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Yes it is sustainable, other can improve the practice. We are still receiving a number of applications from aspiring entrepreneurs.

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LESSONS LEARNED
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I have leant conflict management and management of change. Negotiating with people for things that benefit them. The very same people who are being assisted do not want to move to new and healthy site , they want to remain the old dirty and risky site. The benefiting group became divided over the project, but eventually the project was successful and is now in full operation.

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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