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365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND

COUNTRY: MAURITIUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE SUMMIT AND AWARDS DATE 23-25 VENUE-Kopanong Hotel-Johannesburg

EMPOWER WOMEN

Innovative approach to prevent violence and substance abuse among children

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Founded in September 2010 1st April 2011 Media Watch OrganisationGemsa share their office with LEAD and now we work in close collaboration

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

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Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

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To alleviate social ills such as: Substance Abuse HIV and AIDS Gender Violence

Through: Advocacy Prevention Sensitization Empowerment and Action

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

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Prevention organized in a vulnerable communities in Mauritius on violence and substance Abuse by creativity workshop the workshop were organized for children accompanying their parents and they were led to reflect and express themselves on the topics of domestic violence, substance abuse sexuality, family values, their rights and responsibilities voice of the children were shared with parents from the children themselves to enable them to become aware of the look and perception of their children. It is important to note that at the same time ,their parents had session prevention, children work on exactly the same themes but adapted to their age

Innovative approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM?

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The problem was identified through creativity workshop

Innovative approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM?

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Innovative approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM?

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Innovative approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM?

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Innovative approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

Yes this issue is very important Children will be inform of the different types of violence and will be able to distinguish between: Physical, Verbal and sexual violence Denigration Negative health and social effects of substance abuse
Innovative Approach to prevent violence and substance abuse among children

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?

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Building trust among children

creativity workshop

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

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30 SESSIONS OF TWO HOURS ONE DAY PER WEEK= 30 week

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?
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Children of 7 to 12 years old boys and girl Parents in separate group with other resource person

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE PROJECT

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Inhabitants Different NGOs Resource persons

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

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

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Costing for 30 Sessions

Travelling 7,500 Rand Stationery 1,500 Rand Resource person-7,500 R Field worker paid by donors

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

CREATIVITY: ARE YOU USING ARTS, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO POPULARISE THE ISSUES?
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Creativity workshop Exhibition of children work Radio talk Show Cultural Program

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

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A liaison officer working for the foundation in the community will do the monitoring a final report. Creativity of children through an exhibition in the community LEAD will be present once a month
Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

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Children know their rights and their responsibilities.

They are able to differentiate between the different types of violence and the effects of tobacco and alcohol
They are able to talk around them with their friends and parents Parents, be a little more Caution to their children and be aware that their children live in the same reality they are.

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL TARGETS)

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ARTICLE 11 THE GIRL AND BOY CHILD 1. States Parties shall adopt laws, policies and programmes to ensure the development and protection of the girl child by: (a) eliminating all forms of discrimination against the girl child in the family, community, institutions and at state levels; (b) ensuring that girls have equal access to education and health care, and are not subjected to any treatment which causes them to develop a negative self-image; (c) ensuring that girls enjoy the same rights as boys and are protected from harmful cultural attitudes and practices in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; (d) protecting girls from economic exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence including sexual abuse; and (e) ensuring that girl children have equal access to information, education, services and facilities on sexual and reproductive health and rights. 2. States Parties shall put in place legislative and other measures to ensure that the boy child enjoys the same rights as the girl child under sub-Article 1

Article 14
Training and Education

Article 26
Health

Child Protection Act

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

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to support the program, parents has set up a group to continue the work started LEAD will be present once a month The same project has been started in the north of the island There are request from other foundation. It is already being replicated a similar program in a village with the collaboration of the National Empowerment Foundation Soon LEAD will set up a Prevention Department for children

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

LESSONS LEARNED
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Some parents do not realize The importance of the different training given to them and to their children. So some children are not regular and it delays the work. Some foundation funds only those 30 initial sessions they make us find other financial support to continue monitoring. But all those who are regular and follow the sessions are realizing the reality of life and confront their daily lives easier

Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

Conclusion
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The Dream one of these children:

My dream is to play football in a world without violence and that my dad and my mom live in the same house even they does not speak

Innovative approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children

ANY QUESTIONS?
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Innovative Approach to prevent violence & substance abuse among children