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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

28 – 30 MARCH 2011KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH

AFRICA

“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER

VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

RESPONSE

PROJECTS

: RESPONSE

SUB CATEGORY



HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM?

• used to be a mining Town owned by the RioTinto (Rossing Uranium Mine, whichcurrently has the largest operating open pit

in the world, and thus’ the work force used tobe male dominated with only about 2%female employed as general laborers backthan or had to resort as house wife’s.

• RESPONSE

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y



•The man mostly occupy supervisory andmanagement positions and thus’ receive hefty

salaries of which they spend on various socialagendas.

•Since the proclamation of Arandis as a Town in1992, the Council established stakeholder’s forum

and created platforms to address young teenagegirls involved in sexual activities for cash in return.

RESPONSE



Rape Case: (Response) • A young teenage girl was raped, assaulted and

brutally murdered which came as a huge shockto the Arandis small community and the breakingnews made headlines in various radio, television

and newspaper headlines.• The Council immediately called up the

community to stand up against this brutal inhuman acts and got ALL stakeholders involved,

including the Police and Public RelationsCommittee of which the station commanderWarrant Anton is the Secretary of thisCommittee.



• The raped and murdered girl’s incident

was reported to the police and until nowNO suspect was brought to sentencing.

RESPONSE



IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

• Yes,

• Because it is an issue of human rights,human dignity, national interest as well as it

involves a loss of lives the innocent younggirls and teenage girls fall prey to young andmature man.

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y

RESPONSE



HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?

• As the Constitution clearly state aboutfreedom of movement and freedom ofspeech, the parliament has widely raged and

aggressively campaign through variouspublic speaking about Gender BasedViolence and Gender Stereotyping of whichmen deny the rights of young (future

leaders/professionals) girls.•

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y

RESPONSE



• The Council introduced and developed aLocal Gender Action Plan, involved thecommunity to be part of the Police and

Public Relations Committee, Youth againstCrime, Girl Child Project, SAY

RESPONSE



How are you going aboutaddressing this problem Cont

• NO! And 16 Days of Activism as well asconveyed messages through churchesand public meetings.

• In particular from the above the Council ofArandis Town made it top priority toactively campaign, promote, market and

get the community mostly men involved inthe Arandis 16 DAYS CAMPAIGN inDecember 2010,

RESPONSE



• ACTIVISM and CYPER DIALOGUES bywhich the Mayor of the Town His WorshipHonorable Daniel Utapi Muhuura,

Councilors, Church leaders of the four (4)churches as well as the Councils PublicRelations Team had face to face and small

groups discussions with the community.

RESPONSE



WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

• We have been involved in various projects tofight the Gender Based Violence and GenderStereotyping in Arandis Town of which the most

attended over a thousand people was the SAYNO! Project and 16 Days Campaign.

• The Council took a firm stand on this project andmade it a continuous ongoing project and has a

budget of N$30 000 annually to activelycampaign against Gender Based Violence.

•

• RESPONSE

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y



WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY

INVOLVED ? • The key targets are both teenage boys and

mature man in Arandis to get the full buy in.

• The Girl Child Project has been successfully

managed and monitored through theMinistry of Education involving trainings,seminars and workshops at U.B Dax andKolin Senior Secondary Schools.

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y

RESPONSE



• Zone Leaders Committee work hand inhand with the P.P.R.C (Police and PublicRelations Committee of which women are

occupying decision making positions fromthe community and the local police stationcommander Warrant Anton is

spearheading the Committee.

RESPONSE



WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS

INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY

INVOLVED?

• Neighborhood watch – The recently (October2010) established Committee will be receivingtraining in February 2011 organized through the

Office of the Regional Police CommanderCommissioner Festus Shilongo.

• The Mayor of Arandis Hon. Muhuura, DeputyMayor Isa-Bella Kavendjii, Pastor Daphne’

Tauros, Warrant Anton (Secretary in-charge),Elder Thuys Blaauw from the Elders/PensionersCouncil, Seargent Nghifikua and Seargent So-/oabes are serving on this important committee,which shows 70% of women representation.



PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE PROJECT

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGORY

RESPONSE



RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE

MOBILISED?

Mr. Patrick Haushona whom is the CommunityRelations Officer is spearheading the yearplan and program under the Customer Care

and Community Affairs.• I am task with mobilizing, sensitization and

public relations program to inform, educateand make sure the relevant stakeholders

and public is aware of the six (6) stages weimplemented this far.

•

• RESPONSE

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGORY



• At this point of time due to limitedresources and finances the Gender BasedViolence and Gender Protocol Programsare merely active by assistance andinvolvement of the Councils yearly budgetof N$30 000, as the Town of Arandis is still

on a developing state.

RESPONSE



MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• The P.P.R.C (Police and Public RelationsCommittee) and Zone Leaders are workinghand in hand with the Community Relations

Officer at the Council, whom is reportingdirectly to Madam Sarry Xoagus – Eises therepresentative of Gender Links NamibiaOffice.

• We are in constant consultation and trainingprocess/programs with Madam SarryXoagus – Eises and do forward variousfeedbacks and reports.

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGORY



WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

• After the brutal rape and murder of the young

innocent girl, the response and action programdrastically brought the entire town to a standstillechoing same messages of FREEDOM OFMOVEMENT and FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

• The teenage boys and mature man has beenmade aware about the consequences to faceshould this kind of inhuman acts happen. The

man actively started participating in publicdebates as well as attended Gender BasedViolence workshops and trainings organized byGender Links Windhoek Namibia Office.

RESPONSE

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGORY



IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL TARGETS)

– Constitutional Rights– Affirmative Action

– Equality in Accessing Justice

– Marriage and Family Rights– The Girl Child

– Representation

– Access to property and resources

– Gender Based Violence

– Sexual Harassment

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGORY

RESPONSE



10.Financial ProvisionsEFFECTIVENESS

• Yes. Because the Council has put aside R30,000 for GBV

activities annually. We organized one of the best andoutstanding and largest march on 10 December 2010(International Human Rights Day) commemorating theremembrance of our daughter, sister and classmate whom gotbrutally murdered and raped.

• During this march more than a thousand participants took partand the community was tasked to take ownership by both theoffice of the Mayor, Council as well as the P.P.R.C and theZone Leaders.

• Each women and men was dressed in ALL white t-shirts andtops during the march which was part of the 16 Days program.

•

• RESPONSE

P

ROJECTS: SUB CATEGOR

Y



SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• Yes,

• There is a budget allocation of N$30 000 aswell as the Officer of the ConstituencyCouncilor is in the process of soliciting from

the National Council.

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Y

RESPONSE



LESSONS LEARNED • The young and mature man in general came to

senses that they need to protect their households,family and women at large and work as acommunity to fight against Gender Based Violenceand Gender Stereotyping.

• Seeing that the Town of Arandis has a very smallpopulation of just over six thousand inhabitants, theStation Commander Warrant Anton and his crewdoes a wonderful job by means of night patrols atnight bars and in particular E.C Restaurant.

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Y

RESPONSE



• The Police and Public Relations Committee andZone Leaders are up in arms educating and

training the community to get actively involved.

RESPONSE



ANY QUESTIONS?

Presented by: Andrew Harold Hoaeb

Arandis PROJECT – PREVENTION

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