Golebane Maninkisi, Botswana, Prevention - Summit 2012

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BOTSWANALOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS23/04/2012

KOPANONG, JOHANNESBURG 365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE

AND EMPOWER WOMEN

EMPOWERMENT

YOUNG WOMEN LEADERSHIP CLUB

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GENDERBASED

VIOLENCE

FINDINGYOURSEXUAL VOICE

YOUNG WOMEN LEADERSHIPCLUB(UB)

CATEGORY: PREVENTION

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EMPOWERMENT


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THE TEAM!!

EMPOWERMENT

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Intentions PreventGender Based Violence

Coexistence Of SexualityAnd Leadership

Counter Failed GenderEmpowerment Strategies

Club Is A PreventativeMeasure With A DifferenceFor Young Women

IDENTIFICATION OF THEPROBLEM

BODY MAPPING

CAMPUSMAPPING

BAGGAGEFROMHOME

CALLING SSEXUALCURIOSITY

DI COURSE

DEAR DIARY

EMPOWERMENT

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A lot of inequalityevidence of gender based violence which including

passion killings, sexual harassment and emotional abuse These challenges emanate from relationships ranging from negotiating safe

sexual practices to the contexts within which

pregnancies occur as well as

their consequences for the health, socio-economic and emotional welfare of female students.

IMPORTANCE

EMPOWERMENT

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Poetry Night: Girls Nite:

Shine Event Find Your Sexual Voice : Body and Campus Mapping Body Mapping:

Campus Mapping .

ADDRESING THE PROBLEM

EMPOWERMENT

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April 2010 July 2012.wewant to continue BEYOND

based on the availability of funds

TIME FRAME

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5 dynamic young women

The key target is young women at the University of Botswana, as well as the larger university community.The project has

partnered with the Writers workshop which includes male and

female students.

KEY TARGETS & THOSEINVOLVED

EMPOWERMENT

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We participated ininternational womens daythis year.

And intend to exploredifferent collaborationswith other young womenmovements like TAWLA

Department of Women

Affairs

AFRICA GENDER INSTITUTE

PARTNERSHIPS

EMPOWERMENT

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The project is funded by the Ford foundation based on a

proposal submitted by the Africa Gender Institute. We have used the seed money of R38,000 per year to

Have weekly interactive sessions for sharing experiences

Buy equipment Finance our Shine Event which showcases research

findings creatively

RESOURCEFULNESS

EMPOWERMENT

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Poetry Movies, documentaries Shine event

Social networks(facebook) Posters Power point

presentations Drama

CREATIVITY

EMPOWERMENT

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The methodology used has an in built monitoring and evaluation where there is continuous sharing,

feedback from the University of Botswana community.

There are weekly meetings

that focus on the progress of

the research and hence

affording constant

evaluation .

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

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Through our mandate of prevention with a difference we have achieved emotional growth,understanding and tolerance through instilling a sense of acceptance of our commonalities and differences and these results are evident through testimonies from the UB community.

RESULTS ACHIEVED

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ARTICLE 14gender sensitive policies

addressing gender basedstereotypes( GBVinclusive)Safer learningenvironmentEMPOWERMENT

IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADCPROTOCOL TARGETS )

EMPOWERMENT

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Sustainability: Fund raisins activities

Replication: Recruitment of freshmen

students Marketing the ideology Making tool kits: body

mapping( tertiary institutions)

SUSTAINABILITY & REPLICATION

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We have learned that empowerment/education at grassroots level is effective in preventing or curbing

gender based violence We have also learnt self acceptance, sexual assertiveness, tolerance to cultural dynamics,

The ultimate lesson obviously is that PROACTIVENESS IS BETTER THAN REACTIVENESS!!!

LESSONS LEARNT

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Golebane Maninkisi, Botswana, Prevention - Summit 2012