INTERSECTIONSINTERSECTIONSA LEARNING & SHARING A LEARNING & SHARING

EVENTEVENTASCOT CONFERENCE CENTREASCOT CONFERENCE CENTRE

BY BY

D.E. MALWANED.E. MALWANE

28 OCTOBER 200928 OCTOBER 2009

BALANCING ACTSBALANCING ACTS

Participation: the main ingredient for good Participation: the main ingredient for good development development (Joseph Francis)(Joseph Francis)Integrating HIV and food security Integrating HIV and food security (Joseph (Joseph Francis)Francis)When is it welfare and when is it development When is it welfare and when is it development (Julian May)(Julian May)Short term support for long term gain: meeting Short term support for long term gain: meeting the gender agenda the gender agenda (Glynis Rhodes)(Glynis Rhodes)Sustainable agriculture, food security and Sustainable agriculture, food security and income generation income generation (Maxwell Mudhara)(Maxwell Mudhara)

Participation: the main ingredient Participation: the main ingredient for good developmentfor good development

A call needed for dev. practitioners to sit down, A call needed for dev. practitioners to sit down, listen and learn and empower those who are listen and learn and empower those who are weak and vulnerableweak and vulnerable

IF THIS IS THE SITUATION, SO WHAT? IF THIS IS THE SITUATION, SO WHAT?

Enhance beneficiaries involvement in local Enhance beneficiaries involvement in local development effortsdevelopment efforts

Build bridges and linkages for collective actionBuild bridges and linkages for collective action

Promote self-discovery within communitiesPromote self-discovery within communities

Amplify community voices and decision makingAmplify community voices and decision making

Integrating HIV and food securityIntegrating HIV and food security

Do we have clear strategies, expertise, Do we have clear strategies, expertise, comprehensive policy framework, systems, comprehensive policy framework, systems, programs and a direction to integrate HIV and programs and a direction to integrate HIV and food security?food security? Limited resources – funding is either for HIV or Limited resources – funding is either for HIV or food securityfood securityTraining in silos – e.g. agricultural interventionsTraining in silos – e.g. agricultural interventionsStigma related to HIV still an obstacleStigma related to HIV still an obstacleLack of consideration of other issues such as Lack of consideration of other issues such as drought, water supply which end up impacting drought, water supply which end up impacting the integration.the integration.

When is it welfare and when is it When is it welfare and when is it development?development?

There is a strong concern that food There is a strong concern that food security programs cannot exist alone security programs cannot exist alone without linking to other programswithout linking to other programs

HIV programs with food security need a HIV programs with food security need a holistic approachholistic approach

Social security is developmentSocial security is development

RedistributionRedistribution

GrowthGrowth

Short term support for long term Short term support for long term gain: meeting the gender agendagain: meeting the gender agendaCulture and tradition, patriarchal social system, Culture and tradition, patriarchal social system, religion and the church determine women religion and the church determine women prioritiespriorities

The difference between men and women are The difference between men and women are expresses in the form of gender inequalityexpresses in the form of gender inequality

Men tend to see themselves superior and Men tend to see themselves superior and women inferiorwomen inferior

Total women emancipation and transformation is Total women emancipation and transformation is possible possible (social relations can change)(social relations can change)

Sustainable agriculture, food Sustainable agriculture, food security and income generationsecurity and income generation

Limited of access to landLimited of access to land

Water scarcityWater scarcity

Climate changeClimate change

Markets are not properly developed for the small Markets are not properly developed for the small community sectorscommunity sectors

Limited resources Limited resources (funding)(funding)

Crime Crime (stealing of equipment and farm produce)(stealing of equipment and farm produce)

Low literacy levelsLow literacy levels

Emerging issuesEmerging issues

Are we applying correct skills to document Are we applying correct skills to document our experiences? our experiences?

How do we deal with donor dictatorship?How do we deal with donor dictatorship?

How do we takle with conspiracy of How do we takle with conspiracy of silence? silence?

Lack of belief by practitioners in Lack of belief by practitioners in community’s ability to champion local community’s ability to champion local development effortsdevelopment efforts