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REPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
ACTION PLAN WORKSHOP
Province: Gobabis: Omaheke Region
Date: 2-3 February 2010
Venue: Gobabis Municipality Hall
Figure 1:Participants of the Gobabis GBV action plan workshop
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Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Background 4
Process and activities 5
Outcomes 7 Way Forward 9
Annexes
A - Programme 11 B - List of participants 11
C - GAP and GBV Status Report 14 D – Group work and discussions 16
E - GBV Action Plan: 21 F - Messaging / slogans / posters /calendar 29
G - SADC Protocol: village level report 36
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Executive Summary This is a report on the proceedings of the Local Government Gender Based Violence action plan workshop held from 2-3 February 2010 at the Gobabis Town Council Hall. The Gobabis Town Council has 7 Councillors and it is situated at the East of Windhoek,
approximately 210km. Gobabis who is the capital city of the Omaheke region lies on the eastern border of Namibia, bordering 3 districts of Botswana. The name of the region, Omaheke, it is the Herero (tribe) word Sanveld. Shelter, poverty eradication, women‟s
economic, political empowerment with 50% of women representation at all levels of governance, etc are some of the issues discussed in the GBV plan of action and the overall workshop.
The purpose of the programme was to;
Establish the status of the Gender Action Plans developed in 2008. Popularise the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development.
Develop 365 Day Local Action Plans to end Gender Based Violence or strengthen existing GBV action plans.
Develop messages for backstopping the local 365 Day Action Plans to end GBV. Establish communication strategies for the GBV action plans.
Inform councils about the collection of good practices for addressing GBV at the local level and in the Gender Justice and Local Government Summit.
See the full workshop programme attached at Annex A. Over the two days, the workshop was attended by 21 participants, 12 women and 9
men: see Annex B for the full workshop participants list. Current status report on GAP (gender action plan) and GBVP (gender based violence
action plans) can be found in a table depicting the current status in terms of challenges and support required, attached at Annex C.
All of the group work and discussions are attached at Annex D. The Draft Gobabis Council Gender Based Violence Action Plan that the participants
produced is attached at Annex E. The GBV messages/slogans/posters and calendar are attached at Annex F.
The SADC protocol village level report is attached at Annex G.
The participants evaluated the workshop as having been an enlightening workshop. A summarised version of the evaluation forms is attached at the end of this report as Annex H.
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Background
The 365 days of Action is a concept, first adopted in South Africa, to extend the 16 days of Activism on Gender violence Campaign to a coordinated and comprehensive year-long response to end gender violence through the development of a National
Action Plan. The plan serves as an important tool to strengthen efforts to end gender violence by holding governments, civil society and other stakeholders responsible for commitments they make.
The United Nations Secretary General‟s 2006 report on gender violence highlights the significance of:
Comprehensive and coordinated National Action Plans driven by governments States should build and sustain strong multi-sectoral strategies, coordinated
nationally and locally Work to end violence against women requires not only a clear demonstration of
political commitment but also systematic and sustained action, backed by strong,
dedicated and permanent institutional mechanisms. States should build on the work done by non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), scale up and institutionalize it and share experiences with other countries
The SADC Gender and Development Protocol signed in August 2008 sets a target for governments to halve current levels of gender based violence by 2015 and emphasises
that States should adopt an integrated approach to address gender violence.
Following the development of the Gender Action Plan 2008, aimed at mainstreaming gender at all local authority structures in Namibia‟s 13 political regions, audits or assessments have been carried out to see if these plans have indeed been implemented
or received the necessary buy-in from relevant management teams of the various councils. The adoption and
implementation of these Gender Action Plans were intended to also empower other stakeholders to own the process
right from the on-set. Each Local Authority was expected to formulate short term priority Action Areas for
implementation.
These Action Plans were developed by Gender Links together with the
Association of Local Authorities in Namibia and were forwarded to all 47 local authorities in the country. Namibia has 51 local authorities, but only 47 took part in the workshops that developed these Gender Action Plans.
During this process of assessing local authorities, previous Plans of Action were revisited and audit. This was done to assist stakeholders to understand and share skills and
Figure 2: The full group of participants
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knowledge on Gender issues and to develop communication strategies for their own 356 / 16 Days GBV campaigns and Action Plans based on what is contained in the SADC
Gender Protocol.
A strong focus for this year was to make sure that these Authorities / Councils embarked upon GBV Campaigns as a priority, and to challenge barriers to its implementation.
The opportunity is also used to devise strategies for collecting good practices to showcase at the First annual Southern Africa Local Government and Gender Justice Summit and Awards
Process and activities
The training manual titled, „Localising gender justice initiatives‟ allows for maximum participation of participants through various plenary and group work sessions. The work is used to allow participants to engage with each other, develop their thinking capacity;
many people who not participate in plenary can best express themselves in smaller groups. This has worked for the facilitators, judging from the outcomes of the GBV action plan as drawn up by participants in group work. This is the best proven
participatory methods used in all workshops. The Gender Links Gender Justice and Local Government in country facilitator introduced her and explained what Gender Links does in the region. The facilitator also linked
Gender Links with the SADC Protocol Alliance activities. The importance of the workshops was clearly outlined, and why it is being facilitated for Local Authorities in Namibia. Vital to the workshop was that participants were told that the facilitator came
to audit/assess what has been done since the 2008 Gender links/ALAN workshops. Participants were also given an opportunity to introduce themselves with brief explanation about their expectations of the workshop. The Village Council was
represented by a Management cadre who officially opened the workshop on behalf of the Chairperson. The Village has five councillors and three were present with staff members in attendance.
Gender action plan current status update With each of the councils having developed gender action plans (processes referred to
above), it is important to get an update on the status of these and to find out during the GBV action plan workshops if these plans have been filtered down to all district and local municipalities. This session is used to establish whether they have been adopted,
whether GBV action plans already exist, and what some of the challenges are those is hindering implementation as well as the kind of support ALAN and GL can offer to address these challenges. Highlights are also shared and a way forward it mapped
where necessary. SADC protocol quiz With the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development having been adopted in August 2008, a need was indentified to design a programme that domesticated the Protocol through village and community level workshops, with the aims of raising awareness
around the Gender Protocol at the grassroots level. The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development module of the GBV action training manual uses a short SADC knowledge
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quiz is to test the participants knowledge on the protocol, these quiz results are then consolidated (as below) and the results are use as baseline data on Protocol knowledge. Participants go on to discuss and prioritise the various targets and how these can be implemented in the everyday work of councils.
NB: Please see the SADC protocol village level report attached at Annex G and the discussion that followed. Checklist for change and developing a GBV action plan Local government can address gender based violence as a key service delivery issue in a number of ways and before participants
start the process of developing the actual GBV action plan, the group goes through a checklist for change that can assist
municipalities to get started on either developing a local action plan to end GBV or to see if their action plan addresses key concerns. This checklist is put together
across the levels that local government use for planning, i.e. prevention, support, response and coordination and it also
includes the transversal issues of monitoring and evaluation and budgets. Communicating the action plan Once the participants have developed their GBV action plans, it is important for them to identify very practical tools that they can use to communicate their action plans that
target the members of their relevant communities. Communicating gender based violence issues to communities is difficult and therefore if participants have any questions around communication these GBV action plans, it should be addressed during
this particular session and therefore it is important that local government officials and councillors put across their messages on GBV to their community members more effectively.
Southern Africa Local Government and Gender Justice Summit Before officially concluding the workshop and after summarising everything that was
presented during workshops, participants are taken through a PowerPoint presentation on the first Southern Africa local government and gender justice summit and awards that will be taking place. The application process and adjudication process is explained
and pamphlets are distributed to all participants.
Outcomes • The status of the Gender Action Plans developed in 2008 was established and
challenges and required support were identified and recorded.
• The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development was popularised through discussions, DVDs and interactive group work sessions.
Figure 3: The facilitator taking participants through the key gender concepts
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• A roadmap for ending gender violence at the local level, specific to the needs of that particular municipality / community was developed in the form of a draft 365 Day
Local Action Plan to end Gender Based Violence and the existing GBV action plan was strengthened.
• Messages, slogans and posters were developed for backstopping the local 365 Day
Action Plans to end GBV and a comprehensive communication strategy was put together and will be included in the final workshop report.
• Mechanisms for sharing good practice and strengthening practice on the ground was
shared and participants now have a better understanding of the expectations for the first local government and gender justice summit and awards taking place in 2010 as councils were informed about the collection of good practices for addressing GBV at
the local level and in the Gender Justice and Local Government Summit.
Way Forward
- That more resources be sought for the long time implementation of the Gender action plans.
- Specific budget allocation for the roll out of the both gender and GBV action plans.
- A specific gender focal person is appointed as the HR is acting as a focal person. - A Committee on GBV is already existing but need to be more strengthened to deal
with the current latest development in the on the gender front.
- Participants to set up a meeting or forum, so that task team can be set to oversee the M & E Plan.
- ALAN/NALAO to be engaged for their input.
- Need for gender committees in all wards. - GBV should be a standing point on the all Council meeting agenda. - The role of political parties, to review their party policies and manifestoes. If these
political parties are engaged with Action Plan, they will further take it to the
Communities or their membership. - The role of NGOs, FBO‟s in the GAP need to be strengthened. - The role of Regional Councils also need ironed out. They are invited but do not
attend meetings. - Women Caucuses, need to be involved.
Challenges
- Financial constrains to complete prioritised GAP, especially the long term ones. - Not all stake holders are part of the GAP plan, making it difficult for the Council to
roll out its activities. The main governing regional body, ‟Regional Council need to come onboard.
- More money to be sought for the second phase implementation of GAP - GBV another activity to be facilitated by the Council and be rolled out by
stakeholder.
- Regular meeting not attended by those Institutions that could make a difference in - The domestication of both GAP and GBV plans.
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- The Council not having a person designated, to help implement GAP and
GBV actions plans as HR is standing in when necessary.
- The social challenges as the Mayor put it
„have a very big impact on development in small localities like Gobabis‟. These are poverty, GBV, HIV and Aids, TB, malaria,
women‟s social economic empowerment, - Men‟s involvement not satisfactory. Men
need to play a vital role in eliminating
GBV.
Highlights
- So far first Local Authority who had implemented GAP from 47 entities. They used their own resources to manage that.
- That the Mayor and his team are all implementers and agents of GAP.
- Most of women‟s activities and empowerment drives were dealt with, in the tourism industry,
- The council has put in place gender management system whereby women form part and parcel of any project introduced by the council and serves in strategic position
of such bodies. - Build together housing project was another milestone, where women‟s housing
needs are addressed. Shelter is such a commodity women countrywide are facing.
Figure 4: Participants engaging around the group work
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Annex A: Workshop Programme-2-3 February 2010
Time Action Who
DAY ONE
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome and opening Town Council Mayor
8:45 – 9:00 Purpose of the workshop GL Facilitator
SECTION ONE: GAP (gender action plan) CURRENT STATUS REPORT
9:00 – 9:30 Report on the gender action plans that were developed in 2007
CEO/Mayor
9:30 – 10:00 Discussion
• How can challenges in implementing committed actions be overcome?
• What support is required and from who?
GL facilitator
SECTION TWO: KEY GENDER CONCEPTS
10:00 – 10:30 • Sex
• Gender • Gender Based Violence
GL Facilitator, Ms
Jacobs-Williams
10:30 – 11:00 TEA
SECTION THREE: SADC GENDER PROTOCOL ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT AND IT’S RELEVANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
11:00 – 11:15 SADC Protocol Quiz GL Facilitator
11:15 – 12:00 DVD: Roadmap to equality To introduce the SADC Gender Protocol and its relevance to local government
GL Facilitator
12:00 – 13:00 Strategies to popularise the protocol GL Facilitator
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
SECTION FOUR: LOCALISING 365 NATIONAL ACTION PLANS TO END GBV AS A KEY SERVICE DELIVERY ISSUE (CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE)
14:00 – 15:00 GBV as a key service delivery issue
• Checklist for change for local government
GL Facilitator
SECTION FIVE: DEVELOPING AN ACTION PLAN TO END GBV
15:00 - 17:00 Developing a GBV action plan • Prevention • Response
• Support • Budget, monitoring and evaluation
GL Facilitator
16:00 – 16:15 TEA
DAY TWO
8:30 – 9:00 Report back Participants
SECTION SIX: COMMUNICATING THE LOCAL GBV ACTION PLAN (DEVELOPING
MESSAGES, SLOGANS, POSTERS AND CALENDERS)
9:00 – 10:00 Communicating the local GBV action plan GL Facilitator
9:30 – 11:00 Group work: Developing messages and slogans Designing a poster
GL Facilitator
11:00 – 11:30 TEA
11:30 – 12:00 Developing a calendar of dates Group work ALL
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Time Action Who
12:00 – 13:00 Report back Participants
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
SECTION SEVEN: SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE
SUMMIT AND AWARDS
14:00 – 15:00 Southern Africa Local Government and Gender Summit and Awards: Collecting, documenting and
presenting good practices on prevention of GBV by local municipalities
GL facilitator, Ms Jacobs-Williams
15:00 – 15:30 TEA
15:30 – 16h30 Way forward and open discussion • Support for implementing 365 Day action plans • Monitoring and evaluation
• AOB
GL Facilitator, Ms Jacobs-Williams
16:30 Closure and departure Town Council
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Annex B: List of participants
EVENT : Gobabis GBV action plan workshop DATE : 2 - 3 February
NAME SEX
M/F
ORGANISATION PHONE/FAX EMAIL SIGNATURE
Hilde U. Hijamutiti F
M.G.E.C.W
062-564687/50 081 34 55 081
-
Toini Petrus F
P.O. Office
062-562923 08145 56 553
-
E. Gauros F Committee 081 35 85512 -
F. Shimakeleni
F
Gobabis Municipality
062-562551
fax-563012
T. Gariseb M NAMPOL 062-566128 -
P. Matope
M
MOHSS–Gobs. Hospital
062-566200
062-564667 081 36 77 743
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S. Shapopi
F
Likondjela
062-564410
081 20 08 587
-
H. Paulus F
Likondjela
062-564410 081 20 08 579
-
R.V. Kavendjii M
Gobabis Municipality
062-564843
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M. Beukes
F
Gobabis Municipality
062-562419
081 27 80 336
I. Glaser
F
MYNSSC
062-562249
E. Kandetu M
Gobabis Municipality 062-562551 [email protected]
A. Marenga M Prison 062-562923 -
E.N. Amutenya F
Gobabis Municipality
062-564726 081 28 38 665
J. Ndjavera F
Gobabis Municipality
081 28 52 170
B. van Wyk F SWAPO party
Cllr. P.M Katjaoha M
Gobabis Municipality
081 22 79 530
S. Basson M All Men Organization 081 28 19 151 -
A. Eises M Community M -
R. Ralfie Gamrob M Community Youth 081 35 10 597 -
Maria Hoeses F SWAPO party 081 33 45 978 -
Attendance statistics by gender
Females 12 57
Males 9 43
TOTAL 21 100%
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Annex C: Current Status Report - GAP and GBV AP
Gobabis Town Council: Omaheke Region Gender action plan in existence / adopted 365 Day GBV action plan existence / adopted
Person responsible for Gender
Highlights / achievements
Challenges faced Support required from ALAN and GL
- These plans exit and adopted.
- This year the council want to implement 365/16 days Campaign at the town
- GAP shorter plans have been adopted and implemented, but face some challenges for the implementation of log term GAP.
- There are certain committees established like GAP chaired by the Mayor
- GAP adopted and
implemented
- Women empowered through the build together housing project
- Fair representation of women in some empowerment drives, like tourism, entrepreneurships, increased job for women, form
partnership with ppp women‟s group
- Make sure women get tenders on issues that are close to their hearts.
- Short term GAP plans were introduced. But the Council does have a specific budget allocated to gender.
- Made sure all information related to gender and women are
distributed in time. .
-Training of stake holders and GBV -GL also to assist and help with tools such as M&E -Work workshops on GBV
and GAP audit -Advance training to Council and staff on GBV -Specific training to gender focal person/s ALAN, NALAO, GL meeting on regular basis with Council to map way
forward.
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Annex D: Group work and discussions Discussions Discussion 1: What are some of the general challenges that your Village Council is facing? Housing is one of the biggest challenges.
Shelter for victims/survivors of GBV GBV is high in this region‟s capital
General crime, like stock theft which is the main crime here, as the region‟s economic growth depended on cattle breeding. The town is called, cattle town.
Alcohol and drug abuse
Discussion 2: What are the most common types Of GBV occurring in you region? Rape of women and minors
Trafficking of women and young girls, as this route is used for supply and export of good from Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.
GBV cases reported increased Teenage pregnancies
Poverty especially in rural areas. Some women flocked to urban for seeking for job opportunities.
Discussion 3: Is GBV an issue for your region? GBV is one of the biggest challenges faced in this area. To highlight this one victim came
by invitation to the workshop and spoke about her gruesome violent attack done to her by her boyfriend. She lost her one eye, part of her tongue and has bruises all over her body.
She was admitted in hospital for two months. She told the meeting, that her perpetrator has been arrested but she has not had any justice done to her. She said there are many other women living in such violence. They are abused on daily basis, but do not know where
to look for help. She thanked GL for giving her an opportunity to speak out. GL investigated her case with some of those in power at the workshop. They said the main problem Gobabis is faced with is that the town has no proper facilities to host abused women or girls. They
have a small house where only 5 women are being hosted. With some partners, Council is providing land where a house can be built with proper infrastructure facilities to host GBV survivors. On the day of the workshop GL provided leftover food to these victims.
Group work
Group 1: What work is already happening to achieve the targets in the protocol? - 90% SADC countries already signed the protocol. Namibia is who has also ratified.
- Specific action against GBV eg.16 days of activism are in the pipeline. - Establishing GAP committee to help CEO and Council to help implement - HR person to act as a caretaker on GAP.
- Adopt GAP at the Council management meeting.
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- Small budget put aside from the general budget for GAP shorter implementation. - Much need to be done, to achieve target set by deadline.
Group 2: Have a look at the pamphlet with all of the targets, which of these would you prioritise? - Article 14 - Education and Training. Key to
success is development. If we are educated and
trained society, then we give tools to them to. - Article 15 - sustain themselves against poverty
have good governance, productive resource and
self employment. - Through the media – this is a way women can
voice their concerns, or become critical
consumers of the mass media in the country. - Article 26 – 27 - HIV and Aids, this is one of the
challenges worldwide faced, and Namibia is not
an exception. - Article 20-25 - Namibia has reviewed its policy
on Gender to redress violence and put punitive and strategic action plans to in place. - Article 32 – Implementation - Namibian government has ratified many gender protocols but
little is see n being implemented.
Group 3: How can the targets in the Protocol be included in the work of your councils? - Raise awareness with council staff and newspapers. - Community meetings.
- In health programmes. - At church services. - Bill boards, posters and slogans need to be developing for communities, council and all
stakeholders. - Workshop, debates, music, poetry and in artistic work Group 4: How can you begin to popularise the SADC protocol? - Media: distributing information to citizens. - Workshop: Teaching people the importance of the protocol
- Conference: Where important people will deliver statements, like the Min Gender - Traditional Authorities: They are key to the successful implementation of the protocol. They
are at grassroots
- Church: Many people are Christians, most go the church. - Prisons: - Schools: Protocol at schools is important. They need to be educated at that level about the
protocol - Dialogue and debates: Good to discuss protocol at that level. - Organisations such „Window of hope‟ and ,‟My future is my choice‟: These are meant for
schools educating learners on HIV/Aids
Figure 5: The mayor of Gobabis participating in the group work
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- Drama and role plays. - Development and implementation of policies
Group 5: Have the methods you have been using been effective? How did you measure this? - The method where not 100%. But the message has been received. Some interviews with
mayor and CEO of the town programs implemented, especially GBV. They see the president talking about GBV on radio and TV. Minister of Gender, some NGOS speaking on the
Protocol. How can you communicate your action plans? - Workshop with relevant authority. - Case studies with other local authorities in sharing best practices and ideas. - Debates to with young people on the importance of the protocol.
- Community meeting. - Inviting speakers to a forum where issues of GBV in the protocol in discussed. What aspect of the s of GBV local action plan do you want to prioritised? - Article 20-25 on Gender Based Violence. - Article 12 - Governance, Representation and Participation. - Heath, HIV and Aids - article 26-27. Who are your targets? - Regional Councils. - Women‟s groups, youth and men‟s groups. - Traditional Authorities. - Gender groups. - Committees on GBV. What do you want to achieve? That by 2015 the Town Council has implemented prioritised action plans. That GBV and GAP are equality implemented. That majority of stake holders have given buy in, in the Councils activities. Make sure the Regional Council becomes the main partners in GBV and GAP
programs. A poem was presented by a delegate, addressed to men:
Be very careful if you make a women cry, because God counts those tears. A woman comes out of a man’s rib. Not from his feet to be walked on to. Not from his head to be superior. But from the side to be equal. Under the arms to be protected And next to the heart to be loved No to GBV!!!!! This has touched many souls at the workshop.
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Annex D: Draft Gobabis GBV action plan
DRAFT GBV ACTION PLAN
FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS
WHEN BUDGET
365 Day Action Plans
Committee on GBV established
Committee Citizens of Gobabis community and Council
ongoing
To involve councils in addressing gender based violence.
Localise the National Action Plan on Gender Violence.
Council, min Gender, Health, CDC Regional councils, gender NGOs
National Action Plan on Gender Violence has not been mainstreamed to the region. Only the min of gender Coordinators own this plan.
100% is the target is envisage
Ongoing $50.000
Prevention
Women’s safety
To make communities safer by planning and improving safety in public places
Survey on existing Public places and identification of community needs
Gobabis municipality NGO‟s, All law enforcement agents
No statistic available currently
Consultation with all stakeholders conducted Survey statistics available
Dec 2010 $20 000
Ensure that the community are save with water and lights
Gobabis municipality
Street lights available, lightning master plan available and maintenance policy available
50%target On-going $200 000
Street Naming proper identification with landmarks
Gobabis municipality
60%Named 40%unnamed
40%of streets to be named
June 2010 $50 000
Relocation of disorganised informal settlement
Gobabis municipality
30%organised 70% disorganised
60% to be formalised ongoing $150 000
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FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVE
ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/
INDICATORS
WHEN BUDGET
Conduct safety awareness programs and established a watchdog community
Law enforcement agency council
Community watchdog to focus on GBV
Police station existing ongoing $20 000
Base structures
Training workshop councillors on GBV
Gobabis municipality
Councillors and municipality officials attend workshop
All councillors and municipality official training
ongoing $500 000
Workshop discussions on topical issues related to women and child abuse
Mo HSS Law enforcement agency municipality GBV
Facilities available 3 workshop per year ongoing $20 000
Public Awareness Campaigns
Ensure women and man participate equally in community matters related GBV
Encourage men to take part in public meeting on issues that are considering being only of concern to women.
All councillors and all community action forums
There is no statistics participation
80% target ongoing $10 000
To educate community on GBV as one of the major challenges faces the municipality
To conduct awareness campaign and to take high level political stands on GBV
All councillors Make sure that 16 day campaign are implemented and promoted
Continues participation on GBV campaigns
ongoing $500.000
To educate community on the effect of not reporting GBV cases to the police ant the police not taking GBV cases serious
Establish a victim empowerment unit and make sure the community know their rights and responsibilities
Involve the services of training institutions like gender links
Police stations are victim friendly and are equipped with private rooms
At least 80% are knowledgeable on GBV
ongoing $10 000
Illegal she been related violence
Street En-achievement and Implementation of by low
Councillors and police
Strict times of operations are adhered too.
All shebeens owners to adhere to this lows
ongoing $3000.00
Media involvement Information All councillors, Make sure information 80% of the ongoing $10.000
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FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVE
ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/
INDICATORS
WHEN BUDGET
dissemination through programs like talk of the nation
police and P.R.O. reach the relevant people
population, women have access to media sources
Best practices
To enforce best practices To end GBV
Collect and present best practises
GL, ALAN,NALAO No Best practises exist
How many best practices should be collected (10
March 2010/11
$40.000
Response
To support regional and national efforts to respond rapidly and effectively to GBV
Training; Role modelling of survivors & those affected
NGOs, Police, WACPU, CBOs, Min of Gender, Health workers
Create safety nets for GBV survivors like Shelter
Community support groups, Rape victims, abused women
Ongoing $100.000
Supporting the development of police community forums and watch groups and initiatives and ensuring that GBV is high on the agenda.
Police, WACPU, Council
Community police structures exist but no proper structures in place for victims to be kept during evening hours.
The town council is supporting vendors with identification aprons to look after cars of individual at parking places
Ongoing $25.000
Strengthen and support shelters and places of safety for survivors of gender based violence in liaison with NGOs
Police, & army, council, CBOs
How many places of safety and care are there within the council? None in existence None known.
No shelter for women when abused
20/11 Ongoing
$45.000
Develop and maintain an updated database of services and facilities available to survivors and victims of gender based violence. Capacitate survivors of gender violence with life skills
NGOs, Council, min Health, Gender
There are number of helpline, police number is 10111
More help lines as cases of GBV is reported
2010/11 $70.000
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FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVE
ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/
INDICATORS
WHEN BUDGET
and provide ongoing support in collaboration with various community structures.
Encourage role modelling of survivors and victims
Council, min Gender, ward constituencies
Modelling club established
60% women trained 2010/11 $30.000
Establish gender units and family counselling services at people centres with appropriate resources
Council, min Gender, Health NGOs, churches and faith based Organisation
Gender units to be created on GBV
Units are established for GBV
2010/11
Ensure that clinics and health facilities
operated by local government strengthen the capacity of communities to understand the link between genders based violence and HIV and AIDS.
Min Health, Council, WHO,
Clinic and Health centres are
established in each region
100% clinic, health centres built
2010/12 $600.000
Facilitate the enhanced
and co-ordinated provision of post-traumatic services and facilities by all stakeholders
Min Health,
Gender, Council, NGOs
More health centres
built, counselling, social workers
100% to be realised 2010/13 $80.000
Alleviate the burden of
home based care that is shouldered by women in the majority of cases.
Min Health,
Council, Civil society, private sector, WHO
Paid care workers
data base
100%trained care
workers
2010/12 $100.000
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FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVE
ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/
INDICATORS
WHEN BUDGET
Sensitised the RAA to distribute on service centres, the importance of psycho-social support available, for ART, PEP
Min Health, Gender, Council, Civic groups
Produce trained psycho-social work
80% target envisaged social workers trained
2010/13 $300.00
Promote town and NGO publications
HR, community liaison, spokes person of GBV organisations,
Publications, Newsletters produced
100% publications and Newsletters
Annually $500.000
Refer victims of abuse and violence for additional professional intervention and assistance, if
necessary
Health, social workers, HBC people, WACPU, Council
Centres established for victim support
70% of such centres 2010/12 $30.000
Support
Responding effective to abuse woman
Contraction of abuse shelter
WACPU, min Gender, Council
More shelters for GBV victims
Shelter of abuse women to be built
2010/13 $3million
Formal education to street children
Re-instate street kids into formal education
Min of Educations, in education,
No of kids in not informal education
100% target of kids going to school
2010/12 $50 000
Counselling to abuse victims
Refer abuse victims to professional intervention
NAMPOL,min Gender
WACPU and Police coordination Referral system for abuse victims
Public is informed of the availability of centre through counselling of survivors
Ongoing $20.000
Established community support groups
MGEE, Council, NGOs, health
Are the community support structure in place
Measuring the GBV abuse victims
2010/11 $10.000
Coordination
To facilitate comprehensive response to GBV
To establish multi sectoral co-ordinating committee
NAMPOL Municipality council MOHSS,,MSECN,M.O.D
There is currently no existing structure
Fully fledge structure development or existing
2010/12
$15.000
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FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVE
ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/
INDICATORS
WHEN BUDGET
Strengthen relationships with local police stations and ensure that GBV are efficiently and effectively addressed
Chamber of commerce NAMPOL, Municipality council, NABTA, Community rep, FBO leaders
There is existing PPRC with various stakeholders
Availability of minutes Action to be taken, Available data on reported cases, Resolutions
Monthly
$60.000
Utilize support groups to disseminate information on GBV and the abuse of children
Multy-sectoral co-ordinating committee & council
There is currently no existing committee
Establishment support group, Training support group, Members
October 2010
$20 000
Utilize community development workers for education and
mobilising committee to participate in the campaign and to activity intervene when they observe violence/abuse against vulnerable members of society
Community development, Support group,
GFP
There is currently no training or existing CDW‟s
Establish training community development workers, No of CDW, small
decrease in GBV statistics in area where CDW are based
March 2010/11
$20 000
Creating mechanism to ensure co-ordination
and sustained momentum
Council, CEO, GIFP, Support
groups, PPRC, CDW
There are no mechanism in place to
ensure co-ordination *No action plans in place on 16 days campaign
No of stakeholders meetings, Development
action plans on 16 days campaign, Stakeholders allocated with their roles and responsibility
July 2010
$100 000-
Budgeting
Ensure that
councillors community budget and resources to advising GBV
Allocate budget an
resources to addressing GBV
Council There is no specific
budget on GBV allocations
100% Target
allocated
July 2010/11 $300 000
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FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVE
ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/
INDICATORS
WHEN BUDGET
Include 16 days 365 days in the intergraded development plane IDPS
Council, NGOs There is no IDP of the municipality
Development plant IDPS calendar event for 16 days activities in locations for 16 days campaign
March 2010 $100 000
Monitoring and evaluation
To ensure that efforts to address GBV are monitored and evaluated
Strengthen sectoral quarterly meetings
All stakeholders Sectoral quarterly of RACOL and CDL
All sectors quarterly reports gathered, discussed, combined +distribution to stakeholders
Ongoing quarterly
$150 000
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Annex E: Developing Messages and Slogans And Posters For The Campaign
Arena for action Day What needs to be communicated
to or by these groups
Slogan What communication
tool should be used
Individual
Abused woman or man 28 March Seek social support community involvement
Stop abuse Media, posters, road shows, etc
Abused child 29 September - Give more attention to children
- Institutional Support - Ensure the children rights to
education
Love a child Media, Road shows,
communication with parents
Abusive men 14 February - Love our men - Support men
- Promote tradition
Entertain a men Posters, T-shirts, cards
Family/ Household
Mother, father, guardian
16 May 2010 Communication of mothers day as roles to their children
Proud Mather Media, community meetings, churches
Parenting
26 December
2010 Family day
Family day where both parents hold
hands to run household
Happy family Posters, churches
Community
Community
25 Africa day
All African countries must stand together against GBV
Zero tolerance on GBV Media, Posters, T-shirts/caps
Schools
African child day Educating children about their rights Viva children rights viva! Radio/TV, poetry, dramas, leaflets
Religion Day of the
Montreal massacre (6 Dec)
The right to live No more killing Choir songs, community
meeting, Radio, especially community Radio
Sports International The right to participate in sport No discrimination Radio/TV live broadcast,
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Arena for action Day What needs to be communicated to or by these groups
Slogan What communication tool should be used
day for Disables (Reg. Sport activities)
Newspaper, soccer/netball clubs,
Society
Political leadership 20 March political leaderships day
The achievement of political parties Political Manifesto‟s Political programs
Vision 2030
No Nation No Namibia
Radio‟s Posters Pamphlets
Meetings Public rallies
Criminal justice
System
27 March
criminal justice system day
Review of justice system
Report on outstanding criminal cases
Justice will prevail Media
Press conference Churches Schools
Posters
Media 03 May world press freedom
day
The rights of journalists Intimidation against media
Away with Media Intimidation!!
Radio‟s Posters
Pamphlets
Culture 3 December
Namibian culture day
Cultural Norms
Cultural diversity Cultural Religion Cultural Festivals
Know your culture Media
Press Releases Churches Posters
Schools
Figure 9: Group poster 1 Figure 8: Group poster 2
Figure 7: Group poster 3
Figure 6: Group poster 4
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Annex F: GBV Calendar
Month Day Slogan
January 1 New Year‟s Day New year for New hope „New beginning‟
14 Valentine‟s Day Love me more „Sweet love‟
March 8 International Women‟s Day Break the Silence and face the reality „Human rights are women‟s rights
21 Independence Day Free at last „Free at last‟
27 Prison Day Reform and face the reality „Give me a chance‟
April
12 Easter Sunday Importance of Easter holiday „Caring loving Families for Live‟
13 Family day Importance of sustaining family „Let‟s meet for celebration‟
May 1 Labour Day „Workers have too rights‟ „Know your rights and live free /
3 World Press Freedom Day „All journalists rights to write‟ „Do not attack my rights to Information‟
4 Casinga Day „We miss you heroine‟ „I remember You‟
9 National HIV testing day There is positive life after being infected „Make a point, test yourself‟
15 Family day Family union important, share issues of common
interest
„Together as One‟
19 National Disability day Disability is not inability „I speak for myself‟
25 Africa Day New chapter, AU here to stay „Be responsible leaders‟
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World tobacco day People to smoke responsibly „No to tobacco use‟
13 Father‟s day Father act responsibly and protect your family „Give me love not abuse‟
15 Alcohol abuse, illicit drug trafficking day All these can lead to GBV „Say No to all evils‟
16 Day of the African child, start of polio campaign
Children‟s rights are human rights „You are a real Child, speak out‟
15 New start VTC commemorated Safe lives by raising awareness „Testing is good‟
August
22 Condom Day
Why condom use is important in the wake of HIV
and AIDs sky-rocketing
„My condom my trust‟
26 Heroes Day There are also heroines, women also „Remember our heroines‟
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Month Day Slogan
fought the war of liberation throughout Africa
September 15 International Democracy day How countries can sustain democratic principles „Viva Harmony and Democracy‟
21 International Peace day Absence of war does not guarantee peace
„Join hands together‟
24 Heritage day Countries should preserved heritage days „Respect for our national Heritage‟
28 Namibian children day Free education, health, GBV and abuse, Right to a name, water, food, water etc
„Do not abuse us‟
October 5 TB awareness week TB can be treated „Kick out TB‟
6 World Habitat day More houses and shelter for abuse women and girls „Access to affordable housing‟
9 World Mental day People with mental illness have a role to play in society as equals. They can be better persons after treatment
„We are also with minds and brains‟
15 International hand wash day Hands are used for all activities‟ surrounding your body and beyond. Keep them always Clean. Was hand after visiting “restrooms”
„Take care of gems‟
16 World food day Countries should prioritised Agriculture for Producing enough food for its citizens
„Food sufficiency is Empowerment‟
November
10 SADC Malaria Day Education about usage of Mossi-net for
protecting themselves from mosquito bites
„Kick out Malaria‟
25 International day of no violence against women & Anti – Crime campaign
This is the official kick of day for GBV globally „Join the fight against GBV‟
26 National Police day Assist police to curb GBV „GBV is crime against women and Girls‟
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National Health day Healthy nation, is a productive one „Healthy nation is a prosperous One‟
December 01 World Aids day Need to know your status. HIV and AIDs has claimed many lives in Namibia. Shall we all start to put an end to innocent lives
„Time for giving, sharing & Caring‟
03 International day of the disabled Education and raising awareness on the role people with disability can play in nation building.
„Give back our rights‟
10 Human Rights day/ Namibian women day As Namibia commemorates human rights day, women in the country posed for an moment of
„Human rights are women‟s rights‟
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Month Day Slogan
silent for women who sacrificed on 10De 1958 for bloodshed there, for today‟s Namibia sovereignty
25 Christmas day One day in a year to celebrate Jesus birth. He died for our sins.
„Celebrate home coming‟
26 Family day This is the only day families come together and give gifts for each other. This way they show unity, love, care, respect and trust.
„Family togetherness‟
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Annex H: SADC Protocol village level report
SADC Protocol Village Level Report: The first day 2 February only 17 participants attended when this Quiz were done, although the 3 February swelled to 21.
Date Thursday and Friday 2-3 February 2010
Theme of protocol village
meeting
GBV action plan workshops
Participant’s list Attached at Annex B
Number of women participants
12
Number of men
participants
9
Civil society representatives present
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Knowledge quiz administered?
The SADC protocol quiz was administered on the first day of the workshop 2 February
17 participants participated in the quiz.4 joint the second day.
1. Where and when was the SADC Protocol on Gender
and Development signed? 15 (88%) people answered correctly and 2 answered
incorrectly. 2. Has your country signed the protocol?
17(100%) people answered correctly. 3. Which two countries have not yet signed the
Protocol? 15 (88%) person answered correctly and 2 answered
incorrectly.
4. How many targets does the Protocol have? 1 (5%) people answered correctly and 16 answered
incorrectly. 5. What is the target for women in decision-making and
when should it be achieved by?
12 (70%) people answered correctly and 5 answered incorrectly.
6. What is the target for ending or reducing GBV?
5 (29%) people answered correctly and 12 answered incorrectly.
SADC Protocol was well received by participants although some heard it for the first time during the
workshops. The overall awareness was balance. They request an advance workshop, on SADC Protocol and other International and regional gender instruments they
need to access these. But the DVD opened their
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understanding. Even on the question what the Council will prioritised, they have quoted some articles in this
regard.
Answer sheets to the quiz
as baseline data
- The answers sheets have been collected and an
analysis has been done as follows. - The answer sheets have been handed in with M&E to
GL Facilitator.
Issues raised - Participants needed more time to study the Protocol. - They were good at using the Protocol when
questions of that nature were raised.
- They enjoyed watching the Video: Road map to Equality”.
- They would like to see the Protocol being
domesticated at the village. - They were happy with the translations in Oshiwambo
and Afrikaans. But needed other languages also
being considered
Responses Will be happy for GL to come back in three months time to workshops the Protocol, especially with men at the
village. The recent workshop on GBV had only few men compared to women who came in big numbers.
Follow up meeting / next steps?
A request was made to GL to workshop 365/16days and it significance to the community here. They only heard big towns and cities commemorating annual. The planning programme for 365 / 16 Days is a priority for
the village. As a small village they seem to be cut off from developmental events, and want make it a point that 2010 will make a difference in the lives of residents
of Witvlei they say.
Evaluation forms - Actual sheets submitted for M&E - Summarised version attached at Annex H
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Annex I: Workshop Evaluation
EVALUATION FORM Place: Gobabis
Workshop Evaluation
EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR VERY POOR
1. MODULE DESIGN 3 6
2. MODULE CONTENT 2 7
3. DOCUMENTATION 6 3
4. GROUP WORK 3 5 1
5. OUTPUTS VIS,EXPECTATIONS
4 5
6. LEARNING
OPPORTUNITY
1 8
7. ADMINISTRATIVE
ARRANGEMENTS
8 1
TOTAL 27 34 2
Comments 1. Which session did you find most useful? Why?
- The workshop was very useful cause we learn more about GBV, share the
experiences and expertise and we will transfer this to our communities. E.g., how to
communicate on GBV. - The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development. - Council intervention with regards to GBV.
- Every topic was equally useful. - Modules. The examples and practical information on GBV stereotype practices. The
group work discussions, which accommodate different views from participants.
- Developing an action plan. - I found section 5 the most useful one because it tells and inculcate the knowledge
about how an action plan that is meant
for ending GBV has to be developed. - Gap in gender action plan not to remain
silent but to speak out where comes love
one another. - Group work and visual arts as I
participated and see pictures and can‟t
forget. - SADC protocol objectives because if
SADC can make a difference in the prevalence rate of GBV, then the
influence can easily reach the whole of Africa.
Figure 10: The women’s caucus in action
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- The entire workshop content especially GBV and communication.
2. Which session did you find least useful? Why?
- I found everything useful.
- Contents of the protocol. - Every topic that was presented is useful and equally important to me. - All are important.
- The SADC gender protocol on gender and gender development and its relevance to local government because right now, we only supposed to be taught things for immediate goals.
- All was okay. Only that few men attended the workshop.
3. How will you apply what you have gained from this engagement?
- As Councillor, I‟ll always make sure that Gender balance is taken care of at all
Council level; communicate Gender Based Violence issues at community meetings. - Since I deal with the political women, I will try to implement this directly to them
- Through training of workshops. - By sharing information, arranging workshops and get buy in from the Council. - I really want to be part and parcel of any team in the extensive dissemination of this
information to all corners of our remote society. - Convening meetings with relevant stakeholders. - 1st of all, I will make sure that the community entirely understands the key gender
concepts, following my action plan. Then inform them about our current status on gender related issues. I guess that with the understanding in community members, it will be easy and the time to tackle GBV and end it.
- More knowledge, new ideas, learning process improving new friendship and language.
- I will apply it by means of meetings on PPPC and WAC PU Management.
- I will inject my entire programme with the information. - I will use it within my culture groups and bring awareness among them since
tradition plays major roles in their lives.
4. Any other comments
- I think that this workshop was very effective and at the best timing since we have the Local Authority elections. So if women can gain this knowledge, we can properly maintain 50/50 in the upcoming elections.
- The caterers should stick to time. - I strongly request the involvement and participation of all stakeholders in this
campaign.
- Well, GBV is one of the topical issues everywhere, not only in our country. So I would say that the engagement has really given us or showed us the path to end it.
- Refresher course needed and more grassroots members to be trained or get same
workshop. - It is very fruitful.
- Keep the good work.
