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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
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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYINGTHIS PROBLEM?
Lesothos rural and peri- urban areasare some of the hottest gender- basedviolence spots . Not a day goes by
without the media (radio, tv,newspapers) reporting about thegruesome rapes of old women, womenand girls in general. The phenomena of
old women being raped in their homesat night is new in Lesotho
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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?
Yes it is very important. Genderbased violence affects social stability,slows social development and may
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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSINGTHI S PROBLEM?
We literally conduct periodic visits torural areas, especially areas with highincidences of gender- based violence.
We also run weekly programmes onlocal radio station called Mo- AfrikaFM. Its listenership consists primarilyof our target market- ignorant women
trapped in rural traditional life
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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THEPROJECT?
There is no identifiable frame . Eachproject is tackled as need arises andfor as long as possible, provided
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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THEPROJECT
Ifo Lapeng Womens organization,CGPU,
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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE
MOBILISED?
We do not have any external orinternal sources of funding. We arefully self- dependent and this impacts
negatively on our plans and projects.All activities are financed by memberspersonal contributions
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MONITORING AND EVALUATION
We undertake our own evaluation andmonitoring by way of site visits to seeif theres any progress made following
our interventions. We evaluate ourimpact by the kinds of responsesgained
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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
1.acquistion of new knowledge
2.opening space for debates thatwould otherwise never be debated in
public- culture, ignorance 3.direct responses from peoples lips
4. Change of attitude and behaviours
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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOLTARGETS)
Through education and advocacy westrive to help eliminate the causes ofGBV by teaching both men and women
about the destructive nature ofviolence against women and children.We believe that education is power.
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EFFECTIVENESS
We are convinced that ourinterventions , through workshops andsite visits have identified loopholes in
issues such as the Sexual Offences Act,2003 , found to have been passed aslaw without sufficient public support
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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
Our projects have the capacity to besustainableif sufficient assistance interms of resources is made available
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LESSONS LEARNED
1. Debates on womens welfare ,especially in respect of ending GBVagainst women and children has to be
given more attention in the mediabecause we want future generationsto live in a better society
We also need to spread education
deeply to grassroots communities
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Are really hitting the nail on the headwhen it comes to eradicating GBV in our
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