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MozambiqueLOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDSApril,2012Hotel Koppanong

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE ANDEMPOWER WOMEN

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Presentation By Julio Langa

National Coordinator

Men for Change Network, HOPEM

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WHAT ROLE HAS THE LEADER PLAYED IN CHAMPIONING GENDER AND GBVACTIVITIES?

In 2009, co-founded the Men for Change Network, HOPEM, a civil societynetwork composed of 25 national/international organizations and human rightsactivists dedicated to address negative masculinities/engage men and boys infighting GBV, promoting gender equality and SRH. Julio is the current coordinatorof HOPEM and has been leading its campaigns

As the UNiTE campaign focal person in Mozambique, 2011, worked with civilsociety organizations, UN Women and the government to acelerate the end ofGBV. One of the highlihts of this work was the creation of the firstmultistakeholder/multisectoral platform for coordination of GBV efforts and policydialogue (GCCV) at national level

Has been a facilitator at Forum Mulher(major feminist network in Mozambique),and volunteer in GBV initiatives, for 6 years. At Forum Mulher co-facilitadedseminars on the domestic violence act to local magistrates/prosecutors andtrainings on GBV to mens groups which was the ground for HOPEM foundation

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WHAT ROLE HAS THE LEADER PLAYED IN CHAMPIONING GENDER AND GBVACTIVITIES?(Cont.)

Co-chair of the Youth Leaders Initiative, 2012, an initiative tostrenghten the engagement/commitement of young leaders fromcivil society, private sector, religious organizations and governmentagencies in figthing GBV

Member of the MenEngage Alliance steering comitee in Africa, whichis a global network of UN Agencies, Country networks and NGOsworking to engage men & boys for gender equality and erradicationof GBV

In 2011, trained 25 local NGOs in accountability monitoring of GBVnational commitements using the CSA/Rhodes University approachto social accountability

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HOW HAS THE LEADER INFLUENCED THE LEVEL OF BUY IN ANDINVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT?

Leveraging membership of the Gender Coordination Group(GCG)

Participating in GBV forums including on TV and Radio

In 2011, trained more than 150 government officers, in 6provinces of Mozambique, on community mobilization for GBVprevention and the need to engage men as partners

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IS THE LEADER KNOWN WITHIN THE INSTITUTION, COMMUNITY, ETC FORADVOCATING FOR ISSUES OF GENDER AND GBV?

As one of the main panelists in a TV program on GBV, produced by thenational TV channel and guest speaker in programs from other TVchannels/radios

As the leader of the Mens March against GBV

As the National Coordinator for the Men for Change Network

WHAT TIMES DOES THE LEADER DEVOTE TO THIS WORK? IS ITPAID OR VOLUNTARY?

Full time since 2011, 70% remunerated

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HOW HAS THE LEADER HELPED TO POPULARISEGENDER AND GBV ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES IN

THE WORKPLACE?

Seminars and community dialogues

Speeches at gender conferences/to private sector

workers (eg. has been invited several times to deliverspeeches/have talks with private sector workers)

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED? HOW IS THIS LINKED TO PERSONALCONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LEADER?

Founding of a Mens network for gender equality and end ofGBV as a result of increased awareness on the subject matter

Founding of the Mens March to end GBV and negativemasculinities which has been growing year after year

Increased commitement and engagement of 40 malecelebrities, journalists, TV presenters, politicians, members of

parliament etc to address GBV and other womensdiscrimination in public

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED? HOW IS THIS LINKED TO PERSONALCONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LEADER?(Cont.)

Creation of the first multistakeholder/multisectoral platform forcoordination of GBV efforts and policy dialogue (GCCV) at nationallevel, leaded by the Ministry of Women and Social Action, involvingUn agencies, civil society organizations and government agencies

Increased awareness on GBV of at least 3000 african athletes andabout 15 000 expectators at the All Africa Games held in Maputo,2011

Implemented a multidisciplinary exhibition (including press reports

on GBV, cartoons,videos, photos, campaign materials, instrumentsused in GBV etc) on masculinities and GBV which resulted inhundreds of people becoming aware of GBV

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SHORT STORY OR ANECDOTE THAT ILLUSTRATES THE PASSION OF THELEADER

After spending a few nigths at the olimpic villageduring the All Africa Games, 2011, in order to meetteams that where in competition during most of daytime, Julio & team (most of them university students

usually wearing colourful campaign T-shirts) wereoften mistaken for different teams members andsometimes asked to produce comments on resultsJ

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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