RESPONSE & PREVENTION SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS
28 – 30 MARCH 2011
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KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG,

SOUTH AFRICA
“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER
VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

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 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE A
GENDER AND GBV ACTION PLAN
(PROVIDE EVIDENCE)
RESPONSE & PREVENTION

• Yes. Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) has a gender policy

with stipulated deliverables for implementation and include 4 thematic
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areas which are:

• Women Human Rights Program
• Youth Program
• Economical Empowerment Program
• Institutional Capacity Building Program

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 IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDER
CHAMPION?
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• We have the YWCA Executive

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Director and her name is

• Patricia Ndhlovu

00260977843099
Email: patricia_ndhlovu@yahoo.com

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 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE
THAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ANY
GENDER AND GBV INITIATIVES AND
RESPONSE & PREVENTION

ACTIVITIES?
• We conduct outreach activities in:
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• Community and school sensitisation using

various tools such as drama
• Media campaigns (Radio, TV and press release)
• Focus discussion groups
• Creation of safe spaces for girls
• Mentoring of youth (boys)

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 ARE GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMEN
AND MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?
• YWCA is currently working with men under the
men’s network program to prevent GBV. Young
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Women Christian Association (YWCA)

conducted a baseline survey in 1994 and the
findings were that 100% of the cases: 98% of the
victims were women and only 2% were men. Its
against that background YWCA is engaging men
as change agents to prevent GBV.

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 ARE THEIR DEDICATED RESOURCES,
INCLUDING HUMAN AND FINANCIAL
RESOURCES FOR GENDER
RESPONSE & PREVENTION

MAINSTREAMING?
• The organization has human resource both staff and
a pool of volunteers and material resource to conduct
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Gender Based Violence (GBV) activities but mainly

from our cooperating partners. Gender and GBV
initiatives fall under the Women’s Human Rights
Programme which is the major programme for the
organisation and has resources allocated for
implementation of activities aimed at addressing
gender and GBV issues.

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RESPONSE & PREVENTION MONITORING AND EVALUATION

The YWCA National Office Secretariat currently depends on

monthly reports from the regions on every project. Then
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National office carries out monitoring activities on a

quarterly basis. Its during these Monitoring visits where
issues that were reported are physically checked and
pertinent issues are redressed. In cases where funds
allow, baseline surveys are conducted to collect baseline
data that is used for comparison purposes during
evaluations which are conducted either mid term or end of
term.

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
RESPONSE & PREVENTION

• YWCA advocated for the enactment of the intestate succession act.

• YWCA drafted the GBV bill and advocating for the enactment of a GBV
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legislation.
• YWCA has been promoting land rights for women – access and control
of land. As a result of this initiative, Women’s claims to access and
control land are being supported in Rufunsa and Mkushi by traditional
leaders who hold and distribute traditional land in these areas. In the
past, ownership of land allocated by traditional leaders would only bear
the man’s name but with YWCA’s intervention, both the name of the wife
and husband are being indicated on the land allocation slip.
• Provision of 5 protective women shelters
• . The creation of the Men’s Network in 8 district has been one of our
success stories.

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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC
PROTOCOL TARGETS)
RESPONSE & PREVENTION

• Gender Equality
• Increased knowledge on human rights among girls (Pupils and
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out of school )
• Increased knowledge on Violence Against Women in the media
• Reduced negative cultural practices especially in the rural areas
• Increased involvement of key players such as men, survivors of
violence to fight Gender Based Violence

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RESPONSE & PREVENTION SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• Yes
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• The Young women’s Christian Association realizes the

strong partnership that should exist between
government and Non-governmental organization and
we promoting the shift of projects from CSO to
government since they receive tax paye’s money
under the Building of local Democracy project.
• Ministry of Gender In Development Division to that
providing technical and financial support to fight
Gender Based Violence and sustain the projects.

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RESPONSE & PREVENTION LESSONS LEARNED

• The provision of services in a more

coordinated and mult-sectoral response
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approach should be created through out

YWCA Drop-in- centres which will act as a
one stop centres where abused women
and girls should report GBV cases
• These cases should be prevented through
serious engagement of most perpetrators
(Men/Boys) as change agents.

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 ANY QUESTIONS?
RESPONSE & PREVENTION

Raymond Havwala
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YWCA Men’s Network National

Coordinator
Tel:0976764297
Email:ywcamensnetwork@gmail.com

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