Brigittee Response

SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL
PROJECTS: SUB CATEGORY
GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS
28 – 30 MARCH 2011
KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH
AFRICA
“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER
VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”
RESPONSE
HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS
PROBLEM?
• This project has been realized with the

assistance from Genderlinks through
workshops at the town.
• Although we had marches in the township
aimed at reducing violence, we did not
have the broader inclusion of partners, like
Town Council, the youth, Church,
Regional Council and traditional leaders.
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•
• RESPONSE
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• A workshop organized by GL during
16days GBV has helped the town’s
community to come up with a strategy
to combat GBV an other related issues
pertaining to violence.
• Genderlinks also held meetings with town
Council and management, for stage 1 &
2 situation analyses.
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•
RESPONSE
• Discussions were held with Community, in which
we all strategized the road ahead for 16 days
GBV Campaigns.
• The groups decided to visit spot where a
pregnant woman and four children were
killed in cold blood.
• This was a way to show and express solidarity
with the survivors and promised them that the
community will do all in its power for the
culprits to get no bail, which was refused by
the presiding Judge and stiffer sentences to
be imposed on him.
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RESPONSE
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What is the context in which this project is
operating?
• What is the context in which this project is
operating?
• The people of the support group and community
did realize that murder and rape cases at
Outjo are very high.
• That’s why we have decided to stand up in the
community and make contact with the victims
of GBV. That is how we saw how high GBV is
in Outjo.
•
RESPONSE
IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?
• It is important because we have to come up

with strategies to fight GBV in our
communities, Society, Church, streets and
homes violence. GBV has become a major
national developmental issue for Namibia,
and curbing violence in those areas will
help the country, to plan for strategies to
combat violence.
•
RESPONSE
How big a problem is Gender violence of abuse
in your country/area?
• Like I see Gender Base Violence is growing
every day. We have lots of squatters here,
• These spots are breading spot for violence. So
the other problem that is increasing the GBV
level is the people that are selling drugs and
alcohol.
• And we have realize that it is very dangerous for
an alcoholic to use drugs and alcohol at the
same time, because after all the person does
not know what he is doing.
•
• NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE
•
• Like in the case of the house that was
burned down in Outjo where five people
were killed including a nine month
pregnant woman.
• You can see that it is very difficult, the
person did not have any control over
himself, because of the drugs and
alcohol that he used before committing
the crimes. Still to be proven in Court of
law his verdict.
•
• So it’s because of the miss using of drugs
and alcohol that the level of GBV is
increasing on a daily bases in Outjo.
And Outjo is a very small place.
•
NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE

HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING
THI S PROBLEM?
• Now that we have GL GBV Committee, it is

easier to channel all our resources to a
centre place.
• This committee has also assisted GL with its
activities at the town, like workshops and
the organization of the 16days GBV
events.
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•
•
NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE
•
WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE
PROJECT?
• We of the community of Outjo will keep the

SADC Protocol deadline of 2015 to realize
the goals set there.
•
RESPONSE
WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS
INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY
INVOLVED?
• The key targets are women and children as

they are the victims of violence at my
town.
• The stakeholders that are involved are
women’s NGOs, Youth, and the Town
Council.
• Equality is a great concern at the town.
When GL introduced the SADC Protocol at
the time, only few were invited to the
workshop.
• REPONSE
•
PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE
PROJECT
• Changing gender relations men’s group

• Police Public Relations Comm – Outjo
• Coalition on Responsible Drinking
• Crime Prevention Committee
• //Gubasen Support Group
• Women and Child Protection Unit
•
RESPONS
RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE
MOBILISED?
• The Council does support activities related

to GBV at the town, but much still need to
be done to realized the goals set to
eradicated GBV by 2015
• The Council has not put some finding for
GBV at the town, making it very difficult to
have full swing regular campaigns.
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•
RESPONSE
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MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• Although we need some training in this

regards, we write reports to donors and
the town Council.
•
RESPONSE
WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
• Awareness has been raised.

• People are aware about Genderlinks role in
Outjo.
• T own Council, community and regional
Councils are mobilized surrounding issues
of violence.
•
•
•
• RESPONSE
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• The march attended by hundreds of people.
Councils led by the Mayor, community
activists, experts in gender issues, youth,
learners and those who support the ideals of
eliminating violence at the town.
•
•
RESPONSE
EFFECTIVENESS
• Yes. It is active, especially when we visited a

spot, where four children and a pregnant
woman was brutally killed on 4th May 2009
at the town. People flocked to the spot in
big number on 10th December 2010 to pay
homage to many of those killed and raped
at the town.
•
RESPONSE
SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
• Yes project is sustainable, as in kind many

women volunteer to preach about
violence, women and young girls. It can be
replicated in rural areas as GL has
decentralized 16days and other
programmes in other parts of the country.
•
RESPONSE
LESSONS LEARNED
• Lessons are great. That if there is a way

there is always a will to raise awareness
on violence against women and children.
That community should not wait for the
16days GBV campaign to raise their dis-
satisfaction on issues that affects them.
• That community, stake holders and
Councilors can work together in combating
GBV in many ways.
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• RESPONSE
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ANY QUESTIONS?
BRIGITTE !HORASES
CHAIR PERSON,WOMEN SUPORT WOMEN

PO.BOX 308
OUTJO
NAMIBIA
TEL:+264-67-31326
CEL: 264-812552230
FAX :264-67-313065
EMAIL:buhorases@gmail.com
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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

PROJECTS: SUB CATEGORY

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

• This project has been realized with the

• It is important because we have to come up

NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE

• Now that we have GL GBV Committee, it is

• We of the community of Outjo will keep the

• The key targets are women and children as

• Changing gender relations men’s group

• The Council does support activities related

• Although we need some training in this

• Awareness has been raised.

• Yes. It is active, especially when we visited a

• Yes project is sustainable, as in kind many

• Lessons are great. That if there is a way

CHAIR PERSON,WOMEN SUPORT WOMEN

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