PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE
SUMMIT AND AWARDS
28 – 30 MARCH 2011
CAMPAIGN

KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG,

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

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING
THIS PROBLEM?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Stereotype of men seeing women as sex

objects
CAMPAIGN

• Rape cases that happen during the night are

reported
• Abuse against women and children
• Violence acts against women and children

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Indeed, thus taking the campaign of “Take

back the night campaign”
CAMPAIGN

• Mini-skirts is not be taken as vulnerability

• Free movement in streets
• Address the secluded areas

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT
ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Campaigns “take back the night ”

• Involves SAPS (South African Police Services)
CAMPAIGN

• Consultative sessions(community)
• Right of association to all

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE
PROJECT?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Actual march was on 17 November 2010

CAMPAIGN

• Stick to the SADC

protocol by halving GBV
by 2015

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS
INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN
EQUALLY INVOLVED?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Women and Children

CAMPAIGN

• Public service e.g. Department of Health, and

Social Development
• Men as agents of change
• Civil organizations

PHOKWANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

 RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE
MOBILISED?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• South African Local Government Association

CAMPAIGN

(SALGA) staff and officials

• Community Development Workers
(Phokwane)
• Gender Links provides posters
• External Municipal Stakeholders (donations)
• SALGA working group members

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Compiled the 16 days report for council

• Standing item on Agenda of council.
CAMPAIGN

• Evaluation done in respect of the impact

made by the campaign
• Feed-back sessions from communities
regarding the progress made

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE
PROJECT
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Department of Education-Girls discussion

groups
CAMPAIGN

• South African Police Services-Anti-rape

forums
• Gender Links (support and mentoring)
• SALGA (South African Local Government
Association)

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Raise awareness around safety

CAMPAIGN

• Public participation

• Communities claiming back the streets

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC
PROTOCOL TARGETS)
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Raised awareness in terms of Education –

stereotypes
CAMPAIGN

• Addressing the issue of GBV including rapes

in our communities
• Peace building initiative, by claiming unsafe
streets

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 EFFECTIVENESS
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

Raise advocacy in respect of =“real men protect women”

•

Highlight the effect of abuse on communities

•
CAMPAIGN

Key stakeholder involvement

•

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• Develop programmes to change 16 days to

PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

be 365 days
CAMPAIGN

• Extends the programmes to other local

municipalities
• Encourage duplication by key strategic
partners and stakeholders

PHOKWANE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
 LESSONS LEARNED
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Signing of the pledge by stakeholders

• Adhere to the extension of 16 days to be 365
CAMPAIGN

days
• Community involvement maximises
participation
• Information sharing
• Departments buy-ins

• PHOKWANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

ANY QUESTIONS?
CAMPAIGN

DIPOTSO?...

PHOKWANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY