Khulave Multipurpose Cooperative share gender issues in pig farming 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA Ndlangamandla Xolani Ministry of Agriculture (LEO) Khulave (Coordinator) Manzini Swaziland Kopanong – JHB 1 1

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA SYNOPSIS Propelled by the introduction of the 28 SADC Gender Protocols (Article 14 and 17) Promote gender equality in the farming sector. Training sessions, awareness campaigns, and meetings Men dominated leadership positions in pig farming Change by Khulave from 2012 Membership: 61% women and 39% men + Youth members (26%) In leadership: 70% women : 30% men Food insecurity, unemployment and economic empowerment 2

Khulave target area 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 3 3

Help member farmers finance their projects i.e. help farmers to access loans. Improve pig breeds and better livelihood strategies. Create self-employment or increase employability to young boys and girls. Connect farmers to markets and other stakeholders Food security + economic stability 4 OBJECTIVES 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 4 Help men work in harmony with women

BACKGROUND 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA Gap between the rich and poor was widening. Need to put farmers together so that they address similar and general concerns. Women highly affected by challenges in pork industry Farming policies, poor pork grading and pricing, high feed and medication costs and provision of start-up capital. Farming policy making to address these challenges The response is positive so far. Gender equality by 2015, yes we must! 5

KEY ACTIVITIES Run awareness creation campaigns on capability of rural women and youth in creating self-employment. Encourage farmers to participate in farmers competitions, e.g. Woman farmer of the year. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 6

Creating business networks for farmers and sponsorship negotiations where possible. 7 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

Farmers working together building a pig house on a demonstration site for livelihoods (women economic empowerment) 8 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA Teach farmers about different pig production techniques and how to improve/increase production.

Teach both women and men on business management skills 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 9

Train and empower the leaders on leadership skills and responsibilities 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 10

Help farmers access loans and networking 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 11

Help farmers participate in agricultural policy making through meetings and seminars. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 12

Out reach programmes to farmers through media. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 13

A clear version of media out reach 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 14

Better farming practices resulting from training 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 15

RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA Amount local currency (Emalangeni) Amount in Rand Gender specific allocation 0.00 Gender in mainstream projects Awareness meetings support Animal Feed for prizes Vaccines and administrative support Amount contributed in cash or in kind by partner organisations. Voluntary visits to awareness creation meetings and gender campaigns Policy making and publishing Total

BENEFICIARIES 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA CategoryWomenMenTotal% Women Direct beneficiaries e.g. number of parliamentarians trained Indirect beneficiaries (e.g. through other networks) Online beneficiaries (e.g. website access, mailing lists, scholarly articles) N/A Total

CHALLENGES Insufficient funds to run all activities all over the Manzini region. Insufficient promotional material like pamphlets, cooperative profile articles, t-shirts, banners Khulave members must volunteer their time and cars so as to empower more women and men in communities. Majority of rural men have not yet understood the term “women empowerment” hence they are reluctant to be part of the regional cooperative. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 18

MONITORING AND EVALUATION Workshop evaluation tools Meeting attendance register Monthly records submission Quality of product by member farmers Testimonials during meetings and gatherings 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 19

RESULTS 1.Increase in number of women pig farmers as compared to men. 2.Self esteem in women has been created. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 20

3. Better farming structures resulting from training 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 21

4. Self dependant/ reliant in running the pig production business 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 22

5. Food security responding positively 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 23

6. Improvement of pork quality and processing. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 24

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA Women empowered in leadership

8. Women in leadership for farming policy making 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 26

LESSON LEARNED AND INNOVATION Both gender entities working in harmony Individual’s talents are necessary in teamwork to boost financial stability and self-reliance. Respect for human rights giving men and women equal farming opportunities Importance of patience in cultivating one’s character 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 27

LEARNING AND SHARING WITH OTHER COUNCILS Importance of valuing one’s ideas and opinions without gender discrimination Group dynamics: working in harmony and having exposure to other organisations. Privilege to work with Woman Farmer of the Year Foundation, SWAFCU, REDII and SNAU in meeting and gender forums and that is where gender issues are always considered. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 28

SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION 1.Involve NGOs and other government ministries to support the work done by Khulave. 2.Empower education committee/marketing team 3.Collaborative workshops with counterparts from organisations from other regions. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 29

4. Training of trainers/ leader farmers to broaden operational base. 5. Capacity building for entire membership 30 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 30

31 6. Promote primary cooperatives in sub-regions to further broaden operational base. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA 31

32 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA Partnership with community leaders/developers

KEY PRIORITIES FOR /50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA Train and recruit more pig farmers 2. Develop farmers towards pork processing 3. Train leader farmers on women’s rights and leadership skills