SADC GENDER PROTOCOL REGIONAL SUMMIT 2014 26 - 29 May 2014 Costed National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence Mrs J. Bhunjun Head Family Welfare and Protection Unit Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare MAURITIUS

Republic of Mauritius Capital City: Port Louis Currency: Mauritian Rupee Economy: Since 1968- shift from low-income agriculturally based economy to a middle-income diversified economy Population: 1,328,681 (October 2013 est.) Male Population: 655,976 Female Population 672,706

Republic of Mauritius Marriage Rate 2011- 16. 3 2012- 16.1 Divorce Rate 2011 – 2.8 2012 – 3.1

Statistics Reported Cases of Domestic Violence at the Ministry 2011 Year Male Female Both sexes 2011 195 1,622 1,817 2012 214 1,760 1,974 2013 176 1,610 1,786

Costed National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence 2012- 2015

5 PILLARS Legislation and Prosecution Capacity Building of Service Providers Prevention-Awareness Raising Media Education and Advocacy Coordination, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

The Costed National Action Plan Gender-Based Violence ACHIEVEMENTS The Costed National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence

PILLAR 1 Protection from Domestic Violence Act Advisory Committee enacted in 1997 further amendments in 2004, 2007, 2011 Advisory Committee To make recommendations on: policy issues and measures to be taken for the reinforcement of framework on Protection from Domestic Violence; potential amendments to be brought to the Protection from Domestic Violence Act; and the possibility of making the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders statutory.

15 CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES PILLAR 2 15 CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES

Training Manuals

Sensitisation Campaigns- ongoing Features PILLAR 3 Sensitisation Campaigns- ongoing Features Production of Clips (I) Zero Violans Kont Fam (2011) (II) Impact of Domestic Violence on children (2012) (III)Violence Domestique - Voisine (2013) (IV) ‘Mo mama princesse mo papa” (2013)

POSTERS

PILLAR 4 Media Education and Advocacy Capacity Building on Responsible reporting on Gender-Based Violence

BEST PRACTICES

Shared Faith Belief (SFB) Programme The Shared Faith Belief Programme was launched on 08 April 2013 and is on-going. The SFB is committed to work for elimination gender-based violence (GBV), particularly, domestic violence. 721 Religious Leaders of 26 Religious Bodies under the Shared Faith Belief Programme trained in 2013. Training of Trainers on Pre-Marital Counselling 114 Persons Trained in 5 from February till May 2014

MEN AS PARTNERS PROJECT With a view to reach a larger number of male folk and to consolidate the platform where they can discuss freely the gender sensitive issues, increase the knowledge on all matters related to family welfare and make them become supportive partners so as to constructively share family responsibilities, the Ministry is implementing the Men as Partners Project since 2003. The project has been implemented in 17 regions and as at date 13,125 people have been reached.

Building partnership with men and boys for the promotion of gender equality Engage men and boys in the promotion of gender equality is an international commitment which was first time affirmed at the International Conference on the Population and Development in 1994 Ministry of Youth and Sports 265 men and boys reached

Lack of Involvement of Local Stakeholders CHALLENGES Lack of Involvement of Local Stakeholders

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