THE SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT 2014 BREAKING DOORS OF GBV A SOLUTION TO SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA SYNOPSIS Most of the researches have shown that intimate partner violence is always the highest. Human beings are sexual beings and we have made it a taboo to talk about issues around it. It is a reality that GBV impacts more women and Girls Collaboration is the key to addressing GBV, including utilising each others strengthens and weakness GBV needs a holistic approach, the need to provide a solution to the main problem 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA OBJECTIVES To raise awareness on GBV and sexual reproductive health To help women living with HIV identify their position and understand how GBV and SRH impacts on them. Give GBV and SRH a face and a voice Documenting the experiences of violence by women Training/Empowering women on SRHR 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA BACKGROUND Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights as the solution to HIV/AIDS The activity was prompted by high GBV on women in Botswana which is reported at 67 % SRH deals with Sexually transmitted diseases and HIV itself is an STI GBV is infringement to individual rights, and any attempt or to link GBV and SRH will be the right approach To raise awareness ,reduce GBV and show linkages with SRH 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA KEY ACTIVITIES Training on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, and ASRHR Botswana validation workshop report and a legal review on violence against women living with HIV/AIDS GBV match to raise awareness Women taking part during the 16 days of activism through cyber talks, media interviews 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

KEY ACTIVITIES CONT’S Women were part of producing the ‘I’stories Botswana BIA has been working with the Police and Magistrates courts to assist women to report cases and cases to be tried in court

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS   Amount local currency (Pula) Amount in Rand Gender specific allocation  P500 000 Gender in mainstream projects (SRHR and ASRHR trainings) P200 000   Case Profiling  P50 000  Validation Workshop and GBV March  P10 000 Amount contributed in cash or in kind by partner organisations (Genderlinks trainings and cyber dialogues) ASRHR training by Lobatse District  P50 000.00 Lobatse District contributed 75% towards GBV Awareness Raising March   P30 000 TOTAL  P840000.00 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA BENEFICIARIES  CATEGORY WOMEN MEN TOTAL % WOMEN Direct beneficiaries e.g. Women and Girls Living with HIV/AIDS  10000   3000 30% Indirect beneficiaries (e.g. GBV Walk)  3000  250 575 12% Online beneficiaries (e.g. Cyber Dialogues)  500  30 270 60% Total  13500  280 3845 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA CHALLENGES People do not easily open up to discuss acts of sex Lack of support system for service providers as they are also human beings Ignorance of understanding women issues Most of the intervention tools are in English not local languages 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

CHALLENGES Language of SRH is can viewed as insultive Most women are economically depended on men

MONITORING AND EVALUATION What types of monitoring and evaluation methods and tools did you use to measure impact? Incident Report Form/Case Management Form Monthly Statistical report Form Incident Data Worksheets Attendance Registers Reports 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA RESULTS 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

RESULTS More women are opening up and sharing stories’ “I stories Botswana” Increased referrals to the office, other partners by survivors of GBV DVD of women sharing their stories Champions of SRHR as evident by number of invitations to other departments

RESULTS CONTINUES We have one case that is in the Botswana High Court by Gabriel Kanjabanga on Pro bono

GBV RESULTS POLICE STATISTICS GBV reported cases 2011 GBV reported cases 2012

GBV RESULTS POLICE STATISTICS GBV reported cases 2013

CAPACITY BUILDING/ WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SRHR training in Kgalagadi area( Tsabong, Kisa, Omaweneno, Werda and Gantsi) SRHR trainings in Boteti area ( letlhakane, Mopipi, Xhumo, Rakops, Khumaga and Xere). Botswana validation workshop which was in Lobatse GBV and Transgender workshop Needs assessment workshop(Lobatse, Kanye, Gathwane, and Malokaganyane)

EMPOWRING MEN ON GBV

CHANGES AT THE WORKPLACE An address on effects of tobacco in relation to SRHR during the World Tobacco Day (Buildings Department Lobatse). Addressing Geological Surveys employees during their Wellness Day on how to achieve zero discrimination, zero new infections Addressing tribal administration employees on issues of SRHR and nutrition on their Wellness Day. Addressing Lobatse Police on GBV Addressing CIC church members

CHANGES AT THE WORKPLACE

MEDIA OUTREACH We had interviews with different Media houses including Rb1,Yarona Fm, Duma Fm and the Botswana Daily News. Publications: Launch for the ‘I’ Stories voices from Botswana Production of a DVD on issues of Stigma and Discrimination, GBV and Defilement (Stories from Ratholo and Tumasera)

Lobatse GBV awareness walk PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Lobatse GBV awareness walk

LESSON LEARNED AND INNOVATION We have learnt how widespread, how prevalent and how concealed/overt the incidences of GBV, STI’s and other women issues are. In most instances cases problems are only discovered when children have long suffered from defilement and have fallen pregnant, when children are found to be infected with STI’s on normal clinic visits. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

LESSON LEARNED AND INNOVATION Face and Voice are the key to advocacy Sharing of experiences is more effective Feedback and responses on either positive or negatives are essential improvement Success and failure to reduce GBV depends on community involvement and commitment

LEARNING AND SHARING WITH PARTNERS We have learned that our success is dependent on collaboration with others We are sharing our stories and experiences, and using them as an entry point to all the cases that we handle We have changed the language, by being truthful in calling and naming issues without compromising 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION All our efforts are Community Driven and Owned We have achieved this through strong partnerships by sharing resources We have positioned ourselves as SRHR champions by having a voice and a face in everything we do We planning on starting ‘Poultry project’ 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA KEY PRIORITIES FOR 2014 Producing Community Advocacy Toolkit and Curriculum that will address both GBV and SRHR We will be implementing a project which will address GVB/HIV targetting 10 000 women and girls through IDCC clinics Indirectly we will reach about 3 000 men through the same program 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

KEY PRIORITIES FOR 2014 Addressing STIs in adolescence by targeting intergenerational sex Will have a walk/match to raise awareness of STIs and intergenerational sex To build strong relationships /strong partnerships so as to achieve our mandate

KEALEBOGO THANK YOU