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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

28 – 30 MARCH 2011KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH

AFRICA

“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER

VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

BUILDING OF SUB-STATION IN ETOSHAPOORT: PREVENTION

PROJECTS: SUB CATEG

ORY



HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM?

• The only police station is situated in Outjoproper, approximately 2-4 km, from theclosest and the farthest house in

Etoshapoort respectively, as a resultcriminality worsen during the nights,especially month ends.

• According to the 2002 census, the

population in Outjo was 8000 which 6000resides in Etoshapoort.

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y

NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE



IDENTIFYING PROBLEM CONT .

• The entire Outjo community, woman,children and PLWD are in need of a closerpolice station.

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Most residents, due to their socio-economic situation, are helpless and cannot contact or reach police in town withinreasonable time.



Community members hard at work



IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

• Yes, this project is the communities owninitiative.(They identified & suggest forsolution as well)

• Due to lack of Police station in Etoshapoort,criminals are continually benefiting out ofthis unfortunate situation.

• Issues of rape and murder, violence, assaultand other acts are experience at the town.PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y




HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?

• Outjo Community Crime Prevention Forumand Youth against crime body is establishedto fight crime, we therefore foresee a law-abiding community, with acceptable rate of

crime, violence and substance abuse.• To bring police services closer to the people

of Etoshapoort and to facilitate continuousinformation pertaining law and order andpublic morality to the communityPR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y




WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT AND WHO IS TARGETED?

•About three years.

• The woman and young girls, elder citizensand PLWD are the target.

• In fact the inhabitants of this neighborhoodconstitute the majority of the population inOutjo, before receiving help, the majorityfirst have to cover long distances.

• Thus, the decision to construct the stationout of our own solicited resources iseminent.

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y




ARE MEN AND WOMEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?

• Yes. It is primarily against this background thatthe former Minister of Home Affairs. Hon. JerryEkandjo, advised the community during his visitto Outjo in 2002, to as an affected community,

embark upon plans to establish a satellite policestation in Etoshapoort.

• During 2004, when a committee was nominatedat a community meeting to reassess the

escalating crime rate for possible solutions.





RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE

MOBILISED?

• An amount of N$5000 have been collectedduring a N$1 house-to-house campaign.

• Volunteers of have been assigned by

churches from different denominations to docollections.

• Households were not forced to contribute,since it was voluntary contribution

• The Municipality provide land as well asfencing, free water for the project.

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y




RESOURCES CONTINUE;

• Kunene Regional Council funded building toolsand material, like wheelbarrow, spade, sand andcement for the foundation to be laid.

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Moreover, the community understands thescarcity of financial resources of the governmentin undertaking similar projects in everytownship.





MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• The project will collect statistics to see ifafter the Police station is operational, tomeasure and compare these statistics.

• Awareness raising programmes introducedwill tell us if the police and public dounderstand violence and how to curb it.

• Community policing will also be measuredPR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGORY




WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

• Brought police services closer to the people,by building a police sub-station (satellitestation) in Etoshapoort, formerly

disadvantaged neighborhood of Outjo.• Will assist the poor and the most vulnerable

members of the community, who regularlyfind it difficult to report cases on time.

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGORY




IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL TARGETS)

• That by 2015, the country will boost the endof GBV or reduce to half

PR

OJECTS: SU

B CATEGORY




EFFECTIVENESS

• Yes. The project is effective by bringing apolice station closer to the most neededcommunity, women, girls, elder citizens and

physically challenged people.• Issues of violence and crime will be

reported promptly.

P

ROJECTS: SU

B CATEGORY




SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• The project will be supported bygovernment, Regional and Local Counciland community voluntary labour resources.

• Those can be replicate in many towns, toshow-case community, Regional, LocalCouncil’s and private sector can help reduce

violent acts at towns, settlement or Village

levels of Local governance.P

ROJECTS: SU

B CATEGOR

Y




LESSONS LEARNED

• The learning experiences that need to beshared is, that this project is spearheaded bywomen at the town to help combat violencecrimes there.

• The main issue is the police station shouldbe build in the reach and access for anyone, especially women to report crime intime and space when it occurred.

P

ROJECTS: SUB CATEGOR

Y




LESSONS CONTINUE

• However, since we are directly affected by crime

and violence in Etoshapoort, we are staunchlydriven by the desire to have a peaceful society,in which our future endeavors and that of thecountry would only flourish.

• Therefore our medium term vision, in terms of public safety, should be seen by all interestedparties and prospective donors as our humbly

contribution towards the realization of vision2030.



ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR

CRITISM?

P

ROJECTS: SUB CATEGOR

Y


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