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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCALGOVERNMENT 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”

SUPPORTING GBV VICTIMS

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYINGTHIS PROBLEM?

• I was ALERTED BY THE NEIGHBOURS of RosinaMurovedzi. They informed me that Rosina’shusband was continually physically abusing her.

• I investigated the case and discovered thatROSINA AND HER THREE CHILDREN WEREINCARCERATED BY THE POLICE, even though shehad been a victim of gender based violence.P

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ROSINA

Rosina without her front teeth.Her teeth were removed by her husband and he damaged her

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSINGTHIS PROBLEM?

• I APPROACHED SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS AND JUDICIARY PERSONNEL for explanations as to why Rosina’s issue hadnot been addressed professionally. They apologised forwhat had transpired and promised to ensure similar issues

do not arise.• I also ENSURED THAT ROSINA FOUND A NEW HOME for

herself and her children and helped her to rent out tworooms to police officers for security reasons.

• As a consequence of the actions I took, women in thecommunity now know that it is possible to challenge

gender-based violence.

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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

• The issue is important. It highlights the fact that thepolice can be impartial when it comes to dealing withgender related issues. in this case, the police chose totake the husband’s side, despite the abuse that had

been suffered by the wife.

• The case also shows that it is possible for the victimsof gender-based violence to suffer further abusebecause of stereotypes that may exist with those

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

• The project took six months to complete,mainly due to lack of impartiality by somelaw enforcement personnel and Judicial

officers.

• The husband also failed to cooperate withthe wife. On more than one occasion, he

failed to appear for court hearings.

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WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED?ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?

The key targets of the project were Rosina and herchildren.

There are four main parties involved.

•The victims-Rosina and her three children,

•The perpetrator-The husband

•The husband’s accomplices-Sections of the Police andJudiciary

•Gender Champions-Myself and gender pressure groups

Both men and women were involved in the Rosina case.

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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THEPROJECT

Strong partnership were formed with,

1. The District Police Officer-who supported our initiative to getjustice served for Rosina and her children

2. The Senior Prosecutor-who stopped the court case that could

have sent Rosina to jail. She ordered investigations to be re-performed.

3. Female Sergeant Mazarire-Victim friendly unit of the Z.R.P

4. The Resident Magistrate-who carried out an investigation intowhy Rosina was no granted a peace order

5. Women’s groups

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMANAND OTHER RESOURCES WERE MOBILISED?

• No financial resources were used during the Rosinacase. Only human resources were employed.

• Financial resources were scarce, but humanresources were readily available.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Monitoring and Evaluation is possible through regular visits to,

•Rosina and her children-to ensure that the abuse does not continued

•The Police Station where the incident took place-to make sure similarincidents do not happen again

•Court sessions-which involve Rosina and her husband

The purpose of the visits is to ensure that the husband does notinterfere in Rosina’s life and is not manipulating the Judicial system.

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

The major results achieved include,

• Rosina and her children now have a safe home to stay in.

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Other victims who are facing similar fates are nowapproaching me for assistance to address similar cases

• The Police Force and the Magistrates office is now morecooperative with gender based violence victims

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOLTARGETS)

The target that I adopted was:

“HALVE THE CURRENT LEVELS OF G.B.V BY 2015”

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“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END G.B.V.”

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• The project can be sustained and replicatedbecause of the commitment of the women’sand men’s groups involved.

• Reinforcement may also be necessarythrough regular workshops and campaignsthat target Gender Based Violence.P

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LESSONS LEARNED

• If normal channels for addressing gender-based-violence have deliberate man-made obstacles,these obstacles should never be allowed to hinderattempts to seek justice for aggrieved parties.

• If gender based violence awareness programmesare made public, the community will becomeinformed on how to address cases of gender basedviolence.P

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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