PROJECTS Presentation Women Empowerment Bulawayo Judith Muk

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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCALGOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS28 30 MARCH 2011

KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA

3 65 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDERVIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015

BULAWAYO CITY COUNCIL

HOME INDUSTRIES

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYINGTHIS PROBLEM?

As a unit in BULAWAYO City Council the Home Industries unit hasan outreach programme which networks and links withstakeholders which include the Social Welfare department,churches, residents associations and other organisations.

These organisations together with the unit identify the needs of vulnerable women and girls, these include survivors of gender based violence , widows some of whom are victims of inheritance

squabbles with in-laws over property left by the deceased husbands . Girls that have gone through Home Industries are usually high

school dropouts. These women and girls in difficult circumstances need to be

empowered with skills that they can use to be able to generateincome ,they take care of themselves and their families and

stress management ultimately go on with their lives .

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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

This issue of assisting women in difficult circumstances is very important . It contributespositively towards poverty alleviation.

The beneficiaries are able to earn a decent living.Through this unit Bulawayo is helping achieve goal 1and 3 of the millennium development goals

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?

The skills courses which they go through includebasketry, knitting using knitting machines, sewingincluding embroidery, peanut butter making and others .

Refrences Presentations

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THEPROJECT?

On Going

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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THEPROJECT

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD WELFARE SISTER SECTIONS,CHURCES AND RESIDENCE ASSOCIATIONS

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE

MOBILISED? This an on going project funded through the council budget

,the instructors are council employees .The centre was built and equipped by the council .The day to day running is all done by council.

Bulawayo Home Industries strongly believes in theparticipatory approach as such working structures are in

place, participants choose supervisors, chairpersons, and secretaries .

Entrepreneurship skills are also imparted during training and the they sell the products they make during training and theproceeds go towards the upkeep of the centre.

The sense of ownership is created in order to account for every activity.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Bulawayo Home Industries has an in built monitoring and evaluation system and once every quarter conducts anevaluation exercise together with the participants.

The supervisors and council staff do take stock of every activity .

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED? Home Industries Training Centre was established in 1969.

Over the years council `s Home Industries has been able tochange the lives of women and girls through skills that enable them to earn a decent living.

In 2010, 75 women were trained in basketry ,10 womenwere trained in peanut butter making, 23 women weretrained in knitting, 30 women were trained in embroidery.(138). Refresher Courses (433) Total 571

For the past five years beneficiary statistics are as follows:- Year Producer Trainee

2006 40 632007 30 1112008 18 63

2009 29 1362010 (see paragraph 3, above)

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADCPROTOCOL TARGETS)

The project is helping achieve the womenempowerment target thereby reduce poverty.-Articles15-19 SADC Protocol

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EFFECTIVENESS

The project is effective . Women who have beentrained through this project are able to pay their bills ,pay their children`s school fees etc using theincome they generate from the sale of the wares they make.

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

The project is sustainable .The raw materials arenatural fibres.

Shinda cotton is locally produced.

It can be replicated by other local authorities,relevant government ministries and even non-governmental organisations.

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LESSONS LEARNED

A local authority can help reduce poverty among women by providing appropriate facilities where they can acquire skillsthat they can use to earn a living.

The importance of networking amongst stakeholders.

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THANK YOU

ANY QUESTIONS?

JUDITH MKWANDA

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