Theresa Sikute, Zambia, HIV/Aids - Summit 2012

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REGIONAL SOUTHERN AFRICA GENDER JUSTICE AND

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUMMIT AND AWARDS

23RD-25TH APRIL 2012

KOPANONG HOTEL

JOHANNESBURG- SOUTH AFRICA

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER

VIOLENCE AND EMPOWER WOMEN

SOCIETY FOR WOMEN ANDAIDS IN ZAMBIA

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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM YOU ARE

RESPONDING TO and HOW DID YOU GOABOUT IDENTIFYING IT?

Lack of educational support for orphans andvulnerable children (OVCs)

Lack of empowerment opportunities for vulnerablewomen and men

Drug and alcohol abuse and HIV and AIDS

SWAAZ was approached by its members in thosecommunities on the need for empowermentprojects and sensitizations in the community

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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

Yes, it is because it helps :

To uplift the livelihood of the vulnerablehouseholds through economic empowerment

To help them earn disposable income to enablethem send their children and other orphans andvulnerable children (OVCs) to school

To sensitize the community on dangers of drug andalcohol abuse in relation to HIV and AIDS

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSINGTHIS PROBLEM?

We have provided a hammer mill in onecommunity and 2 sewing machines

Another community rears dairy cattle fromwhich they get milk for sell to parmalat,

Another one is selling charcoal

Paying school fees for needy children

Conducting community sensitizations

Conducting counseling to the chronically ill and theirfamiliesH

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WOMEN AND MEN WORKING ON THEIR CATTLECRALL IN KAFUBU BLOCK FARMING AREA


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OFFICIAL HANDOVER OF AHAMMERMILL TO WALALECOMMUNITY


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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THEPROJECT?

Its an on going programme because it is the corebusiness of the organisation- SWAAZ. The projectfor hammermill started in 2009 and others startedmuch earlier

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

The Orphans and vulnerable children, vulnerablewomen, youth and men, those living with HIV ANDAIDS and the care givers

The hearing impaired of school going age

Both men and women are involved though mostmen leave the projects to look for quick moneyelsewhere

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WHAT PARTNERSHIPS HAVE BEEN FORMEDTHROUGH THE PROJECT?

We are working in partnership with the local council,ministry of education, social welfare, ministry ofhealth, Zambia police, district aids task force andother non-governmental organizations

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WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THELOCAL COUNCIL AND THE MINISTRY OFEDUCATION TO HANDOVER SCHOOLREQUISITS


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WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE,THE MEDIA, THE LOCAL COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICTCOMMISSIONER TO HANDOVER THE HAMMERMILL TO ACOMMUNITY IN WALALE COMPOUND


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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE

MOBILISED? HOW ARE THEY BEING USED?

We have been able to source funds from government throughcraids to buy a hammer mill, women and youth contributedmoney to start up the charcoal business

Human resource is sourced from among the membership

To generate income to support the needy Moneys raised are used to pay school fees for orphans and

vulnerable children and milk for food supplement for thechronically ill

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CREATIVITYHOW ARE ARTS, CULTURE,MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA BEING USED TO

MOBILISE & POPULARISE THE ISSUE?

We engage the media whenever we have an activity

The community uses art for empowerment

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MONITORING AND EVALUATIONHOW DOYOU TRACK PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT? HOW

DO YOU TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WHERE

NECESSARY? District committee members do site visits

Focus group discussions are held with thebeneficiaries

The SWAAZ secretariat provides technical supportwhere action is necessary

The district aids task force also provides technicalsupport

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

Ovcs accessingeducation(300 childrenput in school in theperiod 20102011)

Some hearing impairedchildren have been sentto school

Improved nutritional

status in some homes

Learning of skills such astailoring

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Giving a bag of mealie meal to ahousehold


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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOLTARGETS)

With reference to Article 27 which coversprevention, treatment, care and support in relationto HIV and AIDS, the project has provided anopportunity for women especially to be empowered

with information on HIV and AIDS , andeconomically, and hence participating in decisionmaking in their homes leading to increased accessto HIV and AIDS treatment for infected women,

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IS THIS ACTION SUSTAINABLE? CAN IT BEREPLICATED BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS

AND ORGANISATIONS IN YOUR AREA AND

BEYOND? Yes, it is. Especially the dairy cattle rearing, tailoringand the hammermill projects because members arebeing empowered at house hold level

Others can emulate and sell milk to parmalat

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WHAT LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED?

Most men want to work where there is quick money

It is very difficult to coordinate a project run by a groupbecause usually people want to leave the responsibility to the

other person

Also, people usually want to quickly share profits amongthemselves as adults forgetting the young like orphans andvulnerable children and the hearing impaired

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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Theresa Sikute, Zambia, HIV/Aids - Summit 2012