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BOTSWANA-BOBIRWA SUB DISTRCIT COUNTRY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE SUMMIT AND AWARDS DATE:23-25 APRIL 2012 VENUE:KOPANONG HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTRE 365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND

EMPOWER WOMEN

Addressing GBV and issues of climate change and sustainable develop for Mophane worms harvesters

Overview
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developing a gender Mophane worms are based violence hand-picked in the awareness campaign bush, often by women on climate change and and children exposing sustainable them to GBV. development. Climate Change protect and empower affects Phane women Phane harvesting locally and harvesters on issues of increases migration GBV given changing and risks of abuse. climatic conditions.

HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM?

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Poverty and High dependency of women on government hand outs. Vulnerability to gender violence during Phane harvesting.

Climate change (Drought, Pollution ,veld fires Poor sanitation, littering Indiscriminate cutting down of Mophane trees result in low harvest and increase dependency on men.

IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

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Climate change decreases sustainable development and increases dependency. emotional trauma to have left children on their own, child abuse

Vulnerability of women to economic abuse. Men in control of the Phane income. Safety compromised Increases their vulnerability to GBV

HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM?

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Training women and Counselling before and men on GBV and after harvest. sustainable Education on development relationship between preservation harvesting and veld fire methods income fires saving i.e. canning Training on proper sanitation Replanting of Mophane trees.

WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

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The project is expected to be incorporated into annual plans . It life time project that the future generation will benefit from.

Addressing GBV and issues of climate change and sustainable develop for Mophane worms harvesters

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

Women and children for harvesting,

Men in control of income generated.

RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE MOBILISED?

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Inclusion of activities Engage Women Affairs into council recurrent for life skills training budget i.e. training. Support from Government bodies and NGOs Botswana Association of Local Authority, Gender Links. Utilise existing programmes.

PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE PROJECT

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Local leaders proper harvesting BALA and Gender links sensitization on issues of gender.

Police prevention of GBV through community policing.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

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Beneficiary analysis.

Workshop evaluation form

Quarterly meetings and reports

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CREATIVITY: ARE YOU USING ARTS, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO POPULARISE THE ISSUES?

Talk show on Radio

Motivational stories on Radio Print media coverage .

Drama at public fora. Comic books

WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

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Gender equality Women empowerment Resilient communities

IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL TARGETS)

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Article 20-25: gender Women they have based violence a burden of taking care of families Women must be even during this prioritised on times of climate issues of climate change change.

NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE

SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

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it is replicable by other through benchmarking and information sharing to areas where there is Phane worms.

LESSONS LEARNED
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Proper harvesting of Phane worms vital for sustainable development. Phane harvesting can reduce or increase GBV

Women need to be empowered. Climate change affects the harvest of phane worms.

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ANY QUESTIONS?
Addressing GBV and issues of climate change and sustainable develop for Mophane worms harvesters