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Implementation of the Broad GBV Programme 365 Days NAP Adv. Thoko Majokweni - IDMT Chairperson

Implementation of the Broad GBV Programme 365 Days NAP Adv. Thoko Majokweni - IDMT Chairperson. The Broad context of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in South Africa. GBV Sexual and Domestic Violence seem to have stabilised at an unacceptably high level.

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Implementation of the Broad GBV Programme 365 Days NAP Adv. Thoko Majokweni - IDMT Chairperson

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  1. Implementation of the Broad GBV Programme 365 Days NAP Adv. Thoko Majokweni - IDMT Chairperson

  2. The Broad context of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in South Africa • GBV Sexual and Domestic Violence seem to have stabilised at an unacceptably high level • . Often inappropriate indicators are used to assess increase Or decline leading to incorrect strategies and coping mechanisms • The injurious nature, depth and breadth of its impact Does not seem to have been fully comprehended yet • This Phenomenon has tremendous impact on the health and Justice systems • most of the time actual expenditure neither easy to quantify nor To recover from perpetrators (artrition & acquital rates). • Prevention remains the most logical answer and yet most Illusive in its attainment. Even when achieve it is difficult to demonstrate due to the difficulty to prove that which has not happened.

  3. The Salient Tenets of the 365 Days NAP • Part One consists of annual calendar of events identified • to sustain the campaign throughout the year. • . • Part two are the priorities identified by the IDMT in government, • Facilitated by SOCA unit of the NPA and • civil society partners for ending gender violence. • Part three is a comprehensive multi sector action plan that • was launched in March 2006 in a rolling three year plan against which • targets are set; progress measured with annual refinement. • Part four concerns the institutional mechanisms for the • implementation of the plan.

  4. Undertake the promotion,encouragement, support and facilitation of legal reforms and formulation of appropriate and adequate legislation, policies and strategies aimed at enforcing human rights as well as ending all forms of Violence Against Women and Children across our continent. Accelerate this growing awareness while ensuring efficient and effective mechanisms to expeditiously transform the prevention and management of Gender Based Violence within our respective countries by, for example, creating speedy and efficient mechanisms for mutual technical assistance and collaboration. Support the initiatives of the continental structures established for the sustainable development of Africa and improvement of its peoples’ lives. AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL AND PAN-AFRICAN ACTIONS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN (THE BENONI DECLARATION) Done this 25th Day of November 2006

  5. Join forces collectively to promote 365 days of consistent prevention, response, support and development programmes of ‘Non-Violence Against Women and Children’ and due observance of relevant commemorative dates. Recognize the importance of national and international partnerships and, pledge to continuously forge and strengthen collaboration with Civil Society i.e. Non Government and Faith Based Organizations; Organized Labour and Businesses; the Media, etc.; Traditional Leadership; Bilateral and Multilateral Institutions including the United Nations and, Agree to convene periodically and at least once per year to continuously monitor and evaluate our demonstrable achievements and share new and emerging issues, challenges and best practices. AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL AND PAN-AFRICAN ACTIONS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN (THE BENONI DECLARATION) Done this 25th Day of November 2006

  6. IDMT’s Value Proposition • Joint planning; • Common priorities; • Provision of leadership; • Increase access to resources; • Better alignment and coordination; • Sharing of responsibilities; • Access to government systems; • Result-based monitoring and evaluation; • Meeting service delivery deadlines;

  7. Anti-Rape Strategy Framework: choices to be made about where to distribute energy and resources What is Bad? What is Good? What is Missing? • Lack of safe places - situational and environmental • Limited roll out of services to rural areas • Education campaigns • Victims Charter & Empowerment Initiatives • A profile of offenders and survivors / victims • Relevant and systematic support Prevention • High backlog in cases • TCC’s Integrated response centers • Blueprint to fix CJS for effectiveness in dealing with rape cases Response Support • A balance must be found across the actions • Key choices need to be made in terms of how to prioritise which department needs to react

  8. Social Development Education Health Local and Provincial Government Housing Transport DTI SAPS Justice DACST Sports and Recreation Labour Water Affairs Minerals and Energy Response Prevention Support Every department needs to be involved to address these problems • Correctional Services • Social Development • SAPS • Justice • NPA • Health • “Community” • Communications • SAPS • DCS • Justice • Education • Health • NGOA • CBOA • Social Development • NGOs/Civil Society

  9. The IDMT PROGRAMME GOVERNANCE & COORDINATION STRUCTURE Interface with Government Structures Interface with External Bodies and Role Players UN, AU, SADC, ECOWAS, etc. Government Reference Group Civil Society Reference Group (365) Interdepartmental Management Team (IDMT) Departmental Representatives Funders’ Representatives Programme Office IDMT Proj. Mgrsx3 Strategy Proj. Mgrsx3 Project Administrators x 2 Project Secretary Strategy/Specialist Project Managers (External) Integrating Project Manager (External+Internal) Project Administrator Research Steering Committee Project Manager - Support Work stream Project Manager - Response Work stream Project Manager - Prevention Work stream Research Assistants Research Vendors Service Providers Government players Research Assistants Research Vendors Service Providers Government players Research Assistants Research Vendors Service Providers Various Groups

  10. The Prevention Research Study: What the IDMT wanted to know • Factors giving rise to rape • Who are these perpetrators? • Why are they raping? • Specific factors that increase potential victims’ vulnerability? • Implications on prevention strategies • How current interventions can be improved to deal effectively with rape?

  11. Discourse • Identify, understand and deal with causalities and mythologies around SGBV esp. rape. • Ongoing work with those who shape discourse: • Media • Opinion makers • Politicians • Heads of departments • Popular figures – youth.

  12. April 04 – April 05 New cases Finalised cases Conviction Rate J court is Thuthuzela Court

  13. DANISH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME-Unicef AFFECTED COUNTRIES ANGOLA MOZAMBIQUE LESOTHO ZIMBABWE MALAWI BOTSWANA ETHIOPIA GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-Rti AFFECTED COUNTRIES BENIN KENYA ZAMBIA Continental Collaboration under the Leadership of the APA and with the kind assistance of the Government of Denmark and US Government

  14. SUPPORT • Victim Empowerment • VEP POLICY • SHELTER POLICY • MINIMUM STANDARDS • VICTIMS CHARTER • DIRECTORY OF SERVICES • ANNUAL SEXUAL OFFENCES INDABA • TCC AUDIT • TCC ROLL OUT PLAN • SITE SELECTION BASED ON EMPIRICAL INFORMATION • VICTIM CENTRED MODEL IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOLS • PERPETRATOR SUPPORT PROGRAMME • SEXUAL OFFENCE TREATMENT PROGRAMME • VICTIM – OFFENDER MEDIATION PROGRAMME • INDIVIDUALISED OFFENDER REHAILITATION PATH DEFINITION

  15. Positioning Ourselves for New Challenges: Human Trafficking Key Objectives … Make people less vulnerable to being trafficked …Rescue more victims and better protect them …Track, disrupt and punish perpetrators more successfully …Mainstream trafficking into the work of all relevant participating Departments

  16. RESULT AREAS Knowledge & Understanding of trafficking deepened- Building Knowledge and Information Through Research Cooperation and Coordination Legislation & Policy Development; Victim Support &Integration; Liaison & Consultation Capacity Building & Training –Systemic Capacity Building & Skills Development Public Education & Awareness programmes Evaluation & Audit-Monitoring & Evaluation Human Trafficking Strategy

  17. Progress Made • UN study on VAW and children of 2006, then UN SG, Kofi Annan recognized & declared the SA-TCC model as the best practice model in the world; • Model adopted by Chile, scaled up in South Africa & to be rolled out to 10 African countries by US (WJEI) and Danish Governments (Unicef) while we continue to upscale in SA; • Integrated GBV Strategy to assist government to deal with trafficking in the light of the upcoming 2010 Soccer World Cup with inherent risks and threats of women & children being pimped and trafficked;

  18. Progress Made • Sexual Offences Training-the first time ever training of 1st responders like 10111, CPU, Front Line Officers at the Community Service Centres (police stations), the investigations and detection of sexual offences; • Integrated Gender-Based Violence training in 7 Thuthuzela Sites in 7 provinces • Training on Human Trafficking saw us last year alone succeeding to capacitate 1400 role-players incl. NGOs • Establishment of International Advisory Committee (AG); • Established the PMU;

  19. Progress Made The IDMT Strat & Ops Plan being developed outlines the phased pathway for assistance beyond SA to African countries intending implementing the multi-sectoral approach using TCC establishment as the gateway to promoting Inter-African solidarity in fighting GBV.

  20. Progress Made Key Reporting Deliverables: Tsireledzani Programme 1. Finalization of the National Action Plan; 2. Provincial Task Teams established; • Limpopo Strategic Planning Workshop – 9 to 11 Sep 2009 • Kwa-Zulu Natal Task Team on Human Trafficking, Pornography, Prostitution and Brothels (HPPB) • Mpumalanga Task Team Launch Workshop – 20 to 21 Oct 2009; • Mpumalanga Task Team Strategic Planning Workshop – 25 to 26 Nov 2009; 3. Regional Coordination • Mpumalanga Women’s Day Workshop, Nelspruit – 8 to 9 August 2009-Mozamique, Swaziland & Lesotho. • Gender Justice Regional Summit, Cape Town – 8 to 10 Nov 2009 14 countries

  21. Lessons to Learn • Multisectoral approach with a clearly defined delivery mechanisms viz., the multidisciplinary TCC model works in fighting SGBV; • Stakeholder involvement i.e., consisting of government, civil society, business, religious and traditional leaders is very critical; • Nothing Beats the Establishment of coordination & cooperation mechanisms amongst partners with clearly defined roles & responsibilities using MoU/SLAs; • It is very difficult to implement programmes without an allocation of dedicated funding for multi-sectoral work on SGBV programmes; • Assess frankly & realistically what SGBV programmes are up against with baseline to check & measure progress

  22. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

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