THE SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT 2014 ALLIANCE AND FBOs

1. THE SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT 2014 ALLIANCE AND FBOs (Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, 28 April 2014, Flora Nzema) 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

2. SYNOPSIS • The organization has managed to organize women in media, women in gender development work. • Together with other media organizations, we have managed to change lives of women particularly at grassroots level. • We have also managed to influence the government to make changes on various policies and laws e.g. SOSPA. • The organization has call for changes for issues affecting women to be dealt worked on by the government and we are still working on it. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

3. Community radio beneficiaries admiring the radio

4. OBJECTIVES • To eliminate cultural barriers that hinder Masaai women participation in the development process, • To promote participation of Masaai women in the general election, • To promote public awareness on the SADC protocol 50/50 goal • To link the rural women groups with national groups such as TAMWA, IAWRT, 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

5. BACKGROUND • Women and girls were been discriminated by cultural practices, were not allowed to listen to the radio. • Only men and boys were allowed. • Women did not even know who was contesting for leadership such as Member of Parliament. • They were not aware that women, including the young ones such as Halima Mdee can contest for MP, • In general they were cut off from what was happening in the country and even in their area. • Women voted for leaders dictated to them by the husband. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

6. Maasai woman following news while holding a goat

7. KEY ACTIVITIES • Establish facts through studies and survey • Production of radio and television articles about the problems facing women as well as advancement made by women e.g. when Dr. Asha Rose Migiro was appointed to become the Secretary General of the United Nations • Sensitizing community, organization members, other organizations, media staff in general on gender mainstreaming • Networking (rural women groups, national women groups, international groups) • Voice for the voiceless - Lobbying and advocacy for women voice to be raised • Please list at least five in bullet form 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

8. Learning how to use the radio

9. RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

10. BENEFICIARIES 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

11. CHALLENGES • Difficult to make men accept changes, it was overcome through sensitization • Access to Maasai land – overcome by staying there for long time • Language – overcome through forming groups and making many interventions through the groups where community members can discuss and agree on issues even by using Maasai language 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

12. One of the target group members

13. MONITORING AND EVALUATION • Face to face interviews with the target groups • Focus Group Discussions 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

14. RESULTS Use one slide for each result, include examples of evidence • Service delivery • Women’s empowerment • Men for change • Public participation • Changes at the work place • Outreach through the media • Changes at household level • Capacity building • Changes in attitudes • Changes at a policy level • Any other changes 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

15. Results Use one slide for each result, include examples of evidence • Women’s empowerment On their right to participate in development process

16. Women’s empowerment

17. RESULTS Use one slide for each result, include examples of evidence • Outreach through the media • Writing newspaper articles to share information with public • Article: Women in remote areas vow to hold accountable irresponsible politicians. • Writing press releases 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

18. RESULTS Use one slide for each result, include examples of evidence • Capacity building • Rural women and men groups have been trained on outdated culture and their effects 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

19. RESULTS Use one slide for each result, include examples of evidence • Changes at a policy level • IAWRT and partners have influenced the government to take action on oppressive culture e.g. FGM. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

20. LESSON LEARNED AND INNOVATION What lessons have been learnt? • One needs to have sufficient data in order to start the process for making changes of a situation • Politicians have high influence in making changes • Support and collaboration by other organizations and groups is important • Multidisciplinary team helps fastening the processes How are these being applied? • These have been shared with other groups • The groups use the lessons learnt in other projects . 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

21. LEARNING AND SHARING WITH PARTNERS • How have you learned from and sharing with other partners? • The successes, challenges and lessons learnt are reported in meetings, newspapers and have also been shared electronically with wider groups 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

22. SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION • How can the work be sustained? • Through making the issue become part of activities of villages • Through formulation of tools such as laws. • How can the work be cascaded to other organisations? • By sharing information 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

23. KEY PRIORITIES FOR 2014 • Gender mainstreaming • Rural women capacity building on the rights to vote, fighting against outdated culture and customs • Reporting continuing writing/producing programs on matters regarding women • Networking with other member organizations and unforgettable groups 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA