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Report of the Botswana Sadc Gender Protocol Summit and Awards REPORT OF THE BOTSWANA SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT AND AWARDS 26-27 MARCH 2013, BOIPUSO HALL, GABORONE, BOTSWANA Honorable Minister of Labour and Home Affairs Edwin Batshu with the winners of the Local Government Institutional and Climate Change and Sustainable Development award from Lobatse Town Council 1 CONTENTS Executive Summary 3 Participants 4 Background 4 Programme 4 Summit Outputs 5 Categories and Awards 6 Summit Outcomes 18 Lessons Learned 18 Next Steps 18 Annexes: ANNEX A – Participants list ANNEX B – Programme ANNEX C – Media Log ANNEX D – SWOT Analysis ANNEX E – Evaluation ANNEX F - Speeches 2 Executive summary QUICK FACTS: The Botswana SADC Protocol@work Summit brought together 180 participants, 53 men and 127 women from local government institutions, media, government and civil society organisations 50 entries were made by 39 women and 11 men, in 16 different categories Amongst the winning presenters were 14 women and 2 men The Summit was attended by, amongst others, representatives from the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, the Honourable Minister Edwin Batshu, 2 Deputy Permanent Secretaries and the Director of the Women’s Affairs Department Valencia Mogegeh, the Attorney General Athalia Molokomme and Head of the SADC Gender Unit, Magdeline Madibela 19 Local Councils were represented, amongst them Honourable Mayors, Councillors, Council Secretaries and staff. The summit also hosted non-governmental organisations, faith based organisations, representatives from the Botswana Police Stations amongst others 5 Media houses from the Centre’s of Excellence programme were represented The Botswana SADC Gender Protocol@work Summit was held from 26-27 March 2013 at the Boipuso Hall in Gaborone. Under the banner “2015, Yes we Must! The SADC Gender Protocol @ Work,” the Summit brought together more than 150 participants from local government authorities, the media, NGOs, Community Based Organisations and Faith Based Organisations and representatives of government. The Summit featured 60 entries in a variety of categories, including Gender Based Violence and Conflict Resolution, Sexual and Reproductive Rights and HIV/AIDS, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Institutional Centres of Excellence (COEs) and Leadership. On the evening of 27 March 2013, Gender Links Botswana, the Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) and the Alliance awarded 14 winners at a colourful gala dinner at the Boipuso Hall in Gaborone. Honourable Minister of Labour and Home Affairs Minister Edwin Batshu congratulated all the participants in a statement at the gala dinner. The Minister acknowledged the commitment and hard work to achieve gender equality that is evident in Bostwana. Giving the vote of thanks, Keabonye Ntsabane applauded BALA for the continued partnership, the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs for both financial and human resources and support. The Minister of Labour and Home Affairs Mr. Jenamiso Batshu, Attorney General Dr. Athaliah Molokomme, Permanent Secretary of Labour and Home Affairs Mr. Ikwatlhaeng Bagopi, UNFPA Assistant Representative Mrs. Mareledi Segotso and Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy Mr. John Warner presented the awards. 3 Participants Analysis of participants Category Male Female Total % Male % Female Entrant 11 39 50 22 78 Official 19 41 60 32 68 Judge 1 8 9 11 89 Partner 7 14 21 34 66 Donor 2 3 5 40 60 Staff 1 5 6 13 83 Other 12 17 29 41 59 Total 53 127 180 30 70 The participants in the summit included members of council from the 19 local councils, as well as representatives from community based organisations. The councils formed a large group as partners in the Centres of Excellence Gender and Local Government Mainstreaming programme. Women were the majority of participants at the summit, making up 70% of the participants; only 30% of the participants were men. Also amongst the presenters more women than men were represented, with 78% women and 22% men respectively. Background Nearly five years have passed since the historic adoption of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development. Barely two years from now, governments will have to account for actions taken to meet the 28 targets of this unique sub-regional instrument that brings together existing global and continental commitments to gender equality. Even though Botswana is not a signatory to the protocol, work in line with the 28 targets is on-going, as well as the campaign to advocate for signing the protocol. The MDG targets also have a 2015 deadline. MDG Three concerns gender equality. There is already a lively debate on the post 2015 agenda. What about the agenda until 2015? Gender Links, the Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA), the Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance in Botswana represented by the Botswana Council of NGOs (BOCONGO) joined forces to host the second national summit in Botswana to gather evidence of the SADC Gender Protocol@Work. With the tagline “yes we must”, the initiative has the support of the SADC Gender Unit, and will make a call for increasing the momentum on implementation in the run up to 2015. The summit brought together participants from Gender Links’ COE Gender Mainstreaming programme, from local councils, as well as the media. Next to the local councils and media houses, the summit also invited NGOs, CBOs and FBOs to join under the Alliance and present their best practices. Programme On the first day of the summit, there was a plenary session. The event was graced by donor partners such as the American Embassy, media and non-governmental organisations. The plenary was officially opened by BALA President Mr. Mpho Moruakgomo, while statements were presented by Head of SADC Gender Unit Magdeline Madibela. Gender Links was represented by Kubi Rama, who outlined the objectives and process of the summit. 4 The second day of the summit started with a plenary in which Gender Links was able to brief participants on the Gender Based Violence study findings. The study presentation was followed by testimonies of gender based violence by Central District Council representatives. This was followed by questions from the audience, and a testimony by a gender based violence survivor. This was a touching testimony in which some of the audience shed tears. This resulted in the summit contributing money amounting to one thousand pula to the survivor. BALA’s Mr. Mopati Masunga presented an economic development project which also generated a lot of questions. The plenary sessions were very lively, and participants were able to interact. The only challenge was that there wasn’t enough time to finish all the conversations. Summit Outputs Analysis of awards winners CATEGORY Winner TOTAL M F M F Alliance GBV and conflict resolution x 1 Education and economic development x 1 Climate change and sustainable x 1 development Sexual and reproductive rights; x 1 health and HIV and AIDS Local government GBV and conflict resolution x 1 Education and economic development x 1 Climate change and sustainable x 1 development Media Radio x 1 TV x 1 Print x 1 Institutional Local Government COE – best overall x 1 performance Best improved performance x 1 Media COE x 1 Leadership x 1 TOTAL 2 14 5 CATEGORIES AND AWARDS Alliance – GBV and Conflict Resolution Presentations: 1. Men’s Sector 2. Women Against Rape 3. Botswana Police Service - Sowa 4. Botswana Police Service - Kgalagadi 5. Women Against Rape – Legal Aid Project 6. Botswana Police Service – Community policing 7. Gamodubu Child Care Trust Winner: Gamodubu Child Care Trust Case studies: “Do not turn a blind eye” The government of Botswana provides HIV and AIDS services ranging from ART, treatment of opportunistic infections, social support to OVC, clinical home based support to home based patients, as well as testing and counseling. Despite these efforts, a gap remains. An example of this is the fact the government is not able to meet the psychological needs of OVC, mainly because of a shortage of personnel. Significant numbers of people enrolled on ART abscond, leading to more sickness, deaths and increased infections. There is a need to continue educating and counseling about the importance of adherence. Gamodubu comes in to meet the needs of the communities where the government and NGOs cannot. Gamodubu has high rates of death in the community, therefore this inspired the organization (GCCT) to come up with programmes to care and support children who are orphaned and vulnerable. Data was collected through networking with relevant stakeholders and this includes the chief, VDC, care givers and children, as well as community service providers. GCCT objectives are to prevent further HIV infections, to expand care, treatment and support, to reduce stigma and discrimination, and to build capacity to deliver and sustain scaled-up programmes. The programme made significant progress in the year 2010 in terms of formation of the long pending forums for meeting of guardians; the grannies clubs. The centre has projects like gardening and poultry raising, and has 200 members. The groups have met on several occasions for group counseling, including the issue of income generating activities. Through the year, volunteers including mentors conducted home visits at least once a month to the beneficiaries and their families. Mentors have also been in touch with the centre to recommend referral of OVC cases to the Social and Community Development department. Kids club activities are another strength of Gamodubu. Volunteers and Officials meet with children on weekends for group counseling activities, play and learning. It is important to note is that our clubs serve far more numbers than the target and the registered numbers. Children are attracted by the play equipment, games and the food. It is difficult to turn down these interested children especially at the village where they do not have anywhere else to go. Local Government – GBV and Conflict Resolution 6 Presentations by: 1.
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