SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

28 – 30 MARCH 2011
KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG,
CAMPAIGNS

SOUTH AFRICA
“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER
VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN

THE PRODUCTION OF PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS
AND VIDEOS. THE CASE OF KARIBA MUNICIPALITY
 HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING
THIS PROBLEM?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Promiscuity has been identified as a

major social problem in the fight against
CAMPAIGNS

Gender Violence and HIV/Aids

• The issue of the involvement of children
in the production of pornographic
material was brought to the fore by a
newspaper article
• It ranks amongst the worst forms of
child abuse

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Child pornography has a bearing on

the following:
CAMPAIGNS

– Social and moral fabric of society

– Gender Dimension: the victims are
overwhelmingly girl children
– HIV/Aids containment
– Service Delivery: social and health
services
– Resource Allocation

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT
ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Community Awareness of the problem

– All sections of the community: families; males females; adults and
children
CAMPAIGNS

– Organizations: churches, schools, stakeholders

– Consequences if problem goes un-attended

• Remedies to the problem

– that such acts constitute a criminal offence and law enforcement should
ensue
– Counseling and rehabilitation of victims

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE
PROJECT?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Three years
• First Year
CAMPAIGNS

– No Budget Provision therefore enlisted support of Gender Links for initial

training and awareness campaign.
– Establishment of a Stakeholders Committee to oversee campaign and
training

• Second Year and Third Year

– Training
– Awareness campaign
– Evaluation and Monitoring

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS
INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN
EQUALLY INVOLVED?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS OF

• Target Groups
– The whole community: in particular children of
school going age
ACTIVISM

– Institutions: schools; churches; law enforcement

agencies; NGOs
• Establishment of a Gender Committee
• Women have taken a lead in the Campaign
– There is need for better awareness and more involvement in the
male population.

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE
PROJECT
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Formation of a Stakeholders
Gender Committee comprising:
CAMPAIGNS

– Municipality
– NGOs and CBOs working with
Vulnerable Groups and HIV/Aids
– Health Institutions
– Law Enforcement Agencies

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE
MOBILISED?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• No specific Budget allocation was made in

2011, however municipal assets and staff
CAMPAIGNS

have been deployed for the campaign

especially community services and health
staff
• The Municipality has been able to secure
initial assistance from Gender Links
• Community Resource Mobilization through
local NGOs and CBOs

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Areas in which awareness campaign was

carried out in particular the high density
CAMPAIGNS

suburbs of Nyamhunga and

Mahombekombe have been revisited
• Regular Gender Committee meetings will
be held
• Regular statistical reports from law
enforcement agencies

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Initial reports from law enforcement

agencies show lower reported cases of
CAMPAIGNS

domestic violence.

• This is however not conclusive

• Further research needs to be carried

out

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC
PROTOCOL TARGETS)
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

• Its too early to assess the impact

of the campaign
CAMPAIGNS

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 EFFECTIVENESS

• Initial Reports show a decline in

PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

reported incidences of domestic

CAMPAIGNS

• Its early to conclusively judge the

effectiveness of campaign

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• Major stakeholders in the town

PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

have bought into the campaign.

CAMPAIGNS

• CBOs, in particular those with a

large women base have shown a
positive inclination to use own
resources and time for campaign
• Model is therefore capable of
sustaining itself and replication

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
 LESSONS LEARNED

• Community involvement needed

PROJECTS: 16 DAYS

for a successful and sustainable

CAMPAIGNS

fight against gender violence

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
PROJECTS: 16 DAYS
CAMPAIGNS

ANY QUESTIONS?

CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE: INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF

PONOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS