PROJECTS Presentation Support Bulawayo Thembeni Khoza

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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

28 30 MARCH 2011KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG,

SOUTH AFRICA

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDERVIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015

BULAWAYO WARD 12 PROJECT

COUNCILLOR T. KHOZA

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYINGTHIS PROBLEM?

Being the Councillor for Ward 12 with some of the oldest high

density suburbs in Bulawayo I realised that my ward had

numerous elderly people who required care and support.

Some of them were looking after their orphaned grand children

whose parents had died mostly due to HIV/AIDS.

There are also a lot of child headed households again orphans

who are in some cases victims of greedy relatives who would

have grabbed property and money left by the deceased parents

leaving the children with nothing.

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYINGTHIS PROBLEM?

(continued)

Sometimes they would approach me as the Councillor seeking

assistance such as food and other basic requirements and I would

sometimes have nothing to assist with. I then formed a ward

committee to look into the needs of the vulnerable persons.

I then started a food distribution project with the aid of my wardcommittee the Action Committee.



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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

The well being of the vulnerable people in my community is my

greatest concern.

The country is recovering from one of the worst economic

situation and it is the vulnerable people that were worst affected.

Getting the basics like food, toiletry is still difficult because they

have no money.

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUTADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?

I approached the business community which included TASHAS

supermarkets for assistance. TASHAS is owned by my daughter

and her husband and they have responded to my call in a way

that was beyond my expectations.

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THEPROJECT?

Because of the passion that l have the project should be an

ongoing even if I'm out of office.

The project was launched by His Worship the Mayor of

Bulawayo Councillor T.P. Moyo on 24 December 2008.

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WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO ISINVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN

EQUALLY INVOLVED? The key target beneficiaries are: Elderly men and women, orphans,

people with disabilities and People Living with HIV/AIDS.

Most of the elderly people in my ward are aliens i.e foreigners who

came to Zimbabwe from Zambia, Malawi and other SADC

countries many years ago when they were still young. Some ofthem are looking after their orphaned grandchildren.

Some of the orphans in my project come from chid headed

households.

The Action Team is comprised of both men and women includingthe youth (girls and boys).

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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THEPROJECT

Residents form the Action Team which comprises of both men

and women including the youth (girls and boys).

Business community which supply the commodities

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE

MOBILISED?

The Ward Action team which comprises of both men and

women including youths assist the Councillor identify the needy

in their sections.

Transport for the commodities to the food distribution point is

provided by TASHAS supermarket.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Record keeping is done by the Action Team.

There are designated collection days for the different sections of

the ward.

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

The vulnerable members of the community are no longer going

hungry. Though this project some of these are now in the

nutrition garden project under the council`s Urban Agriculture.

School going orphans can now perform better at school because

they are well fed.

The nutritional status of the elderly ,people living with HIV/AIDS

and the disabled persons in the ward has greatly improved as a

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADCPROTOCOL TARGETS)

The project is helping to ensure the nutritional needs , of

women, men, boys and girls in difficult circumstances are

provided for thereby leading to their better health and well

being.-Article 26 Health and Article 27 HIV/AIDS.

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EFFECTIVENESS

The project is indeed effective . It has brought me closer to my community .

Through this project a 100 year old woman was identified a colourful

birthday party was held for her on the 9th of October 2010

The following organisations where part of the event success police

provided the escort, drama majorettes marching, leading the

procession,churches joined the procession media people did a good job by

publishing the event well in good time.

Through further discussions l discovered that Gogo Makhumalo is a

daughter to Mzilikazi kaMatshobana the Ndebele king.

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

The project is sustainable for as long as there is accountabilityand transparency in its implementation.

Other leaders in the community can set up similar projects.

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LESSONS LEARNED

Community participation in a project is enhanced by their

involvement at all stages.

Community leaders can find time in their busy schedules to

mobilise resources for projects such as this one that improve

the lives of

the vulnerable in their community.

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THANK YOU

ANY QUESTIONS?

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COUNCILLOR T. KHOZA

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