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Swaziland and has been n class ssif ifie ied as a lower middl dle e income

• me count

ntry Ac Acco cordi ding ng to the VAC 2007, 69% of the populat ation

• n is

living ng in pover erty ty- major

• rity

ty are women en Ac Acute e patriar iarch chy and gender der inequal alit ity By 2007, 26% of people ple aged d 15-49 yrs were living ing with h HI HIV ANC data (2008) ) showi wing ng 42% of pregnan ant t women en are HIV posit itiv ive e from 39.2%

 NS

NSF F on HIV V an and AI AIDS DS iden entif tifies ies Ea Early ly sexu xual al debu but t an and Intergen ergenerational ational sex x as as ma major driver ers

 Higher

her prevalence alence rat ate e am among g fem emales ales (3 (31.1%) 1%) co compared pared to mal ales (1 (19.7% 9.7%) )

 Peak

ak am among g 15-24 4 year ar old ld br brac acket

 Ea

Early ly ma marriages ages

 Un

Unde der-repor reporting ting by ch children ldren

 Every

y day y media ia repor

• rts

s case ses s of f GBV & CSA

 For th

the f e first st ti time su e survey y provided vided popula ulati tion

• n based

sed est stimat ates es (UN UNICE ICEF 2008)

 High

gh prevale alence nce

 Ages

es 13 – 24 yea ears

 Appr

prox x 1 in 3 females s exp xperience enced d so some form of f se sexu xual al violenc lence e as s a child ld

 Only

y in less ss than 1 in 7 incide ident nts s did females s se seek help

 Majority

• rity wer

ere e not t even en aware e th that t th they y had d bee een abused used

 La

Larg rgest est prop

• por
• rti

tion

• n of SGBV

V ca cases es- girl rl ch child ld

 adapt

apted ed from m The Girl rl Child ld Net etwor

• rk

k (G (GCN) ) in n Zimb mbab abwe e

 Foun

unded ded by Bet etty ty Makoni

• ni,

, a Zi Zimb mbab abwean ean teache cher r – a s a sur urviv vivor

• r of ab

abus use e

 Pa

Partner tnersh ships ips were re form rmed ed with h GCN throu

• ugh

gh Canad nadian ian Crossr ssroads

• ads Int

nternati ernational

• nal

(C (CCI) I)

 Adaptati

aptation

• n of ma

manu nuals als for r the progra

• gram

m to address dress key issu sues es affecting cting Swazi i girl rls

 To provide

vide a sa safe sp space ce for girls rls to openly nly engage age and lea earn rn about

• ut a variety

riety of f iss ssues es affec ecti ting ng young ng girls rls- allowi wing ng children ldren to exp xpress ss their thought ughts s and d feelings ngs fr freely

 To crea

eate e an en enabling ling en envi viron

• nment

ent for confid idence ence building, lding, empowerment rment for SGBV and d HIV preventi ention

• n

and d response sponse among ng girls ls

 Promo

mote e emotional ional wellness ss, , belonging,

• nging, and

d se self-est esteem

 To create linkages

ages for provision ision of f compreh prehensi ensive su suppo port t to child ld su surviv vivor

• rs

s of f SGBV

 The GEC progra

ram m was pil iloted d in in 6 6 schoo

• ols,

s, 3 Prim imary y schools

• ols and

d 3 Hig igh school hools, , in in February y 2008. 08.

 To da

date, 8 clubs bs have been succ ccessfull ssfully y establi lishe hed d and l d launche hed. d.

 Schoo

• ol select

ction ion in init itia ially y based d on pr proxi ximi mity ty to SWAGAA AA coun unse seli ling sit ites and d target et communi mmuniti ties

 Now mostly

tly on de demand- reque quest st by head d tea eache hers

 Intr

trod

• duct

uctor

• ry meeti

eeting ng with th sch chool l ad administration stration

 Pres

esent entat ation

• n to sch

chool l ch child ldren en during g as assemb embly ly

 Volu

luntar ntary y mem ember ershi ship p into cl club

 (li

limit ited ed involv lvem ement ent of f par aren ents ts)

 El

Elec ecti tion

• n of
• f a f

a foc

• cal

al tea each cher er, , Cl Club Pr Pres esident ent an and co committ ttee ee

 Trai

ainin ing g of f cl club Pres esidents ents an and tea each cher ers s using ng GEC EC tr trai ainin ing g man anual als

 Initia

tial l bas aselin eline e as assessme essment nt co conduct cted ed using g sta tandar ard questi estion

• nnair

naire: e: SRH RH, , SGBV, , CS CSA, HIV, , sel elf f awar aren enes ess s etc etc am among girls ls

Knowl

wledge edge le level el as assessme essment t is co conduct cted ed

As

Assessmen essment t of f val alues es, , at atti titudes tudes an and beh ehavioural ioural pat atterns erns

Mea

easuremen urement t ag agai ainst nst beh ehaviour ioural al an and kn knowl wledge edge indica cator

• rs

 Trai

aine ned d cl club b co coor

• rdin

dinat ator

• rs

s use e cl club b ma manual als s for al all l meetings etings

 IEC

EC mat aterials als produced

• duced an

and dissemin seminat ated ed

 Recor

ecords ds of me meetings etings an and par artici ticipant pant reg egist ster ers s kept pt

 All

ll girls ls par articipa ticipate e in cl club b ac acti tivities ities

 To cr

crea eate e a s a sen ense se of unity ty an and be belonging longing al all l girls ls reci cite e a G a GEC EC pledge ledge at at th the sta tart t of ever ery y meetin ting

 Use

e of journals rnals by al all l girls ls as as an an outle tlet

 SWAGAA

AA Clu lub b co coordinat dinator

• r an

and as assist stant ant as assess ess journa rnals ls period iodically cally to identify ntify possible ssible ca cases es

• f SGBV- imm

mmedia ediate e ca case e ma management agement by SWAGAA AA (1 (10 0 in 2010) 0)

 Us

Use e of a v varie riety ty of age e appr propriat

• priate

e appr proaches

• aches

us used ed, , suc uch as as: poetr etry, , li life e story y bo book, k, mu music ic an and danc nce, e, dra rama ma

 Incorporation of CSA, SGBV, children’s rights,

sexua ual l re reproductiv

• ductive

e hea ealt lth, h, inc nclu luding ding HIV V pre revention ention, ,

 Pee

eer r to Pee eer r en engagement agement

 Pa

Parti ticipation cipation of girl rls s in S n SWAGAA AA and nd na nationa nal l events ents

 Inc

ncre reas ased ed sense ense of soci cial al re responsi sponsibility bility amo mong ngst t girls rls

 SWAGAA

AA Club lub Coor

• rdinat

dinator co conduc nducts ts weekly eekly visits ts to eac ach h cl club

 Clu

lubs bs meet t on a a weekly eekly ba basis (m (minimu imum) m) dep epen ending ding on school chool schedule chedule

 Refreshe

resher tr trai aining ings s for cl club b presi eside dents nts an and co coor

• rdina

dinator

• rs

s co conduct nducted ed

 Follo

lowi wing ng a 9 m month h piloting ting period iod- clubs bs evaluat luated ed for ef effec ecti tiveness eness

 Independ

penden ent t clubs s are launch ched ed throug

• ugh an event

t organis rganised ed jointl ntly by SWAGAA AA and the girls rls

 A mid term evaluat

luation ion of f the progr

• gramm

amme e has s been condu ducted ed by an y an independ ependent nt officer er fr from m CCI:

 Assess

essment ment of impac act t of the piloted ed programme gramme and need for scale le up

 Assess

essment ment of change e in behaviour iour, , atti titud tudes es, , beliefs, efs, and confidence dence levels ls

 Assess

essmen ment t of abi bility lity for each to cont ntin inue ue to operat rate independ penden ently tly of SWAGAA AA staff



 Inc

ncreased reased un understanding rstanding and nd ch chall lleng enging ing

• f gend

nder er stereo ereotyp types es

 Inc

ncreased reased co conf nfidenc dence e and nd self lf awareness reness

 Impr

proved ed co comm mmuni unication cation and nd pub ubli lic c speaking eaking skill lls

 Inc

ncreased reased co cons nsciousn ciousnes ess s about ut hum uman n ri rights ts and nd le legal al li literacy racy

 Impr

proved ed aca cademic emic performance

• rmance

 Redu

duction ction in n teach cher er-student student re rela lati tionshi

• nships

ps

 Referral

ral of f case ses s to SWAGAA AA comprehen prehensiv sive e su suppor pport

 Rep

epor

• rted

ed abst stinence inence fr from se sexu xual l acti tivit vity y among

• ng most

st girl rls

 Promo

motes es informati

• rmation
• n sh

sharing ring and the correct rrection ion of f misc sconc

• ncepti

eption

• ns

s around

• und gender

der, HIV, , SRH, , Human an traffick icking ing etc etc

 Broadened

adened view w on career er aspi spirati ration

• ns

 Suppo

port t sy syst stem provided vided for OVC C in sc schoo

• ols

ls

 Socializ

ialization ation

 Access

s to information rmation

 The program was awarded for ‘Best Practice’

at The Gende der Summi mit t Awards ds held in d in S South h Africa ica in in 2 2010. 0.

 The gir

irls have receiv ived d natio ional recogn

• gnit

ition ion through

• ugh showca

casi sing their ir work k in in pu public ic forums rums and n d natio ional events

 The gir

irls have begun to rais ise funds ds to assis ist commun mmunit ity y membe bers s in in ne need d e. e.g. the elde derly

 High

h demand mand -Li Limit mited ed re resour

• urces

ces have e le led to li limi mited ed co coverag erage e

 High

h staff f attrition rition withi hin n SWAGAA AA

 Tra

rans nsfer er of cl club ub co coordi dinat nators

• rs to other

r sch chools

• ls affects

ects progr

• gress

ess of the cl club ubs

 Enr

nrolm lment nt in n cl club ubs s is difficult icult to ma mana nage ge – high demand mand

 Poor

r li linkag nkages es to co comm mmunity unity sup uppo port t structu ructures res

 Li

Limi mited ed eng ngagem gement ent with h the girls rls on n co comple pleti tion

• n of sch

chool

• l

 Lac

ack k of co comprehe prehensiv nsive e le legislat slation ion on SGBV V an and CSA

 Repor

portin ting g of SGBV V ca cases es requi uire re a p a par arent ent or guar ardian dian

 Limited

ed ti time for engagement agement with th girls ls during ing school chool hour urs

 Impor

portan tance ce of sup uppor port t structure ructure at home me and nd co comm mmunity unity

 Impor

portan tance ce of Assessme essment nt of what t co compone

• nents

nts of the e progr

• gramm

amme e are re worki rking ng

 Eng

ngagement gement of bo boys cr critical cal for r SG SGBV V and nd HIV V Pre revention ention co comple leme menting nting GECs Cs

 Min

n Ed bu buy in n cr critical cal- en engagement gement for r inc ncorpora poration tion int nto cu curr rriculum culum

 Involv

lvem ement ent of ca care re giv ivers ers in in GEC to sup uppor port t gir irls ls be beyond nd the e cl club ub

 Facil

cilitat itate e mo more e cl club b exchan change ge visits its for experience erience sharing ing and le learni ning ng

 To inco

corpo pora rate e basic c skills lls on entrepreneu trepreneursh ship p – es esta tablishm blishment ent of inco come me genera neratin ting g projects jects

 To compile the girls ‘Most Significant

Change ange Stories ries as an evalu luation tion mechan chanism sm for th the programm ramme

 Esta

tablish blish Boys ys Re-Soc Socializ alization ation cl clubs bs

NC C C Child Family ily Commu mmuni nity ty National ional/ / broade der socie iety ty

Levels els of Ps Psycho chosocial social supp ppor

• rt

t to ch child ld surviv ivor

• rs

s an and OVC

 To est

stabli blish sh a link nkage age wi with SWAGAA AA broader

• ader Lihlombe
• mbe

Le Lekukhale ukhalela la (LL LL)- Ch Child ld Protec ection tion Co Commit ittee ee Programme

• gramme at commun

unity ty level l for PSS provision vision to girls rls and d exp xpanded nded prevent ntion ion initiativ iatives

 Strengt

ngthen hen LL linkage age to OVC C in sc schoo

• ol

 Exp

xpand and programme

• gramme on st

strengt ngtheni hening ng communit munity y sy syst stems s for SGBV V preventi ention

• n and

d response sponse – linki king ng communit munity y so social ial actor

• rs

s to se service ice provide viders s

 Collabor

laborat ate wi with Populat pulation ion Counci uncil l for comparati parative analy alysis sis of f the prog

• gramme

ramme> > GEC+ C+ Initiat iativ ive

 Tec

echni nical cal sup uppor port t for r documentation cumentation of what t has worked ed and nd appr proach

• ach for

r expan ansion sion of progr

• gramm

amme

 Devel

elopment

• pment of ma

manu nuals ls for r co compr prehen ehensiv sive e appr proach

• ach- fami

mily ly, , co comm mmunity unity

 TA f

for r devel elopment

• pment of re

resour

• urce

ce mo mobi bilization lization strat rategy egy

 St

Stre reng ngthening thening of M&E and nd re resear earch ch co component ponent

 Hum

uman an re resour urce ce for r expan ansion sion of progr

• gramm

amme