with h HI HIV ANC data (2008) ) showi wing ng 42% of pregnan - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Swaziland and has been n class ssif ifie ied as a lower middl dle e income ome count ntry Ac Acco cordi ding ng to the VAC 2007, 69% of the populat ation on is living ng in pover erty ty- major ority 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 orts 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 on 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 ority 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 opor orti tion on of SGBV V ca cases es- girl rl ch child ld  adapt apted ed from m The Girl rl Child ld Net etwor ork k (G (GCN) ) in n Zimb mbab abwe e  Foun unded ded by Bet etty ty Makoni oni, , a Zi Zimb mbab abwean ean teache cher r – a s a sur urviv vivor or of ab abus use e  Pa Partner tnersh ships ips were re form rmed ed with h GCN throu ough gh Canad nadian ian Crossr ssroads oads Int nternati ernational onal (C (CCI) I)  Adaptati aptation on of ma manu nuals als for r the progra ogram 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 out 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 onment ent for confid idence ence building, lding, empowerment rment for SGBV and d HIV preventi ention on and d response sponse among ng girls ls  Promo mote e emotional ional wellness ss, , belonging, onging, 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 ors s of f SGBV

 The GEC progra ram m was pil iloted d in in 6 6 schoo ools, s, 3 Prim imary y schools ools 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 ool 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 oduct uctor ory meeti eeting ng with th sch chool l ad administration stration  Pres esent entat ation on 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 on of of a f a foc ocal 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 onnair 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 ors

 Trai aine ned d cl club b co coor ordin dinat ator ors s use e cl club b ma manual als s for al all l meetings etings  IEC EC mat aterials als produced oduced 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 or an and as assist stant ant as assess ess journa rnals ls period iodically cally to identify ntify possible ssible ca cases es of 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 opriate e appr proaches oaches 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 oductive 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 ordinat 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 ordina dinator ors 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 ough 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 ogramm 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 of 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 ormance  Redu duction ction in n teach cher er-student student re rela lati tionshi onships ps

 Referral ral of f case ses s to SWAGAA AA comprehen prehensiv sive e su suppor pport  Rep epor orted ed abst stinence inence fr from se sexu xual l acti tivit vity y among ong most st girl rls  Promo motes es informati ormation on sh sharing ring and the correct rrection ion of f misc sconc oncepti eption ons s around ound gender der, HIV, , SRH, , Human an traffick icking ing etc etc  Broadened adened view w on career er aspi spirati ration ons  Suppo port t sy syst stem provided vided for OVC C in sc schoo ools ls  Socializ ialization ation  Access s to information rmation