2011 Annual Report - Raising Voices

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shared the results in monthly feedback sessionswith staff and quarterly sessions withCAs in order to strategically inform SASA!programming. Sharing monitoring data withCAs led to an invaluable growth in mutualtrust and respect between staff and CAs.CAs felt comfortable to express areas wherethey would like more support which allowedprogram staff to tailor their CA trainings,mentoring and meetings in a way that betteraddresses their needs.• Rapid Assessment Survey (RAS): In 2011,we worked cooperatively with CEDOVIP toconduct the final Rapid Assessment Surveyto assess knowledge, attitude, skillsand behaviors in intervention and controlcommunities before moving into the Actionphase of SASA! This survey revealed statisticallysignificant positive shifts in attitudesamongst men and women in interventioncommunities. Shifts were most apparent inthe attitudes about acceptability of violence,with an increase in men and women whobelieve that violence is not acceptable andthat it has grave consequences on women,children, families and the community. TheRAS also showed positive shifts in the interventioncommunities in collective efficacyand disclosure of violence. Both men andwomen in the intervention communitiesshifted consistently more in their knowledgeand attitudes than community members inthe control communities.ChallengesThe election and post-election period inUganda, including the “Walk to Work” and“Hoot and Ride” campaigns, were marred withviolence, which significantly slowed down,and at times halted SASA! implementation andmonitoring. As the attention of communitymembers shifted to politics, the atmospherebecame heavily militarized and tense, andfear grew amongst staff and activists. Serioussafety concerns prevented the SASA! team fromreaching out to community members.As always, Raising Voices and CEDOVIP prioritizedthe security and wellbeing of staff andactivists in all of our programmatic decisionmaking.As a result, CEDOVIP and nationalpartners involved in the SASA! roll-out losta great deal of time for activities during thisperiod. Delays in SASA! implementation alsocaused delays in the SASA! study. We had originallyplanned to complete the study in 2011,yet given the loss of time for activities, had topostpone the study until 2012.Developing the tools for the SASA! study andputting all of the necessary systems in place tobegin in 2012, was a longer and more arduousprocess than anticipated. Staff workedextremely hard to write and test questionsfor the survey voiced in colloquial Luganda,which would make sense to community membersand capture the meaning of what neededto be asked. This required innumerable roundsof discussion, writing, translation, field testing,feedback, and revision. In the end, we feelthat a quality and rigorous evaluation toolemerged. Working in collaboration with areputable research institution has also posedits challenges as well as benefits.At times, the academic and NGO objectivesseemed to diverge, requiring extra effort tomaintain mutual understanding and progress.It was challenging to manage meaningfulcommunication across time zones and fields,a constructive feedback loop, team dynamics,and conceptual differences. Ultimately, theteam rose above the challenges and are wellpreparedto conduct the study in 2012.Good School ToolkitIn 2011, Raising Voices revised the GoodSchool Toolkit, following nearly three years ofimplementing it and collecting experiencesand feedback from more than 50 schools.The feedback was overwhelmingly positive,with most schools acknowledging that the Kitwas instrumental in creating a school-wideprocess of reflection on how to create betterschools. Raising Voices used these recommendationsto create the Second Edition of theGood School Toolkit this year which is simplerand more user-friendly. The revised Toolkit hasbeen finalized, printed and is ready for distributionstarting with 1,000 schools in 2012.Key Initiatives:• Core Pilot Schools Assessments: Thisyear we assessed the progress of the firstseven pilot schools that have been usingthe Toolkit for at least 18 months. The assessmentshowed that most pilot schoolsunderstand and are sustaining well theuse of the Toolkit. They have put in placeinfrastructure required for maintaining theirachievements such as active Good SchoolCommittees and child friendly policies.The administrations of these schools havebecome more responsive to children’s needsand voices. These schools now act as modelschools where those schools evaluating theapplication of Toolkit can the ideas in action.• Development of the Good School Database:This year, we developed a datacollection system that systematically capturesbasic information about all schoolsand institutions using the Good SchoolToolkit in order to accurately track the numberof children, teachers, education officersand others the program is reaching. Thisdatabase will also help us to communicateeffectively with schools and partners, monitorprogress and support peer-led learning.• Evaluation and Continued Collaborationwith Plan International, Kamuli: In 2011,we collaborated on an independent evaluationconducted of the 18-month cooperationbetween Plan International (GBV/ LearnWithout Fear project) and our Good Schoolprogram in 70 schools in Kamuli District.The evaluation report shows tremendousimprovements in learning environments atthese schools. Most schools demonstratedactive Children’s Courts, Anti-Violence Councils,clear disciplining policies and learnerswho were actively participating. In oneschool, a 14-year old female student headedher school’s first ever Children’s Court andbecame one of four finalists in the GlobalChildren Peace Awards, beating out 98 othernominees from 42 countries. Motivated bythe Kamuli experiment, we entered into afive-year partnership with Plan International,in the hopes of replicating the results in fourother districts in Uganda.• Preparations for Good School ToolkitBaseline study: Raising Voices is preparingto undertake a comprehensive researchstudy in order to determine the impactof the Good School Toolkit. The study willexamine the Toolkit’s efficacy in preventingviolence against children and its effects onnon-conventional learning outcomes suchas critical thinking, problem solving, participationand children’s confidence. The study18 Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 19

Objective 3: To strengthen capacity ofkey stakeholders to prevent violenceagainst women and children.SASA! Regional and NationalRoll OutTwo years into the SASA! national and regionalrollout, it has become clear that SASA! is fundamentallychanging the violence preventionwork of partners and that the methodology isbeginning to acquire a global reach. RaisingVoices continued to provide intensive technicalassistance to five organizations in theregion and to CEDOVIP, who in turn providedtechnical assistance to eight national partnerswithin Uganda this year. 41 In 2011 we greatlyexpanded our technical assistance, providingtraining or technical support for approximately75 organizations throughout Africa and asfar as Haiti and Mongolia. The high demandfor SASA! in such a variety of places has forcedus to think critically about how we evolveour technical assistance program to meet theneed and maintain our standard of quality.Key Initiatives:• Intensive TA to Regional Partners: Year 2of the SASA! roll out saw all partners transitioninginto the Awareness phase of SASA!We continued to provide structured technicalassistance to regional SASA! partnerstailored to their specific situations. Our staff4. Regional partners include CARE (Burundi), Coalition onViolence Against Women (COVAW), International RescueCommittee (IRC-Ethiopia, Kivulini Women’s Rights Organization(Tanzania), Women Against Rape (Botswana); Nationalpartners include American Refugee Council (ARC), CESVI, LiraWomen & Children Development Initiative Transit Shelter(LIWRCD), Oxfam, Soroti Catholic Diocese, Uganda MuslimSupreme Council (UMSC), Uganda National Health Users/Consumers’ Organization (UHNCO), and the Uganda Networkon Law, Ethics and HIV (UGANET)used TA tracking logs to ensure mutual understandingand adequate follow-up of keyissues. We were also pleased to take on onenew partner in Tanzania this year, KivuliniWomen’s Rights Organization, who quicklygot up to speed learning the SASA! approach.The following activities form the core componentsof the SASA! technical assistancepackage:- SASA! Training Workshops and LearningCenter (LC) Visits: In collaboration withCEDOVIP, we conducted two SASA! trainingworkshops with 16 regional participantsand 23 national participants and sixLearning Center visits for 82 colleagues in2011. Trainings and LC visits focused onbuilding practical skills for partners to implementAwareness phase activities, buildrelationships with CAs and effectively usethe SASA! monitoring and evaluation tools.- TA Visits: In 2011, Raising Voices conductedfive onsite TA visits (one to eachregional partner). CEDOVIP also conductedeight onsite TA visits to nationalpartners. TA visits provided the valuableopportunity to build mutual understandingof the context-specific needs of eachpartner and identify viable recommendationsfor moving forward. Raising Voicesand CEDOVIP staff clearly documentedfindings and recommendations from eachvisit and discussed them with partners.- Monthly Phone Calls and OngoingEmail Communication: Staff communicatedregularly with partners, includingat least one monthly phone call witha structured agenda and documentednotes. Frequent communication withpartners resulted in better collaborationand greater support for addressingchallenges.• Tracking Progress and Monitoring Results:Our staff documented the observations,learning, action points and recommendationsfrom the various TA processes usingTA tracking logs, LC and TA trip reports, andemail communication. In this way we wereable to systematically monitor our supportto partners as well as their progress onkey issues. Over the course of this year, wenoted some critical improvements in SASA!programming amongst partners:- Partner staff and CAs are demonstratingstrong community mobilizationskills. They are competently engagingcommunity members using the variousactivities appropriate to the SASA! phase.Partners have developed a strong analysisof violence against women and its linkswith HIV; they can explain why men’spower over women is the rootcause of VAW as well as the linksbetween VAW and HIV to arange of audiences.- Partners have found creativeand effective ways toadapt SASA! to their uniquecontexts. The benefits ofSASA! are reaching beyondthe workplace for staff of Raising Voicesand partners. Many staff have reportedthat the focus on power has helped themto reflect on their personal relationshipsand is changing the way they use theirpower both at work and at home. Thisshift in staff attitudes and behaviors isessential to transforming social norms;we must begin the process of change bylooking within ourselves rather thanat others.• Expanded Technical Assistance toAdditional Organizations: This year alone,we received requests to support close to75 additional organizations to use SASA!,from within and outside of this region.In response to the growing demand, weorganized a 5-day ToT in July in Kampalafor 16 organizations in the region to betterunderstand the SASA! approach and start implementingit in their respective countries.We designed a rigorous application processaimed at identifying those organizationswith the institutional commitment and capacitynecessary to meaningfully implementSASA!. Since the training, we have providedremote TA to six participating organizationswho have taken up SASA! in a substantialway. Several of them have independentlysecured funding for SASA! programming, animportant expression of commitment andownership.Raising Voices has been careful to avoid oneoffprocesses and responded strategicallyto specific requests from organizations andgroups who demonstrate clear vision of longerterm goals. Accordingly, we have enteredinto a two-year partnership with IRC Ugandaand a one-year partnership with UNFPA andits 27 NGO partners working on a joint GBVprogram in Uganda. Similarly, we trained 20partners within the President’s Emergency22 Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 23

“I have gotten to alevel where I realizethat certain beliefsand values, whichI originally did notthink about at all,are actually negativeand can affect mywork.”Maxwell Chungu,Get Moving! participantYWCA ZambiaObjective Four: To engage in focusedadvocacy with key stakeholders toreview, revise and create programs,practices and policies that preventviolence against women and children.AdvocacyThis year, the Violence Against Women departmentcontinued to focus our advocacy inUganda on the cooperation with the CatholicChurch of Uganda, Trocaire, and Irish Aid whileparticipating in several national coalitionsaimed at advancing women’s and humanrights in the country. Internationally, we participateddeliberately in several key arenas foradvancing the agenda of primary preventionand have laid the groundwork for importantnew advocacy initiatives such as male accountabilityto the women’s movement. Weprovided strategic contributions on a widerange of programmatic, donor and academicpublications and offered input into regionaland global dialogues, all with the aim of influencingthe discourse and practice of the fieldof violence against women prevention.Key Initiatives:• Strengthening of the Catholic Churchof Uganda Campaign Against DomesticViolence: We continued our involvementon the Steering Committee for the CatholicChurch of Uganda for the third year. Buildingfrom the success of last year’s campaign,we expanded our outreach to even morechurch leaders and community members ina larger number of local languages in 2011.The team designed the campaign materialsaround the Bible verse “Blessed are thepeacemakers for they are the children ofGod.” The campaign produced the followingmaterials to be utilized by 25,000 churchesthroughout the campaign: homily notes,Domestic Violence Training Pack basedon the SASA! Activist Kit, 50,000 posters,6 million prayer cards in 19 languages.• Active Involvement in UgandanCoalitions: In Uganda, we continued toparticipate actively in the Domestic ViolenceBill Coalition (DV Coalition), PEP Coalition,Human Rights and Constitutional LawCoalition, and GBV Reference Group of theMinistry of Gender. Following the passing ofthe Domestic Violence Bill into law in 2009,the DV Coalition focused its advocacy in2011 on supporting the development of theimplementation protocol which is necessarybefore the law comes into force. We madeconsiderable progress and expect a final versionto be completed early in 2012.• Regional and Global Advocacy: In 2011,we participated in several regional andglobal forums, choosing strategically thosewhich were essential for promoting ouradvocacy agenda of primary prevention,quality programming and male accountability.In 2011, we contributed meaningfullyto the following regional and global forums:1) Akina Mama wa Afrika Regional PartnersMeeting in Kampala to promote the importanceof values-driven violence againstwomen prevention through the Network’sGet Moving! initiative; 2) InternationalCenter for Research on Women’s (ICRW) RegionalMeeting in South Africa, to create anassessment tool on quality violence againstwomen prevention; 3) International workinggroup on increasing male accountabilityto the women’s movement; 4) MenEngageAfrica Network Regional Planning Meetingin Uganda, to influence Network planningby highlighting issues of male accountabilityand values-driven VAW prevention,5) Musasa Project’s National GBV26 Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 27

Conference, “Putting GBV on the NationalAgenda” in Zimbabwe to help inspirenational-level commitment to violenceagainst women prevention by highlightingthe strong work of the regional GBV PreventionNetwork; 6) Partners for Prevention staffand partners meeting in Thailand to discusskey principles of community mobilizationand movement building, sharing experiencesacross regions; 7) Population Council’sRegional GBV Partners Meeting in Zambia,to discuss responsible male involvement incommunity mobilization efforts and effectivemonitoring of primary prevention; and8) Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)2011 Forum in South Africa, to facilitate aworkshop on new approaches for monitoringand assessing community mobilization.• Feedback and Review of Documents andStrategies: Raising Voices contributed to,reviewed and assessed a variety of publications,strategies, work plans and documentationpieces developed by other nationalorganizations, INGOs, donor agencies andconsultancy groups over the year to shapethe conceptual framing, discourse and practiceof primary prevention of VAW.ChallengesThough engaged in a variety of importantprocesses for the field, we have not developeda focused advocacy strategy on prevention ofVAW. This means that we have been opportunisticrather than intentional in our advocacywork. In 2012, we plan to re-examine the wayin which we conduct our advocacy, definingpriorities and making concrete plans foraddressing them.As a Uganda-based NGO with a regionalviolence against women prevention agenda,it has been challenging to strike the rightbalance and claim the appropriate spacein national processes. Relevant issues haveemerged that warrant serious attention, yetwe do not wish to overstep national UgandanNGOs and thus are cautious in our engagements.Given our close relationship withCEDOVIP, we are particularly conscious thatthey be the face for violence against womenprevention advocacy in Uganda rather thanRaising Voices. At the same time, our regionalfocus means that we cannot always find timeto participate in global-level discussions toinfluence the field at a broader level.VAC Prevention AdvocacyRaising Voices continued with its nationalleveladvocacy to promote the Good SchoolToolkit, eliminate corporal punishment inUganda, and put prevention of violenceagainst children on the agenda of policymakers.This year, Raising Voices took on a specialinitiative called Voices of Children to help childrenspeak on their own behalves and enabledecision-makers to hear their voices.Key Initiatives:• Relationship-building with EducationPolicymakers: To advance our advocacyagenda in 2011, we prioritized relationshipbuildingwith key decision makers and engagedactively in relevant education forumsin Uganda. Our staff participated regularlyin the Forum for Education NGOs in Uganda(FENU) and the Education Thematic WorkingGroup in Kampala, while consulting widelywith staff at the Ministry of Education andSports (MoES) and Directorate of EducationStandards about the Good School Toolkitroll out. We cultivated allies in these forumswho are highly influential in advancingour agenda within MoES for rolling out theGood School Toolkit and outlawing corporalpunishment in all schools throughoutUganda.• Coordination of the Coalition againstCorporal Punishment (CaCP): RaisingVoices continued its role as coordinator ofthe Coalition Against Corporal Punishmentfor the second year in 2011. In this role, RaisingVoices hosted several member meetings,advocated for a clause prohibiting corporalpunishment to be included in the reviewof the Children’s Act, and published wellinvestigatedarticles in major newspapers inUganda to maintain dialogue on the dangersof corporal punishment.• Voices of Children: In 2011, Raising Voicescontinued with the Voices of Children initiative.This initiative documents the personalstories and testimonies of children whoattend schools in the Good School program.Children articulate the changes they haveexperienced since the start of the programand how those changes impact their lives.This has been essential for monitoring programimpact and advocating for the rightsof children in a way which puts their viewsat the center.ChallengesIt is difficult to coordinate an effective coalition.Often, members’ participation is limitedor delegated to junior staff, which makesit difficult to reach decisions or develop aneffective strategy. Furthermore, competingagendas and divergent priorities lead to lackof consensus. However, in 2011, we were ableto rally around a single cause of ensuringthe review process of Children Act Cap 59 toinclude a provision that prohibits corporalpunishment at school.In an election year, Government officials arepre-occupied with concerns about remainingin power. In the later part of the year, itbecame a significant challenge to access themas they often postponed meetings at shortnotice.28 Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 29

MONITORING PROGRESSAND IMPACTWe have helped toshift the energyof the VAW and VACfields towardsprevention.Monitoring progress and impact was atthe very heart of our work in 2011 as weundertook two major external evaluations; anorganizational 8 year review and an examinationof the GBV Prevention Network. Eachof these exercises proved to be a substantialundertaking. They provided importantopportunities for growth by promptingdeeper reflection and critical thinking,allowing staff to confidentially voice ideasand concerns, and gaining valuable insightfrom a wide range of stakeholders.In addition to the evaluations, we engagedin strategic thinking and planning processeswith staff including weekly departmentaland monthly team meetings, SASA! monthlyand quarterly feedback sessions, and a staffretreat. All of these processes created space toconsider our achievements and exploreopportunities for change.Raising Voices 8-Year EvaluationWe worked in collaboration with a long-termpartner, Hivos and an India-based consultantgroup (R E A C H) to conduct the externaleight-year assessment of Raising Voices’ workThe evaluation aimed to analyze our performancesince 2004. The methodology entailedreview of all of the organization’s strategicdocuments, an online survey completed by260 respondents, 11 interviews (Skype andin-person) with key stakeholders, and a weeklongonsite visit to Raising Voices includingindividual interviews with all staff, a groupsession, meetings with relevant partners,observation and additional processes. Collectively,the experience of 2011 allowed RaisingVoices to embark on a new, much anticipatedstrategic plan for 2012 – 2015.Overall, the results related to programmaticimpact indicate that we are producing highquality work that is effective in the region andvalued by partners. We have made significantcontributions in developing methodologiesand tools and influencing the practice anddiscourse of VAW and VAC prevention. Wehave helped to shift the energy of the VAWand VAC fields towards prevention. We needto do much more, however, to help othershear this message, particularly at global level.The evaluation also confirms that there areconsiderable opportunities for Raising Voicesto grow and evolve. As we mature, we willcontinue to find innovative and effective waysto shape the field. Specific recommendationsfrom the evaluation include:1. Capacity Building: Raising Voices is wellpositionedto set standards on preventionof violence against women and children.2. Advocacy and organizational growth:Raising Voices could play a key role in influencingfunding streams and shaping policyfor VAW and VAC prevention. It could beimportant for Raising Voices to focus moreon global concerns within broader discussionsof policy and practice.3. Learning, knowledge and evaluation:Raising Voices can serve as a learning forumby testing what works and through rigorousintersection of theory and practice.Creating an organization-wide learningagenda is critical and could help develop aknowledge-management agenda.4. Organizational Capacity: As the demandfor global-level engagement grows, newsenior manager(s) may be necessary to30 Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 31

manage day-to-day program needs whileCo-Directors focus on demands within thebroader field. Developing managementsystems and continuing to improve adaptiveleadership approaches will be critical tomanaging Raising Voices’ growth.GBV Prevention Network,Raising Voices’ Role asthe Coordinating OfficeRaising Voices established the GBV PreventionNetwork in 2003 which we continue to coordinateand host. Results from the external evaluationconducted in 2011 reveal that overall,members felt the Network added value totheir work in GBV prevention by increasingaccess to resources and quality materials, andproviding opportunities to make connectionswith others in the field of GBV prevention.90% of respondents also felt that RaisingVoices is effective in coordinating the Network’smultiple components, implementingrelevant and useful activities and providingstrategic direction. They perceived our biggeststrength as the Coordinating Office to be ourcommunication, responsiveness to members,and openness to feedback and suggestions.Most participants suggested hiring additionalstaff for the GBV Prevention Network. Todownload the full report or report summary,please visit:www.preventgbvafrica.org/about-networkProgram MonitoringEach program engaged in rigorous monitoringof its activities using methods and toolswhich we have created and when necessary,triangulating with other sources, such as forthe VAC Media Campaign. Monitoring violenceprevention is still an emerging discipline,with few existing resources and littleprecedent of proven methods. Therefore,we have worked hard to develop effective,relevant, and user-friendly tools in order tomonitor both our progress and impact inkey program areas. We have learned a greatdeal in the process and continually revise ourmethods. Our monitoring has been valuablenot only for informing our own programming,but for generating broader learning for thefield which can influence practice and help tocreate stronger evidence-based programmingin the future. For detailed information aboutprogrammatic impact and progress, pleasesee the “Results” section.In 2011, key monitoring activities included:• Rapid Assessment Survey (RAS) in SASA!communities: The RAS showed statisticallysignificant shifts in key indicator areas relatedto knowledge, attitudes, and behaviorsaround violence against women. For example,63.9% of women and 94.4% of men inintervention communities replied that if ahusband told his friends that he makes decisionsjointly with his wife, his friends wouldrespect him compared to 34.3% of womenand 69.4% of men in control communities.This illustrates that SASA! is positively impactingcommunities as intended in many ways.• Media Campaign research: The VACdepartment undertook two monitoringstudies and commissioned an independentresearch group to assess the effect of themedia campaign in Western, Central andEastern regions of Uganda. It was necessaryto employ the services of a professionalmedia research group (Synovate) in orderto gain a credible understanding of howmany people our campaign reached, howit reached them, how they processed theinformation, and how they pass on whatthey’ve seen, heard, or thought. As notedin the “Results” section, findings indicatedthat our Media Campaign has been highlyeffective in starting a widespread dialogueon VAC in Uganda.• Preparation for the Good Schools study:Despite initial problems getting off theground, efforts are now under way to identifya new research partner and begin thestudy in 2012.In 2011, the VAC department commissionedfour separate studies in Central, Western andEastern Uganda, interviewing 454 individualsto assess reach and perception of the VACmedia campaign. According to the studies,40% percent of those who claimed that theyhad heard or seen something about violenceagainst children identified it as originatingfrom Raising Voices. More than two-thirdsof the individuals who had encountered thecampaign stated that they agreed with thekey themes of the campaign. More than halfof those who recognized Raising Voices couldrepeat back the key idea of the campaign orthe tagline of the info-spots. This suggeststhat we have now developed a loyal audienceacross the country who are regularly tuninginto our campaign.32 Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 33

STAFF DEVELOPMENTAt Raising Voices, we believe strongly instaff development and dedicate significanttime and resources to individual growthand learning as an organizational priority. Wecreate an environment where staff membersin every position are welcome and encouragedto participate, contribute, and learn. Ourapproach combines daily learning, mentoringand on-the-job training with intentionalspaces for reflection at a personal and organizationallevel.In response to sentiments expressed by staff,we instituted weekly tutorial sessions in 2011around the theme of holistic living and “howto be happy in our lives.” Though thesesessions were optional and took place outsideof regular working hours nearly 100% of staffattended each week. We also worked to fostergreater learning from each other rather thanlooking to outside “experts.” We held severalstaff development sessions, each facilitated bydifferent staff member, around a topic of her/his own expertise. This provided an opportunitynot only to understand new subjectmatter, but for staff to practice presentationand facilitation skills. With Raising Voices’ support,many staff also embarked upon coursesand graduate programs to further theirprofessional development outside of work.We were careful not to get “lost” in the detailsof our daily activities and thus structuredmonthly team meetings which emphasizedconnecting with our colleagues on a personallevel and discussing new developments andideas in the field of violence prevention. Wecontinued weekly departmental meetings tomake effective use of supervision, and fostercollaboration and mentoring. Finally, at anall-staff retreat in August, staff had the opportunityto contribute critical thinking forour next Strategic Plan, collectively helping toshape the direction of the organization andtake ownership of our future.REFLECTIONSAs the final year of our current StrategicPlan, 2011 has felt like a psychologicalmilestone for Raising Voices. We’ve createdprocesses for reflecting and learning from ourwork to date. The two formal evaluations andconcomitant conversations with friends andcolleagues gave rise to several useful and attimes surprising insights. Three key reflectionsemerged:First, while formal evaluations of complexactivities can yield important insights, it is perhapsunrealistic to expect such an exercise togenerate genuinely new learning and analysisof the organization’s work or achievements.Our experience has been that much of whatis considered to be ‘an evaluation’ providesperspectives and generalized feedback ratherthan in-depth insights. While both of these areuseful inputs, both the external evaluationsin 2011 pointed in large part, to challengesand successes that were quite familiar to ourteams. For the next Strategic Plan, we intendto be more deliberate in creating an organizationalculture of learning and embedding M&Eopportunities into our ongoing work.Second, for a small to medium-sizedorganization such as Raising Voices, it canbe challenging to manage growth in a waythat maintains creativity and flexibility whileoffering greater structure and efficiency. As agrowing and vibrant organization, we mustfind new ways to structure and manage ourteam and resources so that we can continueto have the impact we desire without compromisingefficiency and values. We must developclear systems and policies and then activatethem in our day-to-day operations. For 2012,we have already recruited senior staff whosecentral role is to ensure operational strength.Third, Raising Voices has reached a fertileplateau in our growth cycle. We are seen as ahighly effective organization in the fields ofpreventing VAW and VAC. The experience of awide range of partners, however, has shownthat unless we bring in fresh ideas and innovations,we could risk stagnating. One way inwhich we are attempting to remain vigorousis by freeing up the energies of senior leaderswithin the organization from the day-to-daymanagement and problem solving tofermenting, curating and ushering in freshdirections for growth. Creating and recruitingfor new senior management positions hashelped to begin this shift and we hope willyield even greater dividends in the future. Inour Strategic Plan for 2012 to 2015 we articulateour responses to this challenge.34 Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 35

FINAL WORDManaging growth and change was thebiggest challenge to Raising Voicesin 2011. We took difficult decisions, mademistakes, grappled with a rapidly changingpolitical and financial climate, and respondedto the emerging challenges with strength ofpurpose. Amidst that turbulence we strove tomaintain our values, vision and purpose. Aswe look back through the year, and indeedthe entire four years of this Strategic Plan,we feel a sense of progress and accomplishment.We have learned from our experiencesand can celebrate our achievements. We lookforward to the next four years with rejuvenatedcommitment to our mission and a morenuanced awareness of the challenges andopportunities ahead.36 Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 37

AppendixOBJECTIVE ONEVAW IndicatorsNo. Indicator Results1 # of individuals, activists andorganizations actively andeffectively learning about andimplementing quality violenceprevention programs throughthe Network.2844 individuals, activists and organizations are actively and effectively learningabout quality violence prevention through the Network’s:• 3 Newsletters (Issue 16: Communicating Our Ideas; Issue 17: The Network’sEvaluation; Issue 18: Intersectionality); 9000 produced, printed, and distributedto members and friends (3000 of each issue)• 18 e-bulletins sent out to 814 members, friends and other stakeholders• 7 special e-bulletins sent out to inform members of special occasions• Facebook Page directly linked to 11 other pages that are dedicated to violenceprevention and accessible to over 880Facebook users.38,869 visitors to the GBV Prevention Network website between January and December2011 (45.5 % increase from 21,172 visitors in 2010)VAC IndicatorsNo. Indicator Results1 # of initiatives implementedto foster dialogue on VACNewspaper Campaign: 430 initiatives (2 news stories, 13 features, 7 opinion pieces,157 cartoon strips, 237 handprints and 14 adverts) across 9 newspapers and magazines.Radio Campaign: 8841 initiatives (8,460 adverts, 15 news items, 132 radio programmes,138 radio dramas 96 talk-shows) in partnership with 19 radio stations.Community Heroes Competition: 70 nominations short-listedfor community heroes telling stories about actions taken to prevent VAC. Over 10,000people saw the advert for the competition in newspapers and over 10,000 saw announcementof winners in newspapers. New Vision and The Monitor newspapers ran3 stories about the event.Footprint Campaign: 1000 stickers put on public transport vehicles, approximately100 on private cars and 1300 on floors of public spaces including in front of ATMmachines and doors of offices, schools, churches and homes.2 # of new resources on thewebsite (target:10 per month)3 # of meetings (target:leadership committee meetstwice per year, 1 expandedmembers meeting every2 years)28 Network members from 25 organizations across 13 countries participated in theCommunication Materials skills-building course.22 Network members from 4 countries participated in the Service Provision skillsbuildingcourse107 new resources uploaded in 2011 (54 member resources and 53 non-memberresources).One Advisory Committee meeting held in Kampala in August 2011 (8 members attended).One regional meeting conducted in Kampala for the 10 Get Moving! regional partnerorganizations with 21 attendants.(22 sessions of Get Moving! conducted in the region)2 # of individuals who participatein public discourse on VAC inUgandaFilm and Video: 50 screenings of Raising Voices’ films (1 public opening and 40 videohallscreenings), More than 5000 films distributed by local agents for public videoHalls and private viewing carried Raising Voices adverts.SMS Campaign: 13 SMS messages sent to 1476 individuals over 7 weeksTwo seminars conducted for 19 radio journalists to improve the investigation andcoverage of VAC in the media.Approximately 8.3 million contacts made monthly through the media campaign(1.5 through Newspaper Campaign, 3. 6 through Radio Campaign, 1.2 through TVcampaign).An estimated 100,000 people reached through the Footprint Campaign.3,513 people viewed Raising Voices films including 1,762 men; 560 women; 841 boysand 350 girls.4 # of Thematic Working Groups(TWG)that develop a workplanwith tangible outputs / #of thematic working groups5 # of Action andAdvocacy Kits distributed eachyear (target 25)6 Increase in number ofmembers in the GBVPrevention Network (target: 15per year)One member’s meet up held in Cape Town, South Africa during SVRI conference with20 attendants.3 Speaker Events with 51 attendants hosted by members (Women’s and HumanRights Organization from Mali hosted by Raising Voices in Kampala; Femnet Kenyahosted by WiLDAF in Dar Es Salaam; and GBV Prevention Network hosted by MusasaProject in Harare).1 new Thematic Working Group (GBV in Emergencies) formed with 27Network members and 2 friends4 Thematic Working Groups functioning:• Skills-Building: Conducted Feminist Counseling Course for 22 Network from15 organizations. Course equipped them with skills in applying feministphilosophy into therapeutic practice for VAW survivors; Subgrants given tocountry groups for follow-up processes; Follow-Up materials on the Essentialsof Feminist Counseling developed by Coordinating Office• Communication Materials: Conducted Communication Materials training for28 members in 25 organizations from 13 countries plus 3 strategic partners.Following the course, participants then trained 105 additional membersusing the Take Home Module Adapted and printed 1000 copies of In HerShoes for sub-Saharan Africa with 23 members from around the continent.• Research and M&E: 6 Network members (12 total staff) who had receivedresearch grant produced 5 drafts and 1 final research publication with technicalsupport from project TA provider.• GBV In Emergencies: formed and workplan developed.• 61 Action and Advocacy Kits produced and dispatched to members in 16countries (Republic of Southern Sudan, South Africa, Somalia, Mauritius,Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Namibia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe,Swaziland, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique).From 348 to 424 (an increase of 76 members).OBJECTIVE TWOVAW Indicators70 nominations submitted discussing what it means to be a community hero.185 cases referred and responded to through our Urgent Action Fund.1,476 individuals reached weekly through the SMS campaign150+ people reached through 5 different trainings on violence against children.No. Indicator Results1 # of methodologies distributedand to whom2 Number of activities monitoredand types of qualitativeresearch conducted inSASA! pilot in Kampala3 Number of staff feedbacksessions conducted onSASA! data316 methodologies (234 SASA! DVDs-226 Luganda, 8 English, 80 SASA! Kits, 2 ResourceGuides)369 Community Activity Report forms236 Staff Activity Reports, 360 Senga Reports,708 CA Reports and 462 Drama Reports220/300 planned Outcome Tracking forms filled17 stories collected92 Enumeration Areas mapped in both Rubaga and Makindye.1 Rapid Assessment Survey conducted with 432 community members7 feedback sessions conducted with CEDOVIP and Raising Voices staff7 feedback sessions conducted with Community Activists Continues on following page...38 Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Raising Voices Annual Report 2011 Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 39

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