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DVPP case study 228 Domestic Violence Prevention Project a partnership of NAWOU, ActionAid Uganda, and Raising Voices Background The Domestic Violence Prevention Project (DVPP) was established in October 2000 based on the process and examples described in the Resource Guide. DVPP works in four parishes on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda with community members, leaders, and key professionals to increase awareness and encourage action to prevent domestic violence. Partners The National Association of Women’s Organisations in Uganda (NAWOU), is an established nongovernmental organisation (NGO) that has extensive roots within the communities of Uganda. It has a network of over 1000 community-based women’s organisations throughout the country that are registered as affiliates of NAWOU, and, as a result, has relationships, credibility, and established infrastructure within the community. ActionAid is an international NGO commited to community-based and participatory programs. The organisation’s vision of poverty alleviation is closely linked with women’s empowerment. ActionAid Uganda has been an active advocate for prevention of violence against women and has invested significant resources to promote gender equity. Raising Voices’ goal is to work in partnership with local organisations to mobilise their communities to prevent domestic violence. In addition to developing programmatic tools like the Resource Guide, Raising Voices works closely with partner organisations to strengthen staff capacity to implement holistic, integrated domestic violence programs, and advocates at the national, regional, and international levels for increased investment and commitment to preventative approaches. Goal Catalyze communities in Kawempe Division to prevent domestic violence. Objectives ■ Mobilise communities at the grassroots level to change the attitudes and behaviors that perpetuate domestic violence. ■ Build the capacity of community leaders and professionals (e.g., Local Council members, local court officials, police, teachers, religious leaders, health care providers, etc.) to understand the impact of violence against women and motivate them to initiate change within their own environments to uphold women’s rights and priorities. ■ Advocate for change within existing community structures (e.g., division health clinics, police stations, other NGOs, social welfare offices, etc.) to create an environment supportive of women’s rights and priorities, particularly the right to safety. Population and Geographical Location The project works in four parishes in Kawempe Division located in the northern part of Kampala District, Mobilising Communities to Prevent Domestic Violence
DVPP case study Uganda. The District Population Office estimates the population of Kawempe in 2000 at 317,220 of which 52 percent were female and 48 percent male. Kawempe is a low-income, densely populated urban area with the majority of community members living on under $1 (USD) per day. Project Overview NAWOU is the primary implementer of the DVPP with ActionAid Uganda, and Raising Voices involved in program oversight and technical support. The Project Coordinator is responsible for day-to-day project management, supervision, and staff support. All activities in the project are organised under four key program departments: Building Capacity, Media and Events, Learning Materials, and Local Activism. Advocacy activities have been incorporated into all program areas and are also taken up by the Project Coordinator. The Building Capacity and Media and Events departments are each run by a field officer, and the Local Activism department is run by two field officers with one also responsible for developing Learning Materials. Therefore, the Project Coordinator, four program staff, and two support staff are responsible for day-to-day implementation. Raising Voices provides technical support to all the staff and the Project Coordinator. A Project Advisory Committee consisting of members from each of the partner organisations provides overall guidance to the project and meets approximately once a month. Building Capacity This department works to build capacity of staff and strategically identified professionals in the community to take action to prevent domestic violence. The project decided to take a multi-sectoral approach to the training of resource persons (ToRP) and thus works with professionals from the police, social welfare offices, local government, religious institutions (Christian and Muslim), and health care sector. A total of 24 resource persons came together in a three-day workshop (Community Activism Course as described in the Resource Guide) to deepen conceptual understanding of domestic violence and the rights-based approach, and to strengthen the practical skills to apply these concepts in their workplace or community. The Building Capacity field officer then meets with resource persons at their places of work approximately every two weeks to provide support and follow-up. The following describes a few of the activities resource persons have carried out. ■ The police (6) hold sensitization seminars for their colleagues and their wives, have streamlined procedures on dealing with women’s reports of domestic violence, host regular radio shows on community and national radio stations, facilitate regular community sensitization meetings about domestic violence in their area, hold exhibitions and video shows at the police stations, etc. ■ Social welfare officers (4) have established a hotline where women can ring for assistance and are currently reviewing their procedures for counseling and supporting women who report domestic violence. They increased their community presence and have held meetings in the community to build relationships and make themselves more accessible to community members. They also facilitate sensitization meetings with the other departments of the local government to introduce women’s rights. ■ Local council leaders (6) discuss the issue of domestic violence in their regular meetings, participate in community dialogues, developed pro-women by-laws, and have abolished the fee system for women seeking justice from the local court in several zones. They also facilitate awareness-raising activities in their areas and are becoming strong voices against violence in the community. Mobilising Communities to Prevent Domestic Violence DVPP case study 229
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DVPP case study<br />
228<br />
Domestic Violence Prevention Project<br />
a partnership of NAWOU, ActionAid Uganda,<br />
and <strong>Raising</strong> <strong>Voices</strong><br />
Background<br />
The Domestic Violence Prevention Project (DVPP) was established in October 2000 based on the process<br />
and examples described in the Resource Guide. DVPP works in four parishes on the outskirts of<br />
Kampala, Uganda with community members, leaders, and key professionals to increase awareness and<br />
encourage action to prevent domestic violence.<br />
Partners<br />
The National Association of Women’s Organisations in Uganda (NAWOU), is an established<br />
nongovernmental organisation (NGO) that has extensive roots within the communities of Uganda. It has<br />
a network of over 1000 community-based women’s organisations throughout the country that are<br />
registered as affiliates of NAWOU, and, as a result, has relationships, credibility, and established<br />
infrastructure within the community.<br />
ActionAid is an international NGO commited to community-based and participatory programs. The<br />
organisation’s vision of poverty alleviation is closely linked with women’s empowerment. ActionAid<br />
Uganda has been an active advocate for prevention of violence against women and has invested<br />
significant resources to promote gender equity.<br />
<strong>Raising</strong> <strong>Voices</strong>’ goal is to work in partnership with local organisations to mobilise their communities to<br />
prevent domestic violence. In addition to developing programmatic tools like the Resource Guide, <strong>Raising</strong><br />
<strong>Voices</strong> works closely with partner organisations to strengthen staff capacity to implement holistic,<br />
integrated domestic violence programs, and advocates at the national, regional, and international levels<br />
for increased investment and commitment to preventative approaches.<br />
Goal<br />
Catalyze communities in Kawempe Division to prevent domestic violence.<br />
Objectives<br />
■ Mobilise communities at the grassroots level to change the attitudes and behaviors that perpetuate<br />
domestic violence.<br />
■ Build the capacity of community leaders and professionals (e.g., Local Council members, local court<br />
officials, police, teachers, religious leaders, health care providers, etc.) to understand the impact of<br />
violence against women and motivate them to initiate change within their own environments to uphold<br />
women’s rights and priorities.<br />
■ Advocate for change within existing community structures (e.g., division health clinics, police stations,<br />
other NGOs, social welfare offices, etc.) to create an environment supportive of women’s rights and<br />
priorities, particularly the right to safety.<br />
Population and Geographical Location<br />
The project works in four parishes in Kawempe Division located in the northern part of Kampala District,<br />
Mobilising Communities to Prevent Domestic Violence
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