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Launched in Kampala, Uganda, 2000. What is Amanitare. A partnership of African women’s voice, articulating the importance of women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health at regional level. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Launched in Kampala, Uganda, 2000
What is Amanitare
A partnership of African women’s voice, articulating the importance of women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health at regional level.
A coalition of existing groups active in the field of sexual and reproductive health, gender equity and women rights at national level.
Mission Statement
Amanitare aspires to create a working partnership of African activists, women’s groups and networks around the fundamental rights of women to sexual and reproductive health, autonomy in sexual and reproductive decisions, the right to bodily integrity and freedom from coercion and violence.
Mission Statement
To create a platform for dialogue and consensus building, information exchange, skills training to coordinate advocacy at policy level and to build support among various popular constituencies towards social transformation.
Amanitare’s uniqueness
Positions the issue of SRHR and choice as a central development challenge
Links the agendas of key regional structures using national, regional and international levels to prioritise SRHR issues
Builds feminist leadership on the continent, particularly amongst young women to articulate/shape the SRHR agenda and women rights on the continent.
Amanitare’s uniqueness
Challenges cultural and societal constructions heavily enmeshed within the African societal fabric.
A network strongly believing in the importance of its core principles and values.
Working together to bring about the necessary pressure on governments to adopt this agenda.
Amanitare’s uniqueness
A framework that supports SRHR activists to make inter linkages
Locates politics of the body central to the political and development centre stage
Explicit focus on issues of sex, sexuality, reproduction and women’s autonomy
Key Focus Areas & strategies
Three thematic focus areas: Violence against women and girls
HIV/AIDS Sexuality
The EC/ ON Amanitare project March 2010 – February 2013 Project titled ‘Accelerating the right to sexual and
reproductive health services for women and girls Project being implemented in 6 countries Mozambique – Forum Mulher Nigeria – Girl Power Initiative South Africa – Masimanyane Uganda – MEMPROW Zambia – WLSA Zambia Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Women Resource Centre
& Network (ZWRCN)
The EC/ON Amanitare Project
Overall Impact Improved sexual and
reproductive health status of women and girls in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa
Immediate results:
Strengthened capacity by civil society to advocate for improved access to SRHR knowledge, information, education and services in respective countries.
SRHR-based women’s movement strengthened in the region
Enhanced implementation by governments of their national, regional and international commitments to realise their obligations to women and girls in relation to SRHR issues.
Achievements
At inception phase, situational analysis conducted focussing on:
institutional capacity of each lead CSO
the socio-political and economic context within the respective country and
an exploration of the national interpretations of the components within the project.
Achievements
Appointment of Country Coordinators in the lead CSOs
Establishment of 6 coalitions in the respective countries with grass root structures. Organizations identified on expertise
in SRHR (policy, research, advocacy, media, etc)
Achievements
4 regional workshops conducted to strengthen project management aspects amongst 6 CSOs
3 regional workshops (Multi Generational Schools on Sexuality, VAW, HIV and AIDS Feminism and SRHR over arching theme
12 national workshops (coalition level) HeRWAI BMETA
Overall Achievements
6 country coalitions are in place (functionality varied)
Information base on the status of SRHR policies developed at regional and national level
Capacity has been built in policy and budget analysis
Ongoing capacity building SRHR Feminism Advocacy & campaign strategy development Project and financial management
Country Policy Focus: Problem Tree Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health
Mocambique, Nigeria and Uganda
Contraceptive Access (CPR) Zambia
Links between HIV and AIDS and VAW Access to information & services for sexual
assault survivors South Africa
Maternal Mortality Zimbabwe
Cross Cutting Challenges
• Inadequate budget for ¼ coalition meetings Intense pace of project impact and compliance compromised• Project demand exceeds capacity
Competing priorities: CSO work vs ASRN Campaign
• Inflexibility of budgets Illogical sequencing of activities (Project Plan)• Sustainable & effective participation of
coalition members
Challenges
Financial expectations by coalition members
Language : All communication and capacity building conducted in Portuguese
Human resource capacity constraints at secretariat and country level
Religious diversity in some coalitions – not sharing same values
Ongoing Outputs
National campaign and advocacy tactics developed and strengthened
Local capacity building: CBOs/Networks information provision social mobilization
National Campaigns Launch: March 2012
Regional Campaign: March 2012
Lessons learnt
Project requires more resources and capacity than what was envisaged
Organizational and contextual variables have a bearing on the project’s success and impact Countries are at different levels