Lynne Knight presents forTomorrow

Lynne Knight from TEAR's partner Family Impact visited Australia to help launch TEAR's forTomorrow campaign focusing on women in poverty. (Read more at: www.fortomorrow.org.au).

Family Impact is an organisation that has been working in Africa for over ten years, working with churches, schools, and other organisations to build families and transform communities.

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2. Bringing  Hope   Family  Impact  in  partnership  with  TEAR   Australia  
3. Introduction   • Lynne  from  Zim   • Times  of  Change  
4. Zimbabwe  
5. Seeing  the  Need   •  70%  ZIM:  poor/extremely  poor   •  30%  of  rural  households  lack   access  to  safe  drinking  water   •  50%  lack  access  to  improved   sanitaIon   •  44%  births  happen  without  a   skilled  professional  present   Source:  Millennium  Development  Goals  Status  Report  2012  
6. Health  Statistics   Sta+s+c   Zimbabwe   Australia   Popula+on   13,720,000   22,680,000   Life  expectancy  (years)   51.24   81.85   %  of  popula+on  living  with  HIV   14.7%   0.1%   Maternal  mortality  (deaths  per  100,000  live  births)   570   7   Infant  mortality  (deaths  per  1,000  live  births)   55.7   4.1   Sources:  UNAIDS  2012,  2013;  www.childmortality.org,  Zimbabwe  Demographic  Health  Survey  2010/11   •  Only  43.3%  of  births  in  rural  areas  take  place  in  health  faciliIes   •  Only  66.2%  are  aZended  by  a  skilled  birth  professional  
7. What  We  Do   •  Women:   •  Teaching  on  sanitaIon  and  hygiene   •  Teaching  on  gender  based  violence  and  family  relaIonships   •  Children:   •  Health  clubs  in  schools   •  Men:   •  Through  MENS  ONLY  meeIngs  
8. During  these  30  sessions….   •  Women  learn  about  15  topics  including…   •  MenstruaIon,  hygiene,  breas^eeding,  contracepIon,  sexually  transmiZed   diseases  (including  HIV/AIDS),  domesIc  and  gender  based  violence   •  Women  make  reusable  sanitary  pads,  and  learn  how  to  share  with  others   •  We  run  health  clubs  in  schools  for  girls  AND  BOYS   •  We  run  MEN  only  events  to  connect  the  whole  family  with  the  informaIon   they  need   •  We  follow  up  the  families  in  their  homes  
9. Typical  rural  township   Nick  greets  the  women  as  they  arrive  
10. Pop-­‐up  Classrooms  
11. Knowledge  Changes  Stories   “….it  is  true  what  the  Bible  says  that   people  perish  because  of  the  lack  of   knowledge.”  Pholani  Ncube,  project   parIcipant  
12. Reusable  Sanitary  Pads   •  Women  receive  a  paZern  and   material  for  two  pads   •  They  sew  for  themselves  and     they  can  teach  their  daughters,   granddaughters,  sisters,  aunt  
13. Where  to  From  Here?   • Phase  2:  2014  –  2016:   • Increased  engagement  and   advocacy  with  stakeholders     • Help  women  train  others   • Work  with  Water,  SanitaIon   and  Hygiene  commiZees  to   provide  infrastructure   Since  2011,  4,700   women,  men  and   children  have  been   reached  
14. A  Vision  for  Women  in  Zimbabwe   •  To  have  the  correct  knowledge  to  build  confidence,  increase   willingness  to  access  health  services…   •  To  communicate  with  spouses  around  relaIonships,  family   planning  and  parenIng   •  Network  to  start  own  savings  and  entrepreneurial  groups   •  Increase  demand  for  latrines  and  quality  health  services   •  A  desire  to  pass  on  this  knowledge,…  and  therefore   INCREASE  number  of  women  in  leadership  posiIons  in   government,  business  and  community   Individual   Family   Community   NaIonal  
15. CASE  STUDY:  Shangani  Mine   •  Closed  down  mine,  with  more  than   4,500  ppl  living  on  site   •  High  unemployment  /  poverty   •  DomesIc  violence  /  ProsItuIon   common   •  55  women  meeIng  monthly   •  Openness  and  delight     •  RelaIonships  with  spouses  and   children  transformed   •  Increased  knowledge  evident  to  all  
16. Behind  Every  Statistic  is  a  Story  
17. I  didn’t  know…….   •  “What  I  realised  through  the  Family  Impact  project  is  that   women  give  each  other  wrong  advice,  especially  on  the  use  of   tradiBonal  medicines…….”  Sithembiso  Tshuma  
18. I  didn’t  know…..   •  “I  used  to  leave  my  drinking  water  and     food  uncovered.  I  have  since  learnt     that  this  is  unhealthy  as  these  are     exposed  to  contaminaBon.”     Servy  Mhlophe  Dube  
19. I  didn’t  know…..   •  “Before  parBcipaBng  in  Family  Impact  acBviBes,…we  did  not   know  our  rights  as  women;  we  did  not  know  how  to  do  a  self   examinaBon  of  breast  cancer;  we  did  not  know  the  importance   of  negoBaBng  for  safe  sex  with  our  husbands.  We  did  not   appreciate  the  importance  of  personal  health  and  hygiene”.     Source:  External  Program  EvaluaIon  Report,  2013  
20. Now  I  know……   •  “Now  I  know  that  I  have  to   stand  for  my  family.  I  learnt   to  relate  beFer  with  my   family.”   •  “I  also  know  that  it  is   important  to  have  people   that  will  give  you  sound   advice  when  you  are  having   marital  problems.”   Olitha  Moyo  
21. I  learnt…   • “I  also  learnt  about  HIV  &  AIDS  and  how  some   people  love  to  visit  nyangas  and  tradiBonalists.   Inyangas  do  not  usually  have  the  right   medicaBon,  hospitals  are  beFer  and  work  faster,   and  their  medicaBon  is  effecBve.”  Servy  Mhlophe   Dube  
22. How  can  you  be  involved?   •  Support  TEAR  as  our  partner   •  Pray  for  the  work:   •  ConInued  favour  from  government   •  For  the  women  we  have  trained  as  they  now  teach  others   •  For  FI  staff  as  they  support  the  women  
23. “Thank  you  for  the  trainings.     They  help  us  a  lot.”   Jesilini  Ncube