*CONGRATULATIONS TO GLADNESS MUNUO FOR WINNING THE #VOICEANDCHOICE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS DRIVERS OF CHANGE AWARD*

The Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) would like to *congratulate the Coordinator of Crisis Resolving Centre (CRC), Gladness Munuo*, *for winning the #VoiceandChoice Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Awards under the Drivers of Change category*, issued on 26th July, 2019 at New Africa Hotel by the host organizer, Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP-Mtandao ). 

 

The #VoiceandChange awards are issued every year by Regional NGOs based in Johannesburg, South Africa, this year being the Gender Links for Equality and Justice, SADC Protocol Work summit and SADC Gender Protocol Alliance, to Journalists and human rights defenders in other categories that work towards national development.

 

 In issuing the award, various criteria are considered such as the implementation of SADC gender and development protocol.

 

Gladness Munuo has been recognized for her work as a legal aid counselor who works with the community, journalists and women in the political arena in promoting Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. 

 

In her application she presented her work in volunteering to combat Gender Based Violation which her organization, Crisis Resolving Centre (CRC), has the One Stop Centre method that ensures that all services in the matter are available at one place. 

 

THRDC takes this opportunity to encourage all Human Rights Defenders in Tanzania to view this award as a motivation and encouragement in continuing to defend human rights despite the numerous challenges faced. This is because *defending human rights has never been a crime since time in memorial*. THRDC will continue to be a strong and frontier organization to defend and ensure secure environment for HRDs in Tanzania. 

 

2018 SADC GENDER BAROMETER LAUNCHED

 

Johannesburg: Gender activists from across Southern Africa will on 22 August launch the#VoiceandChoice 2019 Barometeralongside the  State of Women in SADC 2019 report.

The Barometer has been produced for the last eleven years by the Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance, a network of Women’s Rights Organisations that campaigned for the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development in 2008, its updating and alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals in 2016.

 

In keeping with global and regional trends, reflected in the #MeToo, #TimesUp, #TotalShutdown and related campaigns, the 2019 Barometer departs with past tradition in focusing specifically on Sexual Reproductive Health and Right (SRHR).

 

The 2019 #VoiceandChoice Barometer is the first civil society shadow report on the recently adopted SADC SRHR strategy.  It measures 100 indicators in seven thematic areas including Sexual and Reproductive Health; adolescent SRHR; safe abortion; GBV; HIV and AIDS; harmful practices and sexual diversity. The State of Women report details progress made against the provisions of the SADC Gender Protocol using two important yardsticks, the empirical SADC Gender and Development Index (SGDI) and Citizen Score Card (CSC) to measure progress made towards Gender Equality in the region.

The key findings of the two reports include:

·       With an SGDI score of 60%, just one percentage point higher than last year, the region needs to up its game if it is to achieve gender equality by 2030. Seychelles has the highest SGDI score and South Africa the third highest SGDI score in the region. 

 

·        The CSC which measures citizen’s opinions and perceptions on government effort on addressing gender equality has increased from 62% in 2018 to 66% in 2019 for the region, showing that citizens are slightly more buoyant than what the actual figures show regarding the progress on gender equality. 

 

·       The SADC Gender Progress score which measures gender attitudes has increased to from 53% in 2017 to 60% in 2019. Seychelles and Malawi (66%) have the highest GPS. 49% of respondents said that people should be treated the same whether they are women or men, yet 46% agreed or strongly agreed that a woman should obey her husband.

 

·       SRHR is now firmly on the Southern African agenda but gaps remain in data collection, legislation, policy, and service delivery for women and girls. The region has made significant strides with the adoption of the Mahe Declaration on SRHR (2016) and the SADC SRHR Strategy (2018) with an accompanying score card. Using the SRHR indicators in the SADC strategy for which data could be gathered, South Africa leads the way, with progressive laws and policies on abortion and sexual diversity, but still many challenges with implementation.

 

• Only two SADC countries, Seychelles and Mauritius, meet the global target of less than 70 deaths per 100 000 live births for pregnant women and girls. The maternal mortality rate is ten times more in the DRC.

·        Adolescent fertility ratios in the region range from 27 per 1000 women in Mauritius to 152 per 1000 women in Angola.

 

·        Only six SADC countries (DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa and Zambia) have stand-alone Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) policies or strategies. Only five countries (Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania) in SADC do not require parental consent for adolescents to access SRHR services.

·        The age of access to contraceptives in SADC ranges from 12 in five countries to 18 in one.

 

·         Only South Africa and Mozambique have legislation that allows abortion on demand in the first trimester. Abortion is available under certain circumstances in all SADC countries, with varying degrees of restriction.

 

·        Women, and especially young women, comprise the highest proportion of those living with HIV and AIDS, except for the islands (Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles) where intravenous drug needles are the main means of transmission.

·        Only six countries have valid National Action Plans (NAPs) on GBV, 10 have expired NAPS and only three have fully costed NAPs. South Africa broke new ground with a presidential summit on GBV in 2018, and is establishing a multi sector forum to tackle GBV head on.

 

·        While all SADC countries meet the requirement of the minimum age of 18 for marriage for men, only three countries (Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa) stipulate 18 as the minimum age of marriage for women and men with no exceptions, i.e. are compliant with the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development. In eight SADC countries (Angola, DRC, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe) over one third of all young women are married by the age of 18.
·        Homosexuality is now legal in one third of Southern African countries including South Africa, Seychelles, Angola, Mozambique, Lesotho, Madagascar and DRC. However, only South Africa allows for same sex marriages and civil unions.

 

COMMUNITY RADIO GENDER & MEDIA POLICY ASSESSMENT REPORT

BRIEF ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY MEDIA FEEDBACK WORKSHOP ON THE ASSESSMENT REPORT ON GENDER MAINSTREAMING

Community Radio Representatives at the workshop in Kilosa.

Gerald Malekela presenter and reporter from Nuru FM -Iringa narrated their experiences in gender implementation at the media house during the workshop in Kilosa.

 

 

Submitted by

The Gender and Media in Southern Africa, Tanzania Network – August 2015

 

BRIEF ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP ON MEDIA ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

1.                             Background information of the activity

Activity Title:	Brief activity report of the community media feedback workshop on the assessment report on gender mainstreaming
Location of Activity:	Kilosa
Activity Dates:	20th – 22nd August 2015
Activity Description:	The three-day workshop was intended to bring together community radio managers/practitioners to be  introduced to UNESCOs Gender Sensitive Indicators , to discuss the report findings of the assessment on the existing gender gaps in the community media especially radios and  draw the way forward on how to bridge the existing gaps.
Target Group:	The targeted groups were community media managers/practitioners from Kilosa FM, Kyela FM, Mtegani FM, Kitulo FM, Fadhila FM, Dodoma FM, Nuru FM, Pambazuko, Daraja newspaper, Mtukwao, Boma Hai Radio and Pangani FM.
Objectives: (as per project proposal)	The community media will be able to identify the existing gender equality gaps within the content production and all the other aspects of their operations; Community media stations will improve their gender responsiveness by applying the in place UNESCO Gender Sensitive Indicators; and The communities will benefit from the improved gender –sensitive news and current affairs content.
Participating Officers:	Organization	Sex		Designation
		F	M
	GEMSAT	3	1	Facilitators

2.  Participants

Organization	Sex		Designation
	F	M
Community media managers/practitioners	4	9	from Kilosa FM, Kyela FM, Mtegani FM, Kitulo FM, Fadhila FM, Dodoma FM, Nuru FM, Pambazuko, Daraja newspaper, Mtukwao, Boma Hai Radio and Pangani FM

 

 

3.0 Issues emerged during the workshop

Men still dominate media sources of information since 2003 Gender and Media Baseline Survey when women sources were 16%, 2005 Global Monitoring Project study when the women sources were 18% to 2010 Gender and Media Progress Study when women sources were 21% and Global Media Monitoring Study when the sources were 24%.  So there were slightly changes since 2003. All the previous studies, however, did not include community media. Media fail to break the glass ceiling by segregating issues covered according to specific sex. For instance it is not easy to see media is mainstreaming gender in stories related to football matches. Tanzanian media especially during the elections is divided into three groups – lap dog which serves the interest of master, guard dog which is to serve the vested interest and watch dog which serves the public interest. But there is a reason why they do so. First is working conditions of journalists, existence of harsh media laws, small capital base of media houses and reflection of its own society. Some community media have established policies requiring the media to concentrate much on local information rather than national and international in order to server better the community. Existence of gender gap within community media and even the mainstream is sometimes caused by the government system whereby most figures who can make news are men. But women can easily be mainstreamed by approaching the ordinary citizens to get their comments and views. Voice insert can show the reality and simplify gender monitoring as is easy to know the sex of source. Sometime sources cannot be identified through names as there are names that are unisex.

 

4. Results of the activity

Thirteen participants from community media out of 14 invitees attended the workshop. Only one participant from Mtukwao did not attend the workshop. The participants were able to identify challenges related to accessing women as information sources for their media houses and committed to devise mechanism to get them even if they are not popular such as ordinary citizens for comments and opinions. Participants were able to listen to the assessment and comments on the results of their own media. They were also able to listen some news bulletin from their media houses and monitor themselves the existing gender gaps. At the end of the day they accepted that the assessment reflected the reality of their media houses. Participants came up with resolutions submitted to the guest of honour and also committed to submit them to the management of their media houses for further improvements. The resolutions place responsibilities to the management of media houses, GEMSAT and UNESCO and to the participants themselves. The resolutions are attached as annex. The Guest of Honour, The District Executive Director for Kilosa committed to support the Kilosa community radio as the resolutions were not  new, they included issues that have been in the discussion for long between District Council and the radio management.

5. Challenges

One community radio station, Mtukwao of Mtwara did not send representative to the workshop thus presenting the missed opportunity for the station. Not all participants attended were from the decision making positions. But they committed themselves to send the workshop resolutions to the decision making people.

 

6. Lessons learned

Capacity building of community media based on facts and figures and evidence of the existing gender gaps has a big chance to promote gender equality in the news and current affairs of community media in Tanzania.

 

7. Reporting person

Name:	Gladness H. Munuo	Title:	Coordinator

 

 

Annex No. 1 Participants list for Community Media Workshop in Kilosa from 20^th August to 23^rd August, 20015

No.	NAME	SEX	ORGANISATION/MEDIA HOUSE	POSITION	PHONE	E-MAIL
1	Zilpa joseph gappy	F	Triple a fm	Sub – Editor	0764713084	zilpappi@yahoo.com
2	Gasper Jospeh	M	Boma Hai FM	Presenter	0766-536061	gaspermushi@yahoo.com
3	Aloycia Mhina	F	Kilosa FM	Presenter	0787 091531	aloycia@gmail.com
4	Masoud Maulidi	M	Kyela FM	Presenter	0768 767179	masoudmaulid@yahoo.com
5	Edwin Mpokasye	M	Radio Fadhila	Director	0756 923376	edwinmpokasye@yahoo.com
6	Ergon Elly	M	Kitulo FM	Presenter	0768 511 373	ergonelly@gmail.com
7	Lucas Godwin	M	Dodoma FM	Assistant  Manager	0716057615	lucaskitambi@hotmail.com
8	Gerald E. Malekela	M	Nuru FM	Presenter	0715 779233	geraldmalekela@gmail.com
9	Winifrida Mayao	F	Zenj FM	Radio Manager	0655 780 790	sisterwinniee@yahoo.com
10	Martha james	F	Pangani FM	Presenter	0656899270	marthajames@yahoo.com
11	Shaaban Ali	M	Mtengani FM	Assistant Manager	0777 888084	shebbyysamir@yahoo.com
12	Isidory mtunda	M	Pambazuko FM	Presenter	0782780325	imatandul@yahoo.com
13	Richard Shagungu	M	Kilosa FM	Manager	0787 411344	Shagungu_r@yahoo.com
14	Cecilia Stephen	F	GEMSAT	Treasurer	0717864677	Nguluvi2005@yahoo.ca
15	Gladness Hemed Munuo	F	GEMSAT	Coordinator
16	Dominica Haule	F	GEMSAT	CHAIRPERSON
17	Marko Gideon	M	GEMSAT	Secretary	0717422829

                       

 

Annex No. 2 Resolutions

 

TAARIFA YA WARSHA WA UANDAAJI WA VIPINDI NA HABARI ZA JINSIA KWA REDIO JAMII  TAREHE 20 – 22, AGOSTI 2015

 

 

UTANGULIZI:

Warsha ya uandaaji wa vipindi na habari za kijinsia iliyoandaliwa na taasisi  isiyo ya kiserikali  inayoshughulika na maswala ya kijinsia ,kusini mwa jangwa la sahara Tanzania GEMSAT yenye lengo la kupata mrejesho wa makubaliano yaliyofanyika wakati wa kuaanda sera ya jisia na habari ambayo yaliwashirikisha  vyombo vya habari vya kijamii.

Redio ambazo zimeshiriki katika warsha hii ni Kilosa FM, Pambazuko Fm ifakara, Zenj FM Zanzibar, Nuru FM Iringa, Pangani FM , Kitulo FM Makete, Boma Hai Kilimanjaro,Triple A Arusha,Mtegani FM Zanzibar, Kyela FM , Dodoma FM, Fadhila FM Masasi.

 

. Vyombo vya habari vyenyewe vimeonekana kutekeleza sera ya jinsia na habari  kwenye ajira na ufanyaji wa vipindi.

 

2. Kwakiasi flani vyombo vya habari vinaripoti maswala ya jinsia.

 

3. Baadhi ya redio zina   vipindi vya moja kwa moja vinavyohusu jinsia . mfano : wanwake kwanza –pambazuko fm na harakati za wanawake  zenj fm.

 

Vipindi  vimeonyesha matokeo chanya kwa baadhi ya maeneo : kwa mifano halisi kupitia kipindi cha ulimwengu wa wanawake Nuru FM wanawake wameweza kujitokeza kuwania nafasi za uongozi ngazi ya udiwani na ubunge tofauti na miaka ya nyuma, na kipindi cha ndoa na familia Boma Hai FM na kipindi cha Sauti ya mwanamke Pangani FM wanawake wamekuwa wazi kueleza matatizo yao katika vyombo vya habari tofauti na hapo awali.

 

5. Wanawake wamekuwa na mwamko wa kushiriki katika vipindi na kuchangia mijadala mbalimbali katika vipindi.

 

CHANGAMOTO:

1. Bado uwiano wa jinsia  kwa kiasi flani hauridhishi.

Changamoto ya kifedha ambapo inapelekea :

•      Vipindi kutofanyika ipasavyo

•      Wafanyakazi kuondoka kutoka na malipo madogo.

•      Urasimu katika utoaji wa fedha  kwaajili ya utekelezaji wa majuku punde inapohitajika, ikiwemo uandaaji wavipindi na habari .

2. Baadhi ya wadau na viongozi kupuuza vyombo vya habari vya kijamii.

3. Changamoto ya elimu kwa wanahabari juu ya uaandaji wa vipindi vya jinsia.

4. Wamiliki Kuingilia majukumu ya kitaaluma. Mfano mmiliki anaweza kutoa agizo la kutangazwa au kutotangazwa taarifa au kurusha kipindi kwa maslahi yake kinyume na sera ya utangazaji na mamlaka ya mawasiliano Tanzania TCRA.

 

MAAZIMIO

1. Vyombo vya  habari vinatakiwa kuzingitia uwiano wa jinsia kulingana na sera ya jinsia na habari katika uajiri na uratibu wa vipindi.

2. Vyombo vya habari viachwe viwe huru ili viweze kujiendesha.

Wamiliki wa vyombo vya habari waone umuhimu na kuweka utaratibu wa kuwaendeleza wafanyakazi wao Kielimu.

3. Chombo cha habari kitengeneze mazingira mazuri ya uhusiano na wadau wao.

Wamiliki waache vyombo viwe huru katika kutekeleza majukumu yake.

4. Vyombo vya habari viongeze vipindi na habari za zinazolenga   usawa wa jinsia kwa kuzingati sera ya jinsia na habari.

 

 

GEMSAT na wadau wengine wandelee kutoa mafunzo ya mara kwa ya maswala ya jinsia ikiwezekana semina zefanyike katika maeneo ambayo tatizo hili ni kubwa.

6. Urasimu uondoke katika utoaji wa fedha za kuandalia vipi na utekelezaji wa majukumu yote ya chombo.

Redio ziwe na account zao  ili kuwe na urahisi wa upatikanaji wa fedha.

7. Vituo viweke utaratibu mzuri wa malipo kwa kwa wafanyakazi wake ili wasiondoke na kuzorotesha vipindi.

Vituo viboreshe njia za kuongeza mapato kwa kutafuta wafadhili ,matangazo .

8. Washiriki wapeleke mrejesho wa mafunzo haya  kwa wenzao katika vituo vyao vya redio  ili kuunganisha nguvu katika kutekeleza sera ya jinsia na habari. 

 

Redio ziwe na account zao  ili kuwe na urahisi wa upatikanaji wa fedha.

10. Vituo viweke utaratibu mzuri wa malipo kwa kwa wafanyakazi wake ili wasiondoke na kuzorotesha vipindi.

11. Vituo viboreshe njia za kuongeza mapato kwa kutafuta wafadhili ,matangazo .

12. Washiriki wapeleke mrejesho wa mafunzo haya  kwa wenzao katika vituo vyao vya redio  ili kuunganisha nguvu katika kutekeleza sera ya jinsia na habari. 

 

USHAURI

1. Iandaliwe  semina ya tathmini ya maazimio haya ,ikiwezekana kabla ya mwaka huu kuisha TUKIAMINI KUWA TUNATAKA KUKIMBIA SIO KUTEMBEA.

 

2. GEMSAT waratibu na kufuatilia vipindi mbalimbali vya habari na jinsia vinavyoandaliwa na redio za kijamii kwa kutengeneza mfumo utakao waunganisha wote. Mfano kipindi cha redio moja kurusha redio nyingine na kutoa motisha kwa muandaaji.    

 

HITIMISHO

Iwapo vituo vya redio jamii vitafanikiwa kutekeleza maazimio haya utekelezaji wa sera ya jinsia na habari kwa kiasi kikubwa itafikiwa na kupunguza tatizo hili katika jamii.