THE SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT 2014 CLIMATE CHANGE South Africa Mossel Bay April 2014 Haylene Claassen 5050 BY 2015 DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA SYNOPSIS The Recycle Swop Shop ID: 655406
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50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA
THE SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT 2014
CLIMATE CHANGE
South Africa, Mossel Bay, April 2014, Haylene ClaassenSlide2
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SYNOPSIS
The
Recycle Swop Shop project is an empowerment initiative for the community whereby they are given the opportunity to help themselves by collecting recyclable items such as tins, plastic and paper and then swop it for personal and household items.
Recycle swop shops opened in
Mossel Bay
and
Great Brak River
with the MEC Dan Plato, councillors and community members. Slide3
OBJECTIVES
The Recycle Swop Shop project
allows
people to provide for themselves and their families.Encouraging responsibility and ownership.Teaching people the values of recycling and caring for the environment.Igniting a belief that people are able to add value to their community and themselves.
Cleaning the community and instilling pride in their neighbourhood.
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BACKGROUND
R
esearch
was conducted by the Mossel Bay Municipality together with the
Department of Community Services
and illegal dumping was identified as a problem and Recycle Swop Shops was established.
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The recycle swop shop is solely based on volunteerism from people within the immediate community.Slide5
KEY ACTIVITIES
People fill up blue bags of recyclable waste that is lying around the streets in informal settlements.
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KEY ACTIVITIES Continue…
Full bags are
weighed and sorted by volunteers and tokens are given out for each bag brought.
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KEY ACTIVITIES Continue…
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The tokens allow the community to exchange recyclables for clothes, food, toiletries and household items.
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RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
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GENDER SPECIFIC ALLOCATION :GENDER IN MAINSTREAM PROJECTS
Amount local currency (South
African Rand)
Recycle swop shop (Rental of containers)
R1420.00
CONTRIBUTIONS BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS/ PARTNERS
Mossel
Bay Municipality
R15
000.00
GMC Price money
R10 000.00
Casino Trust
R20 000.00
Shoprite
Toiletries
Afrofishing
Tinned
Fish
TOTAL
R46 420.00Slide9
BENEFICIARIES
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CATEGORY
WOMEN
MEN
TOTAL
% WOMEN
Beneficiaries
201
120
321
62.61%Slide10
CHALLENGES
Proper funds to ensure the flow of products in the recycle shop remains a huge challenge.
Continued sponsorships remains a challenge. Proper space
needs to be made available for placement of containers.
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HOW CHALLENGES WERE OVERCOME
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Buy-in of local businesses.
Projects endorsed by local and regional recycling companies.
Close working relationship between field workers and Municipality.
Forming of internal partnerships.Slide12
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
A recording system
is in place for each product swopped for recyclables.Recyclables are weighed and a token is allocated with points for use at the swop shop.
Monthly reports are being provided to Council enabling Council to see the impact of the project.Weekly visits to the swop shop.
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WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
Women are informed about opportunities.
Women are able to be independent and provide food on their tables.
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MEN FOR CHANGE
Both
volunteers working at the Swop shops are men.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Residents were informed of the
initiative.An
open drive in the area where the swop shop is located and volunteers were recruited.
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Door to door
campaigns to determine recycling patterns of households.
Articles
were placed in
local newspapers
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CHANGES AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
The residents are now
familiarized with recycling.
Normal waste is minimized.The environment is cleaner.
Dignity of people have been
restored.
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TESTAMONIALS
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OUTREACH THROUGH THE MEDIA
Articles were placed in
local newspapers
and municipal newsletters
to encourage residents and businesses to sponsor products for the swop shops.
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MEDIA
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OUTCOMES
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WESTERN CAPE WINNER: MOSSEL BAY MUNICIPALITY
Creating clean living
spaces.
E
xploring avenues for job
opportunities.
R
estoring community pride
.
Creating a greener municipality. Slide21
CAPACITY BUILDING
Volunteers were
trained before commencing their jobs at the swop shops.
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CHANGES IN ATTITUDES
Better relationships between neighbours.
People are taking ownership.
People are encouraged to keep recycling.
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LESSON LEARNED AND INNOVATION
Community
takes ownership.Willingness of community to recycle.Community refrain from illegal dumping thus keeping their area clean.
Community realise that they contribute to a greener environment.
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LEARNING AND SHARING WITH PARTNERS
Partnerships are formed with local businesses and role-players.
Partnership between the Mossel Bay Municipality, Waste and Pollution and Social Development departments.
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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
Project are sustained through funding and building good relationships with stakeholders.The projects are being cascaded to other organisations through mentoring sessions
.Commitment of volunteers that run the swop shop. Continuous training with community on recycling.
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Thank you
MOSSEL BAY MUNICIPALITY
HAYLENE CLAASSEN