2017 Young Women Leadership Conference report

2017 Young Women Leadership Conference 2-3 September 2017 YOUNG WOMEN LEADING THE CHANGE FOR WOMEN

Melanie Marais | Project Manager | 30 September 2017

Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3 Background information........................................................................................................... 3 Project team ..............................................................................................................................4 Funding & Donations ................................................................................................................4 Sponsors .................................................................................................................................... 5 Reflection by a student ............................................................................................................. 5 Program directors .....................................................................................................................6 External guest speakers............................................................................................................. 7 Institutional guest speakers .................................................................................................... 10 Panelists................................................................................................................................... 10 Exhibitors ................................................................................................................................. 11 Invitation and registration .......................................................................................................12 Target market ........................................................................................................................... 13 Marketing and promotion strategy ......................................................................................... 13 Program ................................................................................................................................... 14 Plenary session day 1 ................................................................................................................15 “She asked for it” Addressing misconceptions about sexual and gender-based violence .............................................................................................................................15 Breakaway sessions ............................................................................................................. 16 Day 1 ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Entrepreneurship ............................................................................................................ 16 Personal Safety .................................................................................................................17 Finding meaning and purpose in life ...............................................................................17 Job search in the 21st Century .......................................................................................... 18 Self- defence .................................................................................................................... 18 Plenary session day 2............................................................................................................... 19 Morning session- The Girl Without A Sound ................................................................ 19 Afternoon session: Round Table Discussion .................................................................. 19 Breakaway sessions ............................................................................................................. 20

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Day 2 .................................................................................................................................... 20 Sexual & Reproductive health ......................................................................................... 20 Leadership and personal development............................................................................ 21 Personal branding ............................................................................................................ 21 Edutainment & Poetry ............................................................................................................ 22 Lunch time entertainment .............................................................................................. 23 Health screening ..................................................................................................................... 24 Freebies & Lucy draw winners ................................................................................................ 25 Conference evaluation ............................................................................................................ 26 Conference Evaluation form ............................................................................................... 26 Conference feedback ........................................................................................................... 27 SWOT analysis ........................................................................................................................ 29 Outcomes & way forward ....................................................................................................... 30 Objectives for 2018 .................................................................................................................. 30 Project team ............................................................................................................................. 31 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................. 33

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Introduction As part of the 2017 strategic plan, the HIV/AIDS Unit of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) embarked on its third consecutive leadership conference, focusing on the development of young student leadership. This year, the focus was solely on young female students ages 15 to 24 years. The rationale behind this decision was the fact that young women are still bearing the brunt of not only HIV, but also sexual and gender-based violence that places women at the center point of these social ills and risk of losing their lives. Reports have shown that South Africa (SA) has the highest rate of gender-based violence (GBV) in the world. Another disturbing fact is that over 2300 young women ages 15 to 24 years in SA are becoming infected with HIV on a weekly basis, the highest in the world (UNAIDS, 2012). The blesser phenomenon is a huge contributing factor, making young women within this age group, eight times more likely to contract HIV than their male counterparts (HSRC, 2012) and more likely to be exposed to GBV. We are of the belief that a holistic approach is necessary whereby young women are developed through empowering interventions and tools, enabling them to make healthy decision, hence the conclusion to host the 2017 young women leadership conference.

Background information CPUT have eight campuses and an average of 33 000 students registered every year. It has six faculties consisting of Applied Science, Engineering, Health Sciences, Education, Business and Informatics and Design. In 2016, a total of 54.4% registered students were female. The institution have an academic and non-academic sphere with the HIV/AIDS Unit being part of Student Support Services, serving all campuses and campus residences.

With its core functions, Teaching and Learning, Research and Community Engagement, the student support services’ role is to support these three core functions hence the HIV/AIDS Unit’s mandate to execute the institutional HIV/AIDS Policy. In order to have a healthy and balanced student and future graduate, students need to be made aware of the risks of HIV and related social ills that increase their personal risk of contracting HIV and the impact they can make in society. The HIV/AIDS Unit is dependent on institutional and external funding to execute its functions. These functions are awareness programs, mobile wellness, peer education, HIV curriculum integration, research, volunteer program, care and support and community engagement. Higher Education AIDS (HEAIDS) is a department within the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), providing support (financial and guidance) for all these programs. The HIV/AIDS Unit report its statistics and activities to HEAIDS on a monthly basis. Community engagement is one of the programs of the HIV/AIDS Unit hence our partnership with the TVET colleges within the Western Cape.

When students take care of themselves physically, mentally and socially, they become responsible citizens and graduates who will actively contribute to the economy of the country.

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Project team Previous years, the HIV/AIDS Unit facilitated the conferences including covering the cost with the financial support from the Vice Chancellor’s office and HEAIDS. A decision was taken to work towards making this an institutional intervention by including other departments. The following departments served on the project team:       

HIV/AIDS Unit (Project lead) Student Counseling Department Student Affairs Marketing and Communication Nursing Department Emergency Medical Services Advancement Office (assisted with sourcing funding)

Departments that assisted:     

Facilities Somatology Information Technology & Innovation Cleaning services Campus Control

Funding & Donations The Advancement office made a number of attempts to secure funding for the conference.

Unfortunately we were not successful hence a decision to approach the following departments for funding:         

Acting VCs Office – Private security DVC Teaching and Learning Department Student Affairs Advancement office Department of Health via HEAIDS Woolworths HEAIDS gift vouchers Sozo foods HIV/AIDS Unit o Peer educator transport o Design of the invitation o Sozo biscuits o Printed & laminated the name tags

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o Drinking water for speakers and delegates Marketing and Communication o Designed name tags o Designed and printed the program o Drape hire at a value of R30 000 o 300 draw string bags, note pads and pens valued at R 11 000 o 300 snack packs R o Tea, Coffee, sugar, tea and paper cups

Sponsors Sponsorship included;   

Woolworths Head Office- sponsored 300 roll on and 42 Gillette toiletry bags Sozo Foods sponsored 300 of their 500 gram nutritious fortified cereal (a CPUT patent product) HEAIDS sponsored 100 Shoprite gift vouchers valued at R5000

Reflection by a student NAMHLA MATWA MOWBRAY CAMPUS 216178789 “From when I heard about this magnificent event I was excited, women rights and empowerment is one of the things closed to my heart for the CPUT institution with HIV/AIDS Unit in alliance with HEAIDS to come up with such an initiative made me proud to be a student in this University. What I love most about this event is that it includes women from outside CPUT meaning that it does not only make a change here only but towards nation building.

There are so many things that stood out for me on this day that programme itself was outstanding more especial the group discussions where I attended finding meaning your meaning and purpose in life as well as leadership. I have discovered essential qualities about myself I am such a different person from those two days of inspiration I now appreciate myself even more, myself esteem and awareness is not the same as before. From the beginning of the programme I had to learn how difficult it are to be women in South Africa the opening poems where so emotional and genuine I could relate because they were delivered by one of our own students who is in our peer group.

Day one on its own was exciting that we I couldn’t wait for day two though it was a bit confusing at first because we had no idea what was expected from us it was not communicated early that we will serving people who attended but we adapted it was a worth experience as you would be shoeing people where to go and making sure everything is order for all our guests

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more an especially when someone says “thank you” I felt very helpful and proud to be a peer Ed. The event was very educational in a good way the guest speakers were very informative and even the engagements from women were very enlightening it was very impressive to learn that they were not just bring problems but as well as solutions to the problem. On the last day it was all about awakening for me that as women we are challenged it was shocking to hear to those stats from Mr Naidoo of how many women die in hours in our country. Last but not least the celebrity guest was phenomenal her confidence her story and our programme directors one of our own they were amazing.”

Program directors Peer educators Thokgamo Maretela

Lusapho & Amanda Calana

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External guest speakers 

Western Cape (WC) MEC of Health, Prof Nomafrench Mbombo

Biography: Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, was born and bred in Mdantsane Township in East London, Eastern Cape, SA. She is currently the Western Cape Health Minister having assumed the position on 1 January 2015. The first female ever appointed in this position in this Department. Before being appointed as the Health Minister she was the Minister at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sports. She is a mother, a human rights activist and nature lover. Before entering into politics, Dr Mbombo was an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa. She holds a PhD in the area of Gender and Human Rights (UWC), Masters in Maternal & Child Health (UKZN) and a Bachelors in Nursing Science (UFH). She previously worked in provincial and local government health departments in the Eastern Cape and KZN respectively. Dr Mbombo has held advisory and consultative roles to various ministries of health in Africa and in multinational organizations across the globe. Her area of interest and closer to her heart is community empowerment as agency to reclaim the voices of the populations at risk such as young women & girls, rural women and minority groups. She lives with her life mantra, “Where I am planted, I grow”

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Mr. Alex Semba, Representing Higher Education AIDS (HEAIDS)

HEAIDS Mandate & Vision HEAIDS supports higher education institutions and TVET colleges in responding to the HIV/STIs/TB pandemic through their core functions of teaching and learning; research and innovation; and community engagement within a human rights framework on the following fronts: 

Developing HIV/TB/STI prevention programmes for students and staff;

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Facilitating the provision of HIV/TB/STI and general health and wellness services to students and staff, including those living with HIV/TB/STI;

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Strengthening the capacity of facilities by coordinating and lobbying for direct provision of services to the sector through our partners;

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Facilitating access to a comprehensive workplace HIV/TB/STI and health and wellness issues that caters for the needs of staff;

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Equipping students through formal teaching and learning programmes to make a contribution to the national HIV/TB response in their future career fields;

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Facilitating research that will strengthen the institutions’ ability to resist and ultimately overcome the impact of the pandemic and other health, social and structural challenges:

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Ms. Buhle Ngaba, a 26-year-old actress, activist and author of the book: The girl without a sound

Biography: Buhle Ngaba studied Acting and Contemporary performance at Rhodes University and also studied Processes of Performance at the University of Leeds (UK). Buhle spent six months touring Cape Town and Johannesburg with the critically acclaimed musical, ‘Blood Brothers’, directed by David Kramer, interpreting the role of Mrs. Lyons.

She performed in the world premiere of John Kani’s play. ...Missing at the Baxter, directed by Janice Honeyman, which toured internationally for more than two years and which earned her nominations for 2015 Best Supporting Actress for both the Fleur du Cap and Naledi Theatre Awards.

Buhle was voted number 1 in The Superbalist Top 100 List (2016) and was named as one of the Mail and Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans (2016).

She’s the founder of KaMatla NPO and author of The Girl Without A Sound, Buhle seeks to promote diversity in children’s literature and aid the development of the arts in underprivileged communities and to develop the legacy of storytelling amongst the youth.

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Institutional guest speakers Acting Deans of Student Affairs and Faculty Health Sciences Advocate Lionel Harper and Prof Penelope Engel-Hills

Ms. Mbaliyeswa Madikizela, CSRC Secretary General "Women we are strong we are hard like a rock (...) yes we are strong and we can endure pain but we are not boxing bags of men"

Panelists Representatives from Rape crisis, Peer Education, South African Police Services, Department Social Development & NCDAM facilitated by Mr. George Korope (UWC lecturer). Dr Navindrah Naidoo, Emergency Medical Services Academic & Chairperson of the Ethics Committee, Health Sciences faculty, facilitated day 2 session on the way forward.

Ms. Melanie Marais, Head of the HIV/AIDS Unit co-facilitated the session

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Exhibitors Triangle Project – gender diversity

Virgin Active - fitness

Marie Stopes Reproductive Health

Student Counseling -GBV

Sozo Foods – nutrition

Somatology department-personal care

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Invitation and registration The invitation was designed by the graphic designer Bridgette Hunt. The Information Technology and Innovation department was approached to design an online invitation enabling the Unit to keep track of all guests who registered online.

Particulars of registration applicant, one form per person Surname (in block letters First Name ( in block letters)

Title

Institution Staff

Student

Campus

Student Structure

Mobile e-mail Gender

Male

Female

Other

Age

15-24

≥25

Select two of the following breakaway sessions per day Day 1

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Entrepreneurship Personal safety Finding meaning and purpose in life Job search in the 21st Century Self defence Day 2 Sexual & reproductive health Gender diversity Personal branding Leadership and personal development

Target market Female students from the following institutions:      

CPUT, UWC, UCT, SU College of Cape Town Northlink College Boland College West Coast College Falsebay College

Marketing and promotion strategy   

CPUT Social Media (Student Affairs, HIV Unit, Student Counseling, Campus Clinic, HODs) CPUT LCD Screen Emailed to all TVET, HEIs and CPUT SRC members & Student Development officers

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Program

The program consisted of plenary, breakaway sessions and entertainment.

The key focus areas of the program were in line with the three key objectives: 

Personal and leadership development

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Personal & reproductive health

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Personal safety

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Plenary session day 1 “She asked for it” Addressing misconceptions about sexual and gender-based violence.

Service providers like Rapecrisis, SAPS and Department of Social development shared their views about the topic. A peer educator served on the panel as well and shared a student’s view on the topic. A number of safety issues were raised by the young women where they highlighted their concerns about their safety on campus and residences.

Young women’s response to GBV and rape culture discussion: "Less talk, more action", "Existing strategies are failing us dismally" "Name and shame the perpetrators!" "No focus is placed on the perpetrators, that’s why they continue to kill us" "bail conditions for assault cases on women are failing us" "She asked for it" focuses on the narrative of the victim and NOT the perpetrator of violence”

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BREAKAWAY SESSIONS

DAY 1 Entrepreneurship

‘”Made me realize that I can be whomever I want to be” “Women rarely get appreciated for their participation in this field” “It equipped us with skills of taking care of our own business”

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Personal Safety

“It was enjoyable I learned how to protect myself as a woman”

Finding meaning and purpose in life

“It was very reflective” The focus was about getting to know yourself better and how to work on your weaknesses and strengths to benefit you as a woman.

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Job search in the 21st Century

“Helped us focus on the importance of networking” “I learnt about LinkedIn” “I learnt how to apply for job via internet”

Self- defense

Students were taught how to protect themselves in dangerous situations for example, when robbed by someone, pushed against a wall, in the case possible rape (your legs open) or when someone grab your wrist, how to defend yourself.

Safety tips: First thing to do is run as fast as you can. Should it be difficult to run and the perpetrator uses a dangerous weapon like a fire arm, its best to cooperate.

If the person wants your cellphone and you have no way to get away, cooperate and do not to resist. Always remember, your life is more important. If it is an attempted

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rape and the person open your legs, kick him between the legs or poke his eyes to distract him. When someone push you against the wall try to push them away.

Distract the person, by for exampling kicking them between the legs, poking them in the eyes and hitting them in the throat.

Plenary session day 2 Morning session- The Girl Without A Sound

Ms. Buhle Ngaba, actress and the author of “The Girl Without A Sound” motivated the young women by sharing how she as a young woman wrote a book with limited resources. They had the opportunity to engage her about challenges and how she overcame them.

Afternoon session: Round Table Discussion A round table discussion was held on the last day to establish the risks and needs of young women in today’s society. One of the key outcomes from the conference was to obtain a consensus finding report from students about their personal protection on campuses and campus residences. It is important to determine the way forward with respect to the young women’s needs. In groups of ten per table, they were given a list with three questions to discuss amongst themselves and provide feedback at the end of the session. The list with the feedback was collected at the end of the session where after a consensus finding report will be compiled. Young women listed over 50 risks women pose from physical to social and mental risks. In response to these risks, women were asked to indicate 1. What needs emerge in relation to these risks? 2. What are the desired responses from these needs? A report will be drafted as soon as the information is analyzed.

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BREAKAWAY SESSIONS DAY 2 Sexual & Reproductive health

Topics discussed:    

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Contraception Papsmears Breast examinations and regular checkups. General questions asked: o Implanon- will you be able to fall pregnant once removed o When to start contraceptive once you stopped for more than two days Condom distribution and attitude towards condom distribution

“I gained more knowledge on how to protect ourselves from unplanned pregnancy and HIV/AIDS”.

“It was on point and mind opening” “It was very informative topics”

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Leadership and personal development

“I learnt about my characteristics and loved the group work” “I got to know how women can also be a leader in any situation” “I learnt more about myself”

Personal branding

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“It reminded me of the training to be a peer educator and how I need to know myself” - “I learnt how to brand myself to the world”

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Edutainment & Poetry UWC- Edu-drama team expressed how womanhood are being disrespected and sharing their repulsion of women abuse and killings.

Poet Kwanele Butana recited a poem about the role of men to mitigate GBV

MelB recited a poem about the journey of young black woman and the struggles young woman face titled “Rise young woman”

Thebogang a CPUT student recited an emotional poem about a girl that got abused by her uncle titled: “Can I not photoshop the truth”

“It was real, on point and very touching and emotional” “I enjoyed it because there were talking about reality” “It was very sad and nice at the same time” “It talked about how is the rape thing is being ignored”

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Lunch time entertainment

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Health screening Health screening included body mass indexing (BMI), blood pressure, blood glucose testing, HIV, STIs and TB screening. Services were provided by WCCN nursing students as part of their practical hours, facilitated by the Nursing Department and TB/HIV care association where over 50 students opted to be tested and screened for HIV, STIs and TB. Campus clinic was on standby to assist with any emergency cases. Unfortunately, three of the Westcoast College students were injured in an accident and could be attended to by the Campus Health.

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Freebies & Lucy draw winners Institution

Registered

Attended

%

Lucky draws

Boland College

12

14

116%

Goody bags R250 gift voucher Toiletry bags

College of Cape Town

47

26

55%

Falsebay College

19

17

89%

Goody bags R250 gift voucher x1 Toiletry bag Goody bags

CPUT

155

104

67%

Stellenbosch University High School

9

4

2

2

Goody bags R250 gift voucher x1 Toiletry bag Flash drives 44% Goody bags Flash drive 100% Goody bags x2

Westcoast College

40

30

75%

UWC

16

14

87%

Total

300

211

70%

Goody bags Toiletry bags Flash drive Goody bags R250 gift voucher x1 Toiletry bag 211 Goody bags

Volunteered interview One student received a R50 gift voucher

Two students received a R50 gift voucher 0 0

0 0 Two students received a R50 gift voucher One student received a R50 gift voucher 5

70% of the registered students attended the conference    

All students received a goody bag consisting of o Notepad, pen, roll-on, 500 gram Sozo instant maize cereal and a chocolate Students who completed evaluation forms entered a lucky draw consisting of R250 gift vouchers. Students had to search under the chairs for a toiletry or flash drive voucher. This was a fun-filled exercise. There was an opportunity for five students to receive a R50 gift voucher if they offered to be interviewed about the conference.

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Conference evaluation CONFERENCE EVALUATION FORM Please tick

□Student

□Non-student

Thank you

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1. Programme & Speakers Was the Programme well organised?

Were the Speakers informative?

Were discussions handled to your satisfaction?

Comments:

No!

2. Topics

Partially

No!

Partially

So-so

Yes!

Soso

Yes!

Were the session times sufficient?

Did the exhibits add value to the conference?

Did the entertainment add value to the conference?

Do you think there is a need for a Western Cape Young Women’s Leadership Forum? (Please add your details if interested): 3. Which session was a highlight and why?

4. Do you think there is a need for students to be taught on these topics in class? О Yes О No 5. If you campus had to distribute free sanitary towels, what would be the best way they should distribute it: □ Campus clinic □ HIV Unit □ Student Counseling □ Condom dispensers □ other: ……………………………..

6. Tell us a little more about yourself. Place a tick to all that apply: □ Peer Helper □ Peer Educator □ Woman in Leadership □ Religious Structure □ LGBTI Student Body □ House Committee member □ SRC □ TVET/FET College □ HEI □ Arts & Culture □ Private □ Other…………………………..

Students entered into a lucky draw by completing the evaluation form. Four students won a R250 gift voucher. It was important to hear their thoughts for improvement.

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CONFERENCE FEEDBACK

2017 CPUT Young Women Leadership Conference Programme 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 No!

Partially

So-so

Yes!

Was the Programme well organised?

Were the Speakers informative?

Were discussions handled to your satisfaction?

2017 CPUT Young Women Leadership Conference Topics 100 80 60 40 20 0 1

2

3

4

Were the session times sufficient?

Did the exhibits add value to the conference?

Did the entertainment add value to the conference?

Do you think there is a need for a Western Cape Young Women’s Leadership Forum?:

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2017 YWLC Sanitary towel distribution preferences 7 22

12

17 31

Campus clinic

HIV/AIDS Unit

Student Counseling

Condom dispensers

Other

“The College of Cape Town would once again like to thank CPUT for affording it's students and staff the opportunity to be a part of the "Young Women's Leadership Conference". So far I have received favourable responses from the students who have stated that the overall event was well organized and thought out, and like someone students have put it "PHENOMENA. Therefore a huge congratulations to you CPUT on your success”

“I think this was one of the best student conferences at CPUT that I have attended”

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SWOT analysis A SWOT analysis was done based on feedback obtained from colleagues and interns including feedback obtained from the evaluation forms.

Strengths          

Able to accommodate everyone who attended the conference Young girls given a platform to talk about issues they bottled up Very well organized High interest from TVET colleges Being able to have role models in their age category Holistic approach of the program Were able to establish a Facebook forum Were able to get young women of different political structures and other structures in one room Sense of unity amongst women Promoted existing services and support systems for young women

Weakness       

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Requests for items like sanitary towels went out too late Lower numbers of delegates the Sunday Two days were not enough for all the information Hosting the event on a weekend Too many people facilitated certain sessions (should not be more than two) Not enough emphasis on marketing the event on more platforms Previous night students hosted a Miss CPUT semi-finals at Cape Town Campus.

This probably interfered in the total students from CPUT who attended the conference Many interesting breakaway sessions but it was impossible to attend more than two

Opportunity        

Send out letters for sponsorships early in the new year Invite a famous person for a Sunday session to increase attendance FB page- give a brief of what can be expected on the program (quick video clip) Funding opportunities Expand conference to areas as far as George TV broadcast Start planning early in the year Surveys and research at the event

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Networking

Threats  

Student protest People who openly spoke about their experiences might feel exposed

Outcomes & way forward 1. Established an interactive WC Young Women Leading the Change forum 2. 222 likes to increase to 1000 by the first semester in 2018.

Objectives for 2018    

Seek funding early Expand the conference to more TVET colleges as far as George Effective marketing strategy Some breakaway sessions should become plenary session e.g.: Finding meaning and purpose in life, Entrepreneurship, Reproductive health, Self-defense Personal and leadership development

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Project team Peer Educators, peer helpers, staff

Social media team Bryanah Marais (SU BA Language & Culture graduate and & Jaylee Jansen Journalism student CPUT)

Melani-Ann Hara (Student Development), Justice (MCD) & Dr. Charlene Petersen & Ms. Heidi Wichman (Student Counselling)

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First year Film and videography students & Sound team

Project Manager Melanie Marais & Program Manager Naythan Kayser

Thank you, Nkosi kakhulu, Baie dankie!

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Acknowledgements Acting VC Dr Chris Nhlapo for supporting the initiative Prof Anthony Staak- DVC Teaching & Learning for funding support Ms Cora Njoli-Motale- Executive Director Student Affairs for support Professor Nomafrench Mbombo – MEC of Health Western Cape Department of Health for the Keynote Address Higher Education AIDS- for funding transport of TVET students to the venue. For the gift vouchers worth R5000 and Mr Alex Semba Higher Education AIDS (HEAIDS) – Guest Speaker Woolworths for the generous donation of 42 toiletry bags and x350 roll-on Sozo foods for their generous donation of x350 500 gram Instant Maize Cereal CPUT Advancement Office for sponsoring the catering for the weekend CPUT Marketing & Communication for their generous donation of 350 drawstring bags, note pads, pens and snacks Department Student Affairs for sponsoring live streaming, sound, cleaning, photography services and transporting students to and from the venue Advocate Lionel Harper- Official Welcoming Prof Penelope Engel-Hills, Acting Dean Health & Sciences Faculty – Message of Support Ms Buhle Ngaba – Motivational Speech Ms Mbaliyeswa Madikizela – CPUT CSRC SG – Message of Support Dr Navindra Naidoo – Emergency Medical Services Conference Project team: •

HIV/AIDS Unit

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Student Counselling

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Department Student Affairs

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Marketing and Communication

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Campus Clinic and Nursing Department

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Emergency Medical Services

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Advancement Office (assisted with sourcing funding)

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College of Cape Town, University of the Western Cape, Boland College, False Bay College, Westcoast College, Stellenbosch University, University of Cape Town Program Directors/ Peer educators – Lusapho Hlatshengei , Amanda Calana , Thokgamo Maratela Project & Administrative Support –Rene Williams, Charlene May CPUT Media support- Lauren Kansley and Kwanele Butane Social media posting – Bryanah Marais and Jay-Dee Jansen Photography – Robin Thuynsma- Pixelplace Videography – Videography students Aimee Prinsloo & Kayla TB/HIV Care Association – HIV Counseling and Testing Rape Crisis – Ms Shiralee Mc Donald Ms Crystal Adams & team: Department of Social Development Ms Tammy Prince -University of Western Cape Sr. Sweetness Kola – Female reproductive health Sr. Denise farmer & Sr. Nondumiso Matshiselwa (TB/HIV Care Association) – Marie Stopes Reproductive Health - Information table on women’s health UWC EduDrama Virgin Avtive – Information table Sozo Foods – Information table Triangle – Information table Somatology – Information table CPUT Nursing Department & Campus Clinic Services Facilities–Luxolo Ganca Peer Educators, Peer Helpers, Women in Leadership, Debating Societies Graphic Design – Ms Bridgette Hunt Catering Support-L& R catering Protection Services- Mr William Baloyi Cleaning Services – Ms Cathy van Zyl

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Entertainment: Melani-Ann Hara, Nolufefe Mbaba , Entertainers from Student Development office

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