Impact Challenges

End GBVF Collective focuses on implementing the National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide (NSP-GBVF) whilst the legislation to establish the National Council on GBVF (NCGBVF) is being developed. 

The Ford Foundation funded the 100-Day Challenges Capacity Building Programme in End GBVF Collective to accelerate local implementation. At the heart of the programme is the intentional focus and systems design to create the enabling conditions for Collaboration, Innovation and Implementation. 

Click a location on the map or the list, to view the impact, discoveries and learnings of the 100-Day Challenge teams.
Bloemfontein

Maintenance backlog & finalisation
Frances Baard

Accountability - Reducing incidence
Garden Route

Electronic reporting of cases
Tzaneen

Reporting of rape cases in rural areas
Lejweleputswa

Referral of new GBV cases
Tshwane

Prevention in schools
Exxaro

Sexual harassment in the workplace

 

Pillar 1 – Frances Baard

Pillar 2 –  Tshwane 

Pillar 3 – Bloemfontein

Pillar 3 – Greater Tzaneen

Pillar 4 – Lejweleputswa

Pillar 5 – Exxaro operations

Pillar 6 – Garden Route

 

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GBVF victims and survivors directly benefited from changes implemented by the seven 100-Day teams (for example, cases resolved above baseline and support services referred more than the trendline.

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Discoveries made by the 100-day teams about their assumptions and behaviour patterns in their roles in the GBVF ecosystem. The discovery of the practices and levers that unleash the full potential of collaboration, innovation and implementation.

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Lessons learned by the 100-Day teams about the GBVF ecosystem and how to do things differently.  Learning through experimenting with activities to see which of these have a real impact on the GBVF indicators.

At a National Close-out of the pilot, held on 23 August 2022,  Seven Multi-sectoral teams in districts across South Africa presented the outcomes of the new collaborative way of working to end Gender-Based Violence & Femicide (GBVF) 

The 100-Day Challenge teams have shared and celebrated the impact, discoveries made, and lessons learned on their journey. 

Interested in doing a 100-Day Challenge?

We are scaling and doing more 100-Day Challenges in 2023. If you are interested, complete the “Express an interest” form.  You will receive updates and the application link in January 2023.

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Thought starter reflection questions

Jot down thoughts on these questions – to the extent they are relevant to your experience at the session:
  • When did the mood in the event shift from “why are we here?” to “this could be interesting – I am excited to be part of this.” What triggered this shift? 
  • When did you have to go “off script” on the agenda or to change the agenda? What triggered this? What did you adjust? How did it go?
  • What was most surprising to you at the event?
  • What new insights did you gain about the issue at hand, and about the way leaders in the system interacted with each other?
  • Where did the conversation get stuck? What got it unstuck?
  • How would you characterise the level of trust among participants in the meeting? To what extent did this shift as the meeting progressed? To what do you attribute this shift, if indeed it happened?

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Reflection Questions 

Jot down thoughts on these questions – to the extent they are relevant to your experience at the session:

  • When did the mood in the event shift from “why are we here?” to “this could be interesting – I am excited to be part of this.” What triggered this shift? 
  • When did you have to go “off script” on the agenda or to change the agenda? What triggered this? What did you adjust? How did it go?
  • What was most surprising to you at the event?
  • What new insights did you gain about the issue at hand, and about the way leaders in the system interacted with each other?
  • Where did the conversation get stuck? What got it unstuck?
These are 100-Day Challenge Mentors. 

They did some work before you received the Challenge Note. This included:

  • Writing the Challenge Note, and making sure that the leaders of all the organisations represented on the team are comfortable with it – and committed to supporting the work of the team
  • Helping the leaders of these organisation recruit you and your colleagues to the team
  • Gathering some baseline data and other information that will help you and your teammates set your 100-Day goal and develop your plan.
  • Making sure all the preparations are made for a successful Lift-Off workshop, when you and your teammates will meet and get your 100-Day Challenge started. This includes venue, facilitation support, food, swags, comms, travel arrangements and whatever else is needed.

 

Mentors will participate in all or part of the Lift-Off Workshop, mostly at the start to provide context and answer questions, and at the end to give you and your teammates feedback about the goal and plan you develop.

During the 100 days following the Lift-Off Workshop, here’s what the Mentors will do:  

  • They will check in every two weeks with the team leaders to see how the team is doing and what support they and the team need.
  • They will keep other organisational leaders informed and engaged during the 100 days, and pull them in to help as needed.
  • They will participate in the last part of the Refuelling Workshop, halfway through the 100 days, to see what additional support the team needs, and to begin to plan with the team for sustainability and scale-up.
  • They will work with the team at the Sustainability Workshop to finalise recommendations on sustaining the results and building on the work of the team.