daniel phillipe, mauritius, leadership - summit 2012
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COUNTRY:MAURITIUSLOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE
SUMMIT AND AWARDSDATE:23 25 April 2012VENUE:Kopanong Hotel
365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND EMPOWER WOMEN
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LEAD
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LEAD Coordinator
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Founded in September
2010
1st April 2011 Media
Watch Organisation-
Gemsa share theiroffice with LEAD and
now we work in close
collaborationPROJECTS:L
EADERSHIP
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PROJECTS:L
EADERSHIP
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To alleviate social ills such as:
Substance Abuse
HIV and AIDS
Gender Violence
Through:
Advocacy
Prevention
Sensitization Empowerment and Action
PROJECTS:L
EADERSHIP
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WHAT ROLE HAS THE LEADER PLAYED IN
CHAMPIONING GENDER AND GBV ACTIVITIES?
Train communityleaders most of whomare women
Founder member ofMedia watchOrganisation-GEMSA
Participate in many16 days againstviolence
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HOW HAS THE LEADER INFLUENCED THE LEVEL OF
BUY IN AND INVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT?
Advocate for:
First Needle Exchangeprogram in mauritius for
women and men Sex workers Rights(Red
Umbrella)
LGBT Rights
Methadone substitutiontherapy for women
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We have the right for dignity
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IS THE LEADER KNOWN WITHIN THE INSTITUTION, COMMUNITY,
ETC FOR ADVOCATING FOR ISSUES OF GENDER AND GBV?
Yes,
still executive member of theMedia Watch Organisation-
GEMSA
still participate in activities such asthe march of Red Umbrella(SexWorkers Rights)
Rainbow March
Training for women communityleaders
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WHAT TIMES DOES THE LEADER DEVOTE TO THIS
WORK? IS IT PAID OR VOLUNTARY?
Two hours once a weekin each community
Im paid as coordinator in
an NGO but act asvolonteer during oddhours ex:NationalCoordinator forInternational Aids
Candlelight Memorial
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HOW HAS THE LEADER HELPED TO POPULARISE
GENDER AND GBV ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES IN
THE WORKPLACE?
In all my sessions ofprevention in workplaceand in the 16 daysagainst violence,I talkabout GBV
International activitiesthat I organise I invite
women association toparticipate
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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED? HOW IS THIS LINKED TO PERSONAL
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LEADER?
I introduce in 2006 theInternational Aids CandlelightMemorial in Mauritius andnow it is the biggest events ofHIV and AIDS and the moreimportant network ofcommunity Leaders inMauritius specifying half ofthem are women
2012 the International posters
is a picture done in acandlelight in Mauritius
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SHORT STORY OR ANECDOTE THAT ILLUSTRATES
THE PASSION OF THE LEADER
I am an ex substance abusers and I form part of a program of rehabilitation 18 years ago.This part of my life made me realize and understand everything that
was happening around me.
Just after my rehabs, i have decided to dedicate myself to the welfare of others.Since I am a social worker and recognized in my country for the work I do in the field of
Substance Abuse,HIV&AIDS and gender violence and i am the coordinator of an NGO
called LEAD
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ANY QUESTIONS?
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