Expert Talk - Steps For The Future

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Expert Talk
Expert Talk | Steps For The Future14.06.2013
Steps For The Future
SabaCentra-Webinars , 18.05.2013
Yvonne Schönemann

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Topics
 Steps For The Future
 The film ‚The Moment‘
 SV PROFILE | Steps For The Future
 Assignment / main activitites / indicators
 Results (products / achievements against indicators)
 Further possibilites to collaborate with Steps For The Future
 Challenges

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Who is Steps For The Future?
 NGO, founded in South Africa in 2001
 Values such as respect, equality and participation form the foundation of
the work of Steps For The Future
 Methods:
 Production of documentaries (not dramas) and short films
 Facilitated screenings

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Steps For The Future offers:
 large network of partner organizations in 10 countries in Southern Africa
 Training and supervision of trainers of facilitators and facilitators
 Communication network of all stakeholders
 38 documentary films (4-74 minutes)

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like…
‘The Moment ‘
by Siyabonga Makhatini Curious Pictures
8 minutes, South Africa

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Steps For The Future | SV PROFILE
Assignment (1)
 Consulting contract with Steps For The Future 1.12.2011 – 31.052012
 Budget 136.000 €
Main activities:
 A manual for facilitators for three selected films about SRHR and
HIV and AIDS
 Translations of these films in other languages
 Implementation of three workshops each in Namibia, South Africa
and Malawi with partner organizations and representatives of Steps /
and GIZ. Topics of the workshops were the methodology of Steps,
the films and possible fields of cooperation

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STEPS For The Future – SV PROFILE
Assignment (2)
 Completion of at least 30
moderated screenings (target
group: PLWHA, self-help groups,
NGOs, health organizations,
policy makers)
 Integration of the movie Philip
Wetu (GIZ program GH Namibia)

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Indicators
1. Increased use of the films at partner organizations and health programs
in the region (distribution list, questionnaire)
2. Increased dialogue and exchange of information on HIV and AIDS and
other issues around reproductive health (screening reports)
3. Increased motivation of the audience to learn about possible support
and treatment in the field of PMTCT (screening reports, focus group
discussions, questionnaires)

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Results / Products
 Manual for facilitators has been
completed and sent to partners
 Movies have been translated into four
languages
 Five instead of three workshops were
conducted
 39 facilitated screenings were
conducted in Namibia, Botswana,
Malawi and South Africa.
Approximately 3000 people were
reached

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Steps For The Future | SV PROFILE –
Achievments agains indicator 1
Increased use of the films at partner organizations and health programs in
the region
 87 representative of GIZ, local partners, National AIDS Council, NGOs
and other representative of various government departments attended
the workshop
 300 films and manuals were distributed to moderators
 39 moderated screenings were conducted with 25 partner organizations

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Steps For The Future | SV PROFILE -
Achievements against indicator 2
Increased dialogue and exchange of information on HIV and AIDS and
other topics related to reproductive health
 Feedback from facilitators and the analysis of the reports showed that
the moderated screenings have triggered discussions around HIV and
AIDS and reproductive health. Following topics were e.g. discussed:
 Specific needs of discordant couples, HIV testing in a fixed
relationship, lack of access to information, gender, lack of safer sex
practices, the rights of women for reproductive health, poverty, etc.
 Facilitators were also asked for help after the screenings. They then
refer them to appropriate professional bodies.

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Steps For The Future | SV PROFILE –
Achievements against indicator 3
Increased motivation of the audience to learn about possible support
and treatment in the field of PMTCT. Below are some quotes from the
screenings:
 "I gained more knowledge on the importance of going for testing as
a couple before marriage"
 "Discordant people can still exist in our communities. What we have
learned is being so open with your partner, love him / her and follow
medical advice, we can stay long and healthier "
 "People living with HIV have a right to get married and be married,
lets not discriminate persons living with HIV"

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Possible Fields of Cooperation now and later
 Making use of the network and the expertise of Steps in order to
enhance the internal and external mainstreaming of GIZ.
 Ministries and their parastatal and private partners could include the
methodology into their HIV/wellness workplace programs.
 Include Steps methodology into the design of GIZ health, education
and/or youth programs in Southern Africa since the methodology of
Steps has the potential to enhance national programs.
 Create further evidence in order to convince decisions makers to
include the methodology of Steps into national programs.

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Challenges / Undertakings / By Whom (1)
Challenges Undertakings By whom
Even though a powerful methodology,
it is not utilized.
Promote and distribute the Steps
approach to other GIZ-Programs in
Southern and Eastern Africa (technical
talk to sector network health, meeting
with speakers of the HIV focal point
network, make use of intra and internet
platforms and webpages)
SV-PROFILE and potentially GIZ
speakers of the HIV focal point
network
There is a high turnover of staff
within GIZ and also within
governmental offices. It happens that
ownership was created and activities
started, but stopped again because
somebody new took over.
Follow-up and refresher –trainings with
new GIZ and national staff in the
concerned countries
SV-PROFILE
Evidence not yet sufficient Conduct evaluation SV-PROFILE, GIZ programs
In some countries, GIZ is not very
active in implementing the internal
and external mainstreaming.
Start with the active ones and incite
the others later
SV PROFILE, GIZ Network speakers
of HIV Focal Points

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Challenges / Undertakings / By Whom (2)
Challenges Undertakings By whom
The films, the training of trainers and
facilitators and the equipment needs
funding. Therefore, they need to be
incorporated into operational plans
(national and/or projects) with clear
budget lines.
Incorporate budget line into GIZ
programs and/or encourage local
partners to do so.
GIZ programms working with Steps
For The Future
The network of organisations, trainers
and facilitators needs ongoing
mentoring, skills development,
incentives and monitoring of the
facilitators and their screening
programs to ensure quality
Ensure these needs a met GIZ programms working with Steps For
The Future
The dynamics of the pandemic is
continuously changing. There are also
country specific issues
Ensure that right topics a covered
through the used films. If not, new film
productions needs to be produced by
Steps
GIZ programms working with Steps
For The Future
In order for such programs to be
sustainable, they need to be taken
over by national programs.
Experiences show, that as soon as the
funding is not provided anymore, the
programs collapse. However, donors
cans still introduce, convince and
provide evidence for these programs
Introduce, convince and provide
evidence for these programs
GIZ programms in Southern and
Eastern Africa

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