daniel phillipe, mauritius, leadership - summit 2012

8/2/2019 Daniel Phillipe, Mauritius, Leadership - Summit 2012

1/12

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

Set up program

LEAD

ERSHIP

LEAD Coordinator


2/12

Founded in September

2010

1st April 2011 Media

Watch Organisation-

Gemsa share theiroffice with LEAD and

now we work in close

collaborationPROJECTS:L

EADERSHIP

Set up Program


3/12

ip

PROJECTS:L

EADERSHIP

Set up program


4/12

To alleviate social ills such as:

Substance Abuse

HIV and AIDS

Gender Violence

Through:

Advocacy

Prevention

Sensitization Empowerment and Action

PROJECTS:L

EADERSHIP


5/12

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

LEADE

RSHIP

Set Up Program


6/12

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

LEADE

RSHIP

Set up program

We have the right for dignity


7/12

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

LEADE

RSHIP

Set up program


8/12

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

LEADE

RSHIP

My Leadership


9/12

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

LEADE

RSHIP

My Leadership


10/12

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

LEADE

RSHIP

Set up program


11/12

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

LEADE

RSHIP

Set up program


12/12

ANY QUESTIONS?

LEADE

RSHIP

Set up program

daniel phillipe, mauritius, leadership - summit 2012

Documents