Aims To contribute to increased access to and uptake of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, HIV Testing Services and GBVF Services to the Adolescents and Young People and other key and priority populations .KZNCC Gender Justice is in the process of requesting partnerships with churches and traditional houses to conduct orientation and help support the development of gender justice policies for churches and traditional courts.
The leaders identified the challenges of high teenage pregnancies, Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, the practice of Ukuthwala, HIV, poverty, mental health and malnutrition.as a result the izigodi model was formed to bring knowledge & raise awareness on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), HIV and GBVF in Izigodi which are villages located in geographically remote communities with limited access to basic municipal services
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF KZNCC’S GENDER JUSTICE & WELLNESS PROGRAMME
- To strengthen local level institutional and leadership capacity on delivery of integrated SRH, HIV, and GBV services under the Izigodi Model.
- To facilitate and support advocacy and community mobilization initiatives in addressing discriminatory gender and socio-cultural norms affecting girls and women.
- To raise awareness on sexual reproductive health , HIV, Gender Based Violence and other critical social issues.
- To facilitate and support local level institutions in the delivery of integrated services under the Izigodi Model.
- To facilitate policy and advocacy dialogues with the local level leaders & To create referral and integration pathways.