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The campaign had a positive effect on the communities where it was carried out. Phone
survey data indicate that particularly the workshops have had a positive effect on
behaviour in the weeks following Sonke workshops: 25% of the participants reported
having accessed voluntary counseling and testing services; 50% reported witnessing
acts of gender-based violence in their home or community and of this group, 50%
reported these to the police, about a third (37%) reported them to community structures
and 4% to local NGOs. 61% of participants reported increased condom use. More than
4 out of 5 participants at Sonke workshops also reported having subsequently talked
with friends or family members on the campaign issue. The assessment was chiefly
based on phone surveys with OMC Campaign participants, and data routinely collected
by government and NGOs in three provinces. Its conclusions have also been informed
by a larger qualitative research project underway in seven South African provinces with
participants in the broader OMC Campaign.
See the campaign website for the One Man Can Campaign Kit and multi-media
materials in English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa and French.
Source: Colvin, 2009. Report on the Impact of Sonke Gender Justice Network’s “One
Man Can” Campaign....
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