Community Mobilizer

2010 Sponsor: Carbona

For: The South Africa Project

Employed by: Sonke Gender Justice Network

Task: Promote and implement the One Man Can campaign

Duties include:

• Educate men to stand against violence against women, both personally and within their own community.
• Increase men’s understanding and support of gender equality.
• Mobilize the public, private and non-government organization (NGO) sectors to encourage men’s greater involvement in HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support activities.
• Conduct weekly workshops to further promote these goals.

Help Desk Advisor

2010 Sponsor: Carbona

For: The South Africa Project

Employed by: Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Program (TVEP)

Task: Increase awareness for the effects of HIV/AIDs and support victims of sexual assault.

Duties include:

• Conduct monthly interviews covering topics such as sexual assaults, HIV, access to justice and use of female condoms.
• Talk to rape victims, program directors and clinic help desk advisors in rural South Africa.

Sponsors

Delta Carbona LP

Delta Carbona LP, the oldest manufacturer of stain removal products in the United States, launched the “Carbona Cares” program in 2010. Carbona has been synonymous with stain removal for over a century; from the 1870s to present day. In 1994, Delta Carbona, L.P. was founded when the Carbona Products Company was bought by Delta Pronatura, a privately held German company that makes leading-edge stain removal products in Europe. Today, Delta Carbona LP is innovative in the areas of laundry care and household cleaning Products.

Eastman Kodak Corp. generously provided the cameras used by our South Africa community mobilizers.