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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

28 30 MARCH 2011KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG,

SOUTH AFRICA

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDERVIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015

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WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF BUY IN ANDINVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT ANDPOLITICIANS IN THE COE PROCESS?

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HAS THE COMPLETED STAGES 1 6?INDICATE TIME - FRAMES

Yes

Stage 1 - May 2010

Stage 2 - May 2010

Stage 3 - August 2010

Stage 4 - March 2011

Stage 5 - October 2010

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IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDERCHAMPION?

Yes the CEO Julieth Makombe.

Supported by a gender committee which

includes a female director of finance a

female chairperson of finance andenlightened male members of management

and councilors.

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DOES THE COE HAVE A GENDER ANDGBV ACTION PLAN? IS IT BEING

IMPLEMENTED?

Yes the action plan was formulated in 2010

through involvement of policy makers and

entire management and various facets of the

action plan are being progressivelyimplemented, ongoing with set targets and

time frame.

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ARE GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS ANDRESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMENAND MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?

Awareness workshops targeting local community on GBV held.

Poverty eradication programmes targeting the marginalized groups.

Equal access to land and housing opportunities.

Increasing awareness in the community around gender issues e.g.

empower men on gender issues. Both men and women participate. Improved access to - 1. water supply boreholes

2. Health care services clinic with basic primary health

care including maternity.

3. Schools to reduce traveling distances for school

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RESOURCEFULNESS? OTHER FINANCIAL,HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES

MOBILISED?

Establishment of community based initiatives including Child

Protection, HIV/Aids, Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Women and

Youth training and GBV Committees.

Budget provision for gender mainstreaming at the local level, gender

awareness in the community.

Implementation of Local environment action plan clean upcampaigns, recycling projects- men and women at grassroots level

being involved.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Questionnaires are used at the onset, midstream and after

say a year or so to gauge the level of understanding and

acceptance of the gender issues.

Statistics disaggregated by sex and gender indicators for

planning and human resource management systems.

Use of checklist to assess change.

Developed a set of targets and indicators to measure

progress, ensuring there are mainstreamed into the

Integrated Development plans.

Score cards to measure change in the immediate medium

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

Improved understanding of gender issues at the local level.

Institutional transformation of leaders and Managers

There is more sensitivity to Community issues such as gender based

violence, sexual harassment, increased participation by both men and

women.

Improved Service delivery and societal transformation.

Good Governance participation by citizens in budgeting process

(Gender budgeting), increased involvement by citizens on governance

issues.

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADCPROTOCOL TARGETS)

50% women in decision-making positions

Gender stereotypes addressed by 2015.

Equal participation in policy formulation.

To increase the number of women managers

from current 40% to 50% by 2012.

To increase number of women Councilors

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

Gender equality is integral to good governance due to

proximity of women, children etc to community issues and

concerns.

Capacity building provides a platform for council to take

ownership of these processes & in turn creating room forreplication in and among other councils and institutions

(multiplier effect).

The learning by doing approach involves everybody on this

topical issue which for years has been suffering from

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LESSONS LEARNED

An increased knowledge and awareness on gender mainstreaming

through training on key gender topics like gender analysis, gender

budgeting, gender equality etc.

Gender built into policy and practice at local level.

The situational analysis exposed shortcomings and gaps which the

local authority is now targeting to address.

Community and council now informed and empowered around the

SADC protocol through workshops.

Community involvement in the planning of activities for the 16 days of

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THANK YOU , SIYABONGA, TATENDA

ANY QUESTIONS?

Presentation by :Julieth Makombe

CEO Ruwa Town Council

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