REPORT OF THE NAMIBIA SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT AND AWARDS REPORTVENUE: Safari Conference CentreDATE: 30 Nov 2 December2016

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Key Facts In Namibia, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Botswana, GL has

reached (60% to 97%), a high percentage of the councils and communities 2016.

Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare Hon Doreen Sioka

70 Participants (55 Female, 15 Males 43 final entries 32 Woman and 11 Men in 11 categories COE 13 Best Practice 8 Gender and Driver of Gender 4 Emerginging Entrepreneurs 18 18 DOC done during the Summit 18 Repeat ‘I’ stories done 18 GEI done 16 Certificates handed out to all Entrepreneurs 1 Winner and runner up 5 women and Four Men Were winner 7 Runner ups were awarded this year(4 women and 3 men) Civil Society Organization were represented 13 COE’s and Council were represented and 6 Media House Were Represented 2 Rapporteurs 2 Writers 1 Ministry of Youth 1 Ministry of Health and Social Services 3 GL staff 8 Judges 1 MP 2 Partners

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Executive summaryThis report covers the 6th session of the historic Namibia SADC Protocol @Work Summit and Awards that brought together over 70 participants with 55 female and 15 male at the Safari Conference Centre from 30 November-2nd December 2016. The summit was held under the banner ‘50/50 by 2030! Empower women, End Violence’ against women and Children’. It brought together journalists, local government authorities, municipalities, NGOs and representatives of ministries of gender and local government. Many case studies in various categories were produced, but best practices in entrepreneurship and life skills as means of ending violence and empowering women, were outstanding and was also recognised at the summit in their own category..

The objectives of the SADC Gender Protocol Summit and Awards aimed to achieve the following at country levels; To take stock and turn up the pressure for implementation and

accountability in Local Authorities together with all key stakeholders to share strategies and good practises for achieving targets in the Protocol and Sustainable Development Goals

Profile and affirm the work of local government Gender Centres of Excellence and create synergies between their efforts.

Developing a critical citizenry around the SADC Gender Protocol and the SDGs.

Develop strategic partnerships and networking opportunities. Lobby for a strong post 2015 SADC Gender Protocol that incorporates

missing areas such as sustainable development, and strengthens the commitment to women’s rights.

Build linkages for the work on the ground as part of the broader objective of gender responsive governance and accountability, and developing a critical citizenry around the SADC Gender Protocol and the SDGs

Develop strategic partnerships and networking opportunities Strengthen the gender movement from local to national to regional to

international level.

A detailed participants list is attached at Annex A outlining the contact details of all the participants who attended the two day summit.

The detailed programme of the two days’ activities is attached at Annex B.

SWOT analysis of the summit’s weaknesses, strengths, threats and opportunities is attached at Annex C.

A detailed media log of all the media coverage the summit received is attached at Annex D. .

A list of the councils in Namibia highlighting the future and current COE’s is attached at Annex E.

The summative evaluation of the summits is attached at Annex F. Highlight the overall list of participants.

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The summit was recognised by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child

Welfare, as the main key note Speaker. Councils, stake holders, and senior members have used this opportunity as a great learning curve for sharing good practices on gender mainstreaming and other thematic areas.

Participants Analysis of participants

A total of over 70 participants participated during the three days of the national summit in Windhoek. The ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, eight Judges, CoEs and many other entrants form part of the 70 delegates.

It is also important to note that 13 Councils from the 14 political regions of the country also participated, while 13 each presented a case study on the Centres of Excellence for Gender Mainstreaming on how to cascading knowledge to others.

The participant’s analysis indicates that from the total of 43 entrants 55 entrains were female entrains compared to 20 entrains last year as opposed to the male entrants who stood at 34% a slight increase in male participation compared with the 35% of last year. The female still

Held dominance in participation like last year. winners came from all political 14 regions of Namibia. They participated from COE councils, Civil Society Organizations, National youth council, and senior staff of Municipalities, towns and Villages.

Male Female Total % Male

% Female

Entrant 11 32 43 34 66Judge 3 5 8 37.5 62.5Partner 1 1 2 50 50Staff 3 75MP 1 1 50DOC Writers 2 2 100Ministers 1 1 50Rapporteurs 2 2 100

Total 17 45 59

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Analysis of awards winnersThe winners came from all political 14 regions of Namibia. They participated from COE councils, Civil Society Organizations, National youth council, and senior staff of Municipalities, towns and Villages.

Background The year 2016 has been slatted as the main and high priority agenda of the country and Government. It is aimed at measuring the gains the country has made since the adoption/Review of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development in August 2016 in Swaziland. It is a year that the country has aligned the SADC Protocol with that of the Sustainable Development Goals-SDGs.

Since 2011 the Namibia office has been implementing, gender mainstreaming through Gender Links Centres of Excellence (COE) process. Namibia is one of the ten SADC countries Gender Links is currently working with in the SADC region to bring together research, policy, action plans, on the job support and capacity building in a unique model that gives local expression in the domestication of SADC Protocol and SDGs. Even now that Namibia is amongst the four mid-income countries without any donor support it has kept it’s ‘head above water’ and performed amongst the top performers of GL chapters in the region.

CATEGORY Winner TOTALM F

Entrepreneurship 1 1 1Gender driver of change 1 1 1Economic Justice 1 1Climate change 1 150/50 1 1 1Institutional Urban – best performer 1 1 1Rural – best performer 1 1 1Most resourcefulness 1 1SRHR 1 1TOTAL 3 6 9

CATEGORY Winner TOTALM F M F

Entrepreneurship 1 1Gender driver of change 1 1Economic Justice 1 1Climate change 1 150/50 1 1Institutional Urban – best performer 1 1Rural – best performer 1 1Most resourcefulness 1 1SRHR 1 1TOTAL 4 5 4 5

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These summits since 2011 all were geared at show casing the impact that gender mainstreaming has on the councils in the COE processes including Gender Responsive Budgeting GRB- which is one of the biggest challenges.

The annual ‘Protocol @work Summit and Awards are meant as a tool to measure how far each Council has gone in the implementation of the Action Plans of their service delivery mode. The prove can only be seen at a Summit recently held in the capital of Namibia-Windhoek.This year 2016, all Applications were online, a big challenge it was for many. Some had IT challenges others networks in their respective towns. It was the first time GL has introduced this IT tool for all Applications and categories for any would be entrant. They were all competing in these categorizes. COEs were able to enter in the following categories: Institutional, Leadership, GBV, 50/50, Women’s rights and Post 2015, Gender and Climate change. The score cards and institutional profile served as a guiding methodology for the COEs. Business plans were used for entries for the emerging entrepreneurs and different forms were attached or the theme entries.

The summit themes were well selected to meet the SADC Protocol Post 2015 Strategies like the 50/50 and Post 2015 agenda was highly placed on the agenda of the national Summit. The presentation on 50/50 was facilitated by a senior Youth leaders and former Mayor of the Keetmanshop Junior Councillor Ms Zelda Haaksteen. According to Youth leaders present this ‘idea seems not to be well taken in top leadership of the country’. MS Haasteen is of the opinion that ‘space’ is not conducive for junior leaders to take over leadership in all sectors. She urged Genderlinks Namibia leadership and Ms Colleen Lowe Morna to come up with another ‘Strategy’ on 50/50 geared toward Junior Councillors and youth leadership political empowerment. This will help the Youth to chart better ‘our political wants and need’ in society. New deadline for SADC Protocol and SDGs is now pushed to 2030.

DAY ONE

ProgrammeThe 6th firth national Summit was blessed by many dignitaries. Opening remarks were made by Ms. Emily May Brown, board Chairperson SADC Gender Links who welcomed all delegates to the summit. A Member of Parliament, Councillors from Berseba, Mariental and Outjo partners, NUST, AMICAALL. NALAO and ALAN, junior Councillors and youth leaders and Civic groups blessed the Summit.Ms Emily May Brown, chairperson of the Gender Links welcome the participants emphasizing that ‘coming to attend the Summit is a milestone’ for bringing change into someone’s life. She further thanks everybody in fighting the ills of GBV in the country.

Ms Sarry Xoagus-Eises Gendelinks Namibia Country Manager gave a brief summary and background on Summits. She informed the Summit, a platform has been created for women and men sharing their personal experienced on Gender Equality and Politics and also highlighted the fact that Namibia should ‘safeguard gains women have made in their fight for

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the 50/50 Gender Equality and emancipation’. The country is now home to 68% in women in Parliament and 42% in Local Governance. This she said the ‘country is proud to be a leader in this regard. Ms Xoagus-Eises alluded to the fact that ‘there will be no democracy if women do not form part of this democracy’.

Mrs. Xoagus–Eises the country Manager of GLN gave a brief overview since the existence of GL in 2009 with the assistance of Hon. Nandi Ndeitwa now deputy Prime minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation and late Hon. John Pandeni who sensitize and invite Genderlinks –GL- to Namibia to provide gender mainstreaming, GBV and many gender related matters in Namibia. Hon Nandi-Ndaitwa was the Minister of Gender during that period.

The sequence of the programme were; First address came from Mr Thabo Hanna who was representing Partners AMICAALL, NALAO and ALAN. Mr. Hanna said that they are supporting Gender Links 1Namibia 100% in programming and at partner’s meeting always giving space to share activities. He further said that GLN needs all stake holders’ full support that will afford them to continue with their CoE programmes in Councils. Of-late GLN does not have funding to execute their wok in Councils due to funding. If funding is not provided for GLN, Summits will be a forgotten item said Hanna. He acknowledged that the Gender Equality and 50/50 representation is becoming a reality in Namibia. He urged the NGO’s to discuss the measures on how to implement Gender Equality and 50/50 representation in all structures. He further informed the Summit that discussions are ongoing on how to involve more men in Gender Based Violence and Gender Equality activities.

Keynote address and The Ministers’ message was read by Ms. Rosalia Mabakeng deputy Director in the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare. Minister Hon Doreen Sioka has noted that the ‘Theme’ needs to empower also girls and boys as well. The minister applauded GLN for working hand in hand with the Government in order to combat Gender Base Violence countrywide. Namibia government have 68% of the women representatives in parliament but urging women to work hard to win and realised other goals in terms of 50/50 in others areas of Gender Mainstreaming by 2030. Women were encourage to sustain the program beyond 2030. She emphasises that women should be able to participate in decision making bodies to deliberate on poverty alleviation strategies since women’s benefit is meant for the family as a whole but should bear in mind not to be selfish and to empower also others. The participants are reminded to see this Summit as an activism since it is in the midst of 16 days activism against Gender Base Violence. It was also mentioned that 4 months ago President Hage Geingob signed a Reviewed SADC Protocol on Gender and Development in Swaziland that shows that the government is enhancing the fight against Gender Base Violence.

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The Gender Minister concluded that she’s thankful to the Gender Links Namibia and partners for keeping government always alert on these deliveries of Protocol, their targets, deadlines and of the gaps and challenges facing the SADC region and particularly Namibia. She promised that MGECW will support this initiative of holding regular discussions on a strong post 2015 agenda and that their doors at the Ministry will remain open for any consultation in that regard. To the entrants the Minister acknowledged that all present here show already that you are a winner for those who won’t be able to be awarded at this Summit Awards do not give up and do more for better in future.

Vote of thanks to the Protocol@Work Summit was done by Hon Elma Dienda a regular face at GLN Summits and even at regionals levels. But before giving the vote of thanks, the MP shared her personal involvement in Gender issues and GBV as an activist and encouraging the participants to stay focus. Having been an activist for so many years, I linked up with GLN to learn more about gender issues in the SADC and beyond. ‘I entered my first ever application on Church and GBV in 2012 at the national Summit and was a winner and moved to Regional Summit in South Africa where I was a runner up in that category’. The MP says it was a learning curve for her and the Church in how to eliminate GBV at that level. ‘Yes, indeed she lamented so much has changed at the Church with the introduction of programme in Gender and how to mainstream gender in Church, not only in the Catholic Church but in other denominations as well. And to the Ministry of Gender this is what the MP has to say, ‘You have promoted also my thinking in gender issues and has lessened to my views and inputs’. She is of the opinion that she will always remember, those that have paved the way for the emancipation of the majority of the citizens of Namibia the women of this country she concluded.

Plenary sessions for 2days:Sessions were well planned and executed. There were four break-away rooms and numbered according to each category. Each break-away a room session was assigned with two Judges and a rapporteur. The Country Manager was overseeing all sessions.In each category entrants’ case studies were analysed by the Judges and feedback given to the entrants, to make sure that these inputs will service for future references. In all categories huge success was recorded. Furthermore in Content and presentations, standards were set. The case studies brought to front pertinent issues of challenges, gaps and in the areas of HIV AIDS AND GBV. Other matters of sustainability in Councils were issue that need great attention from Local Authority Associations and

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other partners in government. Entrepreneur/survival, need more assistants from Local Governance and from the National Governments especially the Ministry of Gender, to excel in noble strives for economic emancipation. The most important category was the drivers of Chance in which two Councillors from Berseba and Mariental competed with others. The winner was the Councillor of Mariental.

Day twoSummit cognitions at glance.

It was now the time, for those who have excelled to be honoured for their hard work. It was a glamorous event. First to be honoured were the Councils/Municipalities and Villages according to their CoE grading. GL’s strategy is that Local Authorities who merit the COE emblem through a process of graduating through levels from a basic level to a more advanced level/hierarchy as illustrated below. Councils will merit Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum seals based on the assessment scores derived from the Gender Score Card grading system each year In 2016 Summit no Council has reached the Platinum grading. Each Judge had the opportunity to hand over their winners and runner-up’s Certificates to them.The best COE award went to Eenhana Town Council and resourceful category went to the Mariental Municipality.

Local Government UrbanWinner: Elise ShikongoCouncil: Eenhana Town councilcase Study: As result, additional 495, plots were created to the number of 630 plots already in place in 2014. With regard to the provision of water and sanitation at Oukango, this Informal Settlement have been formalised; 447 plots at Oukango and people at this settlement now have access to water and sewerage. Before that people were using communal water points. Councils has also constructed three Public Toilets, one at the Bus and Tax Terminal, one at the Open Market in front of the Hospital and one in the Park at the cost of N$650,000.00.

Local Government Urban COE Runner up: Fransina ToivoCouncil: Rehoboth Town CouncilCase Study: With the perpetuated intervention of Gendelinks, Namibia serious awareness platforms have been created and resolved upon, on

Local Government COEs

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which women's issues such as equality, safety, economic empowerment and others will be addressed. The HIV/AIDS Work Place Policy is in existence as an intervention of AMICAAL. After an audit by GLN, it was resolved to introduce a gender specific policy at council. Officials are currently attending GBV programmes and training. Other initiatives include the partnership UTN for the Crime and Violence Prevention Programme

Local Government COE Winner Most Resourceful:Winner: Dominiques MatesuCouncil: Mariental Municipality Case study: Council accept and adopted the COE concept. The signing of memorandum of understanding takes place between council and Gender links Namibia. Councillors as politicians are supporting the staff for gender mainstreaming in local authority. Councillors, staff and community have gone through all stages on training. Key objective of Council is to keep Mariental clean and safe for all to walk around especially the vulnerable women and girls. A campaign was also run by council on all municipal bills, urging all residents to make use of the identified sides for refuse removal

Local Government COE: RuralWinner: Welanie TsowasesCouncil: Maltahohe Village CouncilCase Study: Local capacities of women and women's organisations, as well as other actors at grassroots level, are being supported to enable effective gender-based violence prevention and response in times of crisis. While progress has been made at a policy and institutional level on GBV in Maltahohe, social structures in times of crisis play a vital role in overall community resilience, as well as in the provision of local community-based protection strategies (eg. Provision of health and safety education through Community Capacity Enhancement). Towards this end, trusted community figures, such as Trainers, Teachers, can be trained to help facilitate such efforts to protect women, young girls and children in this regard.

Runner up: Rochelle SteinCouncil: Aroab Case Study: Draft Gender policy, action plan, HIV/AIDS Policy, Safety policy, Personnel Rules, Regulations on keeping of animals in municipal area. Tabaco Act, Initiated Activity from the Health center Incorporation on Alcohol and Drug abuse. The council is in process to establish our own food bank, in attempt to better the current poverty situation in Aroab. The Council has a newly elected gender champion: Cllr Vilander. The Council has s Budgeted N$20 000.00

Local Government COEs -Rural

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Winner: DOMINGO MATESUCouncil: Mariental MunicipalityCase study: Council accept and adopted the COE concept and sign memorandum of understanding. Councilors as politicians are supporting the staff for gender mainstreaming in local authority. Councilors, staff and community trained in all stages. The aim is to get people to realize how important their care for Mother Nature truly is, and what can be done to support the climate balancing factors including biodiversity. To create clean and healthy future for us and our children, to help those ones whose future needs to be supported, and attract investors to town

Runner up: Emilia MwetulundilaTown: Oshikuku Town Council Case study: Oshikuku is one of the towns that are hard hit during flooding every year in country. Houses, animals, business premises, trading zones for women and schools are not spared. Food and provision of access to medication become a challenge for the residents of this town. Water and sanitation is another issue women had to deal with. When flood occurs it brings chaos in town. Most of the schools closed down, you would see water everywhere. It becomes so dangerous to travel. Many women and young kinds are the one mostly affected by the situation. t becomes such a hard situation for the town to perform so well and able to derives and bring services to people. Town management always comes up with some measure and mechanism to try improve the situation. The town try to bring health services to people

Winner: Natacha HakskeenCase Study: The 50/50 Youth Leadership is not bound or limited to a specific objective but to a vast and broader focus which aims for the greater good. We believe that any empowerment, especially women empowerment has a positive effect in her surroundings. The reason why this is a good practice is because we need to help one another as young man and woman and stand together to make a positive difference in our societies and this is exactly what this practice aims to achieve through empowerment on all possible levels. What makes this project innovative is the fact that it focuses not only on certain individuals but on all 7 Constituencies in the Karas region. This innovative project is driven by

Gender and Climate Change

50/50 Campaign

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outstanding youth leaders who sacrifice their time and focus towards making a profound difference in the lives of young people and community members

Winner: Wilhelmina MalapiTown: Mariental municipalityCase Study: I became politically involved in the 1990's, when I was still very young. I became a youth representative in our Wards. I was the first woman in the family to be elected in the structures of a political party, and from then on, I've been working very hard to change people’s mind-sets. I've had to do this both in the community, and with people I interact with personally. I realized that I had to bring in more women to support one each other as woman. I started to attend Ward meetings and encourage women to avail themselves for decision making positions and to create networks and give training's. This was very difficult for me, because women were always at home. The cultural believes of our women is, that women should stay at home and serve the husband and kids. Through working with Gendelinks Namibia I met with women at workshops organised and conducted in my home town and we stared to interact and share ideas and views as women. Bringing together women from different areas is still not achieve, but progress has been made after the intervention of Gender Links

Runner up: Gregor AfrikanerCouncil: RehobothCase Study: I grew up in small village called Gibeon. I failed my grade 10 after a year i was elected as a chairperson for Gibeon local youth forum whereby we dealed with youth development and woman empowerment in rural areas after i complete my 2 year term i came to Rehoboth to find greener pastures after 3 years i was elected as Rehoboth urban west Constituency of National Youth Council Executive till today i am serving

Winner: Alencia GarabTown: OutjoCase Study: The name of the business is Garab Manufacturing Textiles. It is a manufacturing company producing high quality

DRIVER OF CHANGE

Entrepreneurship Award

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traditional dresses, wedding clothes, beddings, curtains, school uniforms and seat covers. The business fulfils the needs of the poor who cannot afford to buy at other mainstream shops like Markams, Foschini and Edgar’s. The business targets school kids, teachers, pensioners and the community.

Runner up: Felicia MotingaCase study: Breed baking Town: Berseba Village Case Study: The Prukaros bakery is a new start up business and the name is derived to prominent physical feature in //kharas region .B.B is selling different types of pastry products as homemade breads, fat cakes, sandwich, and biscuits. Aim is to catch the interest of regular local loyal customer based. Target customers local grocery shops, school kids, en the community at large. To ensure food sustainability. To generate income

Case study

Winner: Kaunda UtaleTown- Otavi town CouncilCase study: It is a textile project aimed at promoting and uplifting the lively wood of women in Otavi of which most of them are single mothers. This women sit with children and grant children without any means of income however, they have a massive talent in tailoring, arts and craft which was not utilize. This women were facing hardship so much so that there was nothing at their homes at times. They could not pay municipal bills as there was no means of income. Thus Otavi Town Council after contacting a survey decided to seek funding for these women to start with the project of Textile Arts and Craft. The project made cash for the women through the sales they made monthly. The Council also developed skills to women as they get training of business management, book keeping and administration through this project. Therefore it’s a good practice

Economic Justice – including Education, training and economic development

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Runner up: Prof. MuvanguaCouncil: Arandis TownCase Study: The gym has a program that helps new trainees to excel by using peers that already went through the beginner training to train and mentor them to reach their goals more efficiently. The gym is one of few that incorporate Women football, Track & field – and Gymnastics as part of the program. Why? – It keeps people/youth off the street – utilises time positively that would otherwise be wasted Negatively promote a healthy lifestyle and increases intellectual capacity – It encourage people especially youth to choose their sports type regardless of gender - It promotes healthy positive thinking – it produces healthy sports for man and women thus increasing self-esteem – It also promote commitment and dedication within the young people. It empowers the 50/50 gender balance – It also promotes community awareness, focus and discipline. – All these are in line with the harambee prosperity plan

Winner: Seth PhillipsCouncil: Hentis BaytownCase Study: There is Leadership Commitment in realizing a healthy community; The Henties Bay Town has now an Ambulance officially handed over by the Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council Hon. Hafeni Ndemula. The fact that our leaders are involved from the regional, constituency and local level shows that this is a good practice interms of bringing services closer to the remote community. Having an Ambulance has strengthened the underspecified Treatment, Care & Support services; •Counselling and psychosocial support. •Prevention of further transmission. •Nutritional support. •Treatment and prophylaxis of Opportunistic infections (OIs). •Palliative care, Home-based care, end of life support. •Laboratory support for monitoring and diagnosis as guided by the National Strategic Framework and the National Coordination Framework on HIV and AIDS in Namibia, the Family Care Centre strive to increase access to services and to build the capacity of support services for treatment and care within the town of Henties Bay.

Runner up: Rebbeka SmithCouncil: Berseba Village Case Study: As a health assistant in my small village (Berseba), i have learned that health and social welfare enlistment, capacity building and networking with different line Ministries and organizations is of great empowerment and upliftment. These program which has been initiated by the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services focuses on home based health education provision to bring health and social service closer

Rights – including Constitutional and Legal Rights, Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights; Gender Based Violence, HIV and AIDS

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to the people, especially for pregnant women who are taught on antenatal care in order to abolish neonatal deaths.

Day threeEntrepreneur and Coe meetings were held to chart the way forwarded. The Country manager, Intern office/M&E, rapporteurs and DOC writers all joint to complete 18 Repeat ‘I’ stories, 18 Doc and GEI facilitated by Veronika Haimbili respectively. For the first time the 6th Summit was confronted by financial constrains in the history of the National Summits in the country. This time around GL could not support Councils to come and share their best practices, equally the Councils could not pay transport for their entrants.GL only carters for Entrepreneurs, junior/youth councils and some if the Village Councils. There were many Councils that succeeded in uploaded their case studies but Councils apologised for non participations.

This is a testimony from the number of Councils who attended the 2016 Summit. In hosting previous Summits GL has sponsored Councils with a token of Six hundred rand per entrant but this was not the case this time around. On enquiry some of the Councils have this to say; ‘the event was not held at an appropriate time’ when Councils have closed their financial books for 2016. But according to the Country Manager of GLN she is happy with the turn up of 13 Councils, as few could not complete the online Applications in time for the Summit.

Anne C: This SWOTE analyses predicts the status in the Councils be it rural/urban levels:

STRENGHT Besides financial

contracts they have honoured the Summits

Few Council have embraced GRB Like the Village Council of Aroab, Berseba, Outjo

Few have aligned AP with SDGs

Online applications a learning experience for LA

Councils this time brought along more Junior/youth leaders

On the Entrepreneur front: 18 GEI, Repeat ‘I” stories and DOCs

WEAKNESES Some Councils have not

embraced with GRB Some of the Councils finance

personnel not trained on GRB Few Councils completed their

Action Plans align to the SDGs with SADC Protocol

ICT a challenge, realised during the recent Summit online ‘Calls’

entrepreneurs were challenge by IT on online/presentations

OPPORTUNITY Space created to share

and compare on best practices

THREATS Lack of resources for GLN and

Councils are a great threat to the implementation of APs,

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Knowledge and skills exchange

Networking realized between different entrants for replication

Growth of Entrepreneurial replication of certain goods

Staying at one place like in a hotel create space for engaging more with each other on issues that affects each and every one and sharing a room with a partner played an significant role

especially now that Councils need to embrace the alignment of SADC Protocol with the SDGs.

The Country Manager repeated the Community of Practice-CoP module to the Council participants. These CoPs will be facilitated at local, national and regional using varied appropriate platforms including social media platforms and the newly revamped Gender Links website which will host all regional interactions and coordination. The CoPs will function through the following platforms:

WhatsApp Groups Facebook Pages Gender Links Website

LGCOP

GL WEBSITE

FACEBOOK PAGES

WHATSAPP GROUPS

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Group discussions on 50/50 and the way forward followed

The three day National Summit ended on a positive note. But the main issue is that participants were sceptical about political party’s intentions’ on the 50/50 voluntary quotas. Every year this is repeated but little is recorded when it comes to women/youth leadership. Natasha Zelda Haksteen winner of the 50/50 case study let the debate: Majority of the concerns were raised by the junior Councillors/youth: They are of the opinion that youth are always side-lined when it comes to leadership position. They said that;

Political parties have not expressed themselves openly on the 50/50 voluntary quotas. They stressed that there is great resistance from some of the parties in this regard.

Some party’s say it too early to plan for the 50/50 equality parity and want to implement this only coming years. The delegates say, they are worried about Local governance but there is a ‘great challenge to the 50/50 at regional level. Local Authorities have a 30% representation quotas divided on proportional representation mode.

Namibia at Local level is doing quite well and need few numbers to reach the merging.

Summit Outputsanalysis of awards winners Judges Citation: (Eight Judges)Comments from judges including sustainability issues of entrants.

In each category Judges made fair but critical comments on specific case studies; they are of the opinion that all case studies were rich in content and that these studies will contribute to the curb of GBV, affords Local Authorities to plan better for efficient and professional service delivery.

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The empowerment of women through the government Policy on Local Economic Development. From the Entrepreneurship survival/victims, front, this was a category, added to the main traditional way the Summits are done. 18 survivals/victims participated to this category. The eight Judges congratulated Gendelinks Namibia for holding a excellent and successful summit in country. They say, it was also a learning curve for them to witnessed and judged issues that confronted the country. Main comments of the summit were about Local Authorities as key drivers of service delivery.

• They say credible evidence is a bug challenge for some of the COE councils.

• In some cases people presenting did not have enough knowledge about the subject matter as some will be assisted by other country men/women in the same group

• Good peer review has also taken place from some councils like the Eenhana town council and from Maltahohe Village Council

• Councils are at different stages, some stages like in the gadung susyems and need to be looked into

• Experience has added value to those who have frequented the summit, like Aroab Village Councils, Maltahohe, and at Town Council levels, Eehnana, Rehoboth and Mariental

• Government to be engaged more in summits as they have a bigger role to play in terms of resources allocation

• Only some Councils who have not lamented GBV Plans country wide, were posing a great challenge to the curb of GBV in country

• Some Councils have not embraced the LED policy of government to employ LED officer to drive even the Entrepreneur discourse at regional and national levels

Judges would like to see the role of the government through the ministry of Local Government Urban and Rural Development as the ‘Custodians’ of all Local Authorities in Namibia.

Capacity building from judges citations:Gendelinks Namibia has appointed 8 Judges to judge 65 entrants. These were well vested persons in their expertise in these thematic areas. Judges have been drawn from the UN, private sector, Parliament, media practitioners, gender experts and NGOs.

Comments from Judges‘This is not just an ordinary judging, it’s about knowledge share even with judges, Ngamane Upi, Gender Equality Practice nor. He judged the Entrepreneurs.

‘We are learning so much as Judges, this is my 5RD time. A Judge in GBV Cloudne Venaani, UNDP’

‘Local Councils have immense knowledge in their service delivery, but these are not well cost for implementation’

‘Private sector is sidelined in all activates in the country, thus limiting their support to these well initiative’ Judge CoE Belinder Kararuae from Parliament gender desk

‘Every year I have realized that Judges gain more knowledge on judgments, you become part of the ‘best practices, I have

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always been a judge, veteran Ngamane Upi on Entrepreneurs.

All Judges admitted, the greatest challenge is that many of the Councils have sustainability constrains.•

Summit Outcomes 65 entries were submitted during the’ Summit calls’ That many Councils and Non-governmental Originations

have applied ‘Summit Calls online With some difficulties Any learnt and used IT for the Summit successfully Even Entrepreneurs had the opportunity to show their

skills online with assistance from their Mentors For the first time in the history of the summits some of the

Entrepreneur worked on their entries during the Summit That those Councils like Mariental, Rehoboth and Eenhana

and Village Councils like Aroab, Tses, Berseba did well during the Summit presentations, as they have completed their Aps and align this with SDGs

These are councils facilitated from stage 1-10 Summit bigger and bigger each year in content where councils meet to show case best practices More media has covered the events then last year

Numbers of entrants have grown from 53 previous this year to 65 at present

Networking among councils strengthened. This is the only platform per year

Cases studies such as GBV, gender and Climate Change,50/50campaigns and Entrepreneurship all were geared at the 2030 deadline

All council case studies also addressed issues of service delivery and how it will impact on the country’s delivery mode

Challenges of the Summit The online ‘Applications of the Summit’ an issue to be

dealt with in future a month before the applications ‘Calls’ Alliance presence felt especially in the category ‘Call’ for

Project nest Practice Greater Civil society groups are playing a major role in the

country’s economic growth, thus their absence from these important platforms are posing a great challenge to the process.

The application forms on line too way difficult to fill in. Some feel need a translation for next year

Some Councils went through with their ‘Applications but Councils say this is wrong tome to hold any bigger events like the Summit. They say proper planning was missing

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from the side of Gendelinks Namibia as we were closing on the annual budgets of the year2016

Only 13 of the 36 Councils participated at the recent Summit in Windhoek, where are the others?

Some informed country Manager that they are not boycotting the Summit but financial reduces to any events have dried-up

Sustainably a bigger issue Councils countrywide it has contributed to Council budget cuts, and this has negatively impacted on the Council delivery mode

All in all, an increased knowledge on the SADC protocol Review process and SDGs for 2030 must be well address in future calls.

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New partnerships:New partnerships were not gained but high Junior and Youth participation was recorded. They came from the following Town/Municipalities. Karas, Hardap, Otjodzumgloba and Erongo.

Lessons Learned That cascading of the COE processes need to be strengthened with

new councils added to the 36 completed with APs That some of the councils have not taken complete ownership of their

activities as per Action Plan That Councils at these summits have shared best practices in their

presentations such as how to combat GBV, LED, gender and Climate Change, 50/50 strategies. Although it was learned at these summits that councils have no strategy but with GL Namibia it is now time to engage with the concept

The concept of Councils embracing the notion of ‘Junior councils That Junior Councils would like to see more councils to establish Junior

Councils That meeting and competition of Youth/junior councillors at these

summits are a welcome signal. This according to delegates was another learnt way of bringing youth into the 50/50 debate

That in plenary many delegates use the opportunity to ask more questions and engaged with the subject

Entrants and councillors who participated in some of the case study presentations feel the plat forms like these will help the 6rh summit to do better and better

Planning session of 50/50 has allowed many delegates for the first time to think of a strategy before 2030 deadline in country. This case study was presented by a senior youth leader Ms Zelda Haaksten from the Keetmanshop Municipality in the Karas region

Some feel government should do more in this regard of 50/50, although Namibia was succeeded in making inroads in this regards, the issue is how to sustain the number and hold onto it

It is important to know that the Value for Money principles has been realized now with many councils sponsoring their own delegation to the national summit. EG. The councils did pay for their own transports/accommodation/meals to the Summit.

Next Steps Complete remaining Action Plans linked to the SDGs in some of the

Councils in 2017 It became a topical issue for 2017 to assist Councils in IT. This

resulted from the fact that few had faced challenges during the online ‘Call Application leading to the recent summit 2016

If need be new councils (10) to be identified for 2017 when funds are available

Entrepreneurship training to be facilitated with new ‘I’ Stories for survivals 2017

It was realized during Judgment in the Entrepreneur room that more education on resource training be facilitated.

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Signing of MOUs with Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare to bear fruition in 2017

2 Village Councils Tses and Berseba and 1 Town Council Oshikuku have signed MoUs with Gendelinks Namibia.

COE cascading of councils to be strengthened and monitoring of this exercise implemented

Alliance partnership meetings, this need to be strengthened in country

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ANNEX A: PARTICIPANTS LIST Registration form.

Name and Surname

Sex

Organisation

Position Email Address Cell Phone /

Land Line

SignatureDay One

Day Two

Day Three

Elise Nelao shikongo

F Eenhana TC

HR shikongoe@eenhanatc.org.na

0812728171

Kalista Tshivolo F Ongwediva Entrepreneurs

0812142904

Sesilia Shekutaamba

F Ongwediva Entrepreneurs

0814429087

Rochelle Stain F Aroab HR aroabvc@gmail.com 0812060621

Blondine Tsuses F Otavi Entrepreneurs

0814365255

Eveline Damases F Otavi Entrepreneur

0816034033

Basilia nhuleipo F Windhoek Rapporteurs

bnhuilepo@gmail.com 0813833932

Victoria Stefanus F Outapi Entrepreneur

0814461283

Fiina N Valombola

F Outapi Entrepreneur

0812718972

Sara L MotingaF Barseba Entreprene

ur 08139049

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Name and Surname

Sex

Organisation

Position Email Address Cell Phone /

Land Line

SignatureDay One

Day Two

Day Three

Rebakka SmithF Barseba Entreprene

ur smithrebekka@gmail.co

m08129006

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Seth Philips M Hentis Bay Community activist

King.sethphilips@yahoo.com

0813751509

Fransina Toivo F RehobothWellness Officer toivof@rehobothtowncou

ncil.org08163922

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Prof K. Muvangua M Arandis Manager Prof.k.muvangua@gmail.com

0813500682

Luis Talaya M Grootfotein

Representer

talayaluis@gmail.com 0813311919

Wilka Kambungu F Grootfotein

Entrepreneur

0812221565

Tjiangerao Oeses F Grootfotein

Entrepreneur

bubukeys@gmail.com 0817600867

Jenny Damens F Walvis Bay Entrepreneur

Jdamants81@gmail.com 0812277107

H. B. Kapitako F Tses Entrepreneur

hbkapitako@gmail.com 0812399382

Anna Gaoseb F Tses Entrepreneur

0812577491

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Name and Surname

Sex

Organisation

Position Email Address Cell Phone /

Land Line

SignatureDay One

Day Two

Day Three

Mariana Pieters F Maltahohe Focal Person

pietersmariana@gmail.com

0816335442

Welany Tsowases F MaltahoheGender champion 08163729

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Natacha Hkaskeen F Keetmanshop

Youth leader

Zelda.haskeen@gmail.com

081731353

Gregor Afrikaner M Rehoboth Youth leader

Gregorafrikane1986@gmail.com

0814093916

Katrina Enasvo F HDI Audience Katriina.enasvo@hdo.fi -

Melanie Gaoes F ELCIN Judge mgaoes@gmail.com 0813511461

Lovisa Damants F Walvis Bay Entrepreneur

0813065747

Anna Shaanika F Oshikuku Entrepreneur

0817881131

Vistoria Shaanika F Oshikuku Entrepreneur

niitulav@gmail.com 0813772533

Kalista shivolo F Ongwediva Entrepreneur

0812142904

Sesilia shekutamba F Ongwediva Entrepreneur

0814429087

Fiina N Valombola F Outapi Entrepreneur

0812718972

Blondine Tsuses F Otavi Entreprenuer

0813642551

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Name and Surname

Sex

Organisation

Position Email Address Cell Phone /

Land Line

SignatureDay One

Day Two

Day Three

Eveline Damases F Otavi Entrepreneur

0816034033

Felicia Motinga F Berseba Entrepreneur

0814462631

David M. Xoagub M Gender links

Driver -

Rosalia Gawases F Outjo Entrepreneur

0817153588

Mary N. Damases F Gender Activist marydoeses@hotmail.co

m 08162806

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Ellie Nowases F Chair Enowases01@gmail.com 0812146971

Ursala Brigitte F Chair wsmoutjo@gmail.com 0812552230

Ndeuhala Hangala F Berseba Focal person

hndapuundja@gmail.com

081223424o

Roline Amunyera F Tses Focal Person

rolineamunjera@yahoo.com

0816414780

S. Amamas F DUL.MUN Cllr 0813526640

E. Dienda F Parliament MP janedienda@yahoo.com 0813096661

C. Ngatjiheue F Namibian Journalist charmanie@namibian.com

0814811043

C. Venaani F Namibian Consular Tjops33@gmail.com 0811484767

Tabo H M Amicaall ORMO Mtabohanna86@gmail.c 08127907

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Name and Surname

Sex

Organisation

Position Email Address Cell Phone /

Land Line

SignatureDay One

Day Two

Day Three

om 75V. Kandambo F NBC Events

corpora 08112276

502

M. Karupihe-Upi M OWC Director Unclegep55@gmail.com 0812792332

Belinda Karuaera F NA Chief Policy 0813360805

Matheus Haikali M J/Investment

Member rootzikrew@gmail.com 0855220647

W. Malapi F MTAL M Champion 0812700475

D. Matesu M MTAL Focal person

dmatesu@gmail.com 0812774764

David. M. Xoagub M Gender links

Photographer

Prof. K Muvangua M Arandis Youth Prof.k.mivangua@gmail.com

0813500682

David Golley F

Paul N Shilongo M Eenhana town

council

Communication officer

pauloshlngi@gmail.com 0814330400

Kaunda Cleote M Otavi town council

LED Officer 0817356080

ABEL M Otavi town council

F &EO abel@otavitown.ora.na 0811557353

Emilia Mwetulundila F Oshikuku town

council

Environmental health practitioner

emilianuusiku@gmail.com

0813301395

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Name and Surname

Sex

Organisation

Position Email Address Cell Phone /

Land Line

SignatureDay One

Day Two

Day Three

Victoria Shaanika F Oshikuku Entrepreneur

niitulav@gmail.com 0813772533

Anna Shaanika F Oshikuku Entrepreneur

0814125942

Auwanga Tangi M Gender links

DOS writer

Sarry Xoagus F F

Veronika Haimbili F Gender links

Annex B – Programm

SWOT ANALYSIS ANNEX C

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ANNEX D: MEDIA LOG How the media has been reporting the Summits 30 November 2016Media play important roles in society. They report on current events provide frameworks for interpretation, mobilize citizens with regard to various issues. Media have improved in term of covering gender issue. This year gender issue have been making headline in the media. other on Radio/Tv.Country Manager Ms Sarry Xoagus has been interviewed on radio and television as well. Sunce the Summit 2016 has coincide with 16days/365 days if Gender Based Violence, more coverage was given to issues related to the curb ofGBV countrywide.Date of interview/ article

Name of media

Print, radio, TV Article title/ Title of show

Web address (for online article) Entered on back end form

30Nov 2016 Base FM Community Radio Speak out on GBV

Yes

30 Nov NBC Actuality prog Good Morning Namibia

www.nbc.na Yes

1 Decembwe Print The Namibian Newspaper

Daily Newspapers

www.namibiannews.com Yes

30 Nov NBC Main TV News

Evening News ww.southerntimesafrica.com Yes

30 Nov One Africa Main evening Butlin

TV-News www.oneafrica.tv Yes

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ANNEX E: FUTURE

COEs: These are ten prospective Councils from the Karas, Hardap, Ohangwena, Omusati, Omaheke and Otjodzondjupa regions for 2017/18

Council TypeLüderitz TownKarasburg TownKoes Village CouncilOkakarara TownTjinene TownOshikuku TownOkahao TownNelao Nafidi TownOpuwo Town

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ANNEX F: SUMMIT EVALUATIONSPlease score the following 1-10 where 1= very poor; 10 – excellent

SCORE OUT OF TEN 1. PROGRAMME DESIGN 72. PROGRAMME CONTENT 63. DOCUMENTATION 54. FACILITATION 75. GROUP WORK 46. OUTPUTS 77. OUTCOMES AND FOLLOW UP PLANS 68. LEARNING OPPORTUNITY 89. NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY 810. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS 7Total 69

1. Which session did you find most useful? Why?

Presentation session because it was a good planform of learning from different people from different towns and places.

The session that was outstanding for me during the summit is when participants awarded their awards. It says a lot then just hard work pay off.

Presentation session was the most useful session. I learnt a lot.

Sharing of information from other people

Emerging entrepreneur’s presentation- It gave me confidence to go and start my business as well and work hard.

COE because it helps the LA s to run their programmes in a gender friendly manner

All session are very important. Very informative

During entrepreneurs presentation I have learnt how to market my product and gained skill on how to sell my product

COE address all activities that council need to engage. It is quite learning progress and it will help council to improve

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2. Which session did you find least useful? Why?

Nonex8 Learning Opportunity because there was so noises from other groups There is no least useful session. All of them were useful How to write a business plan because it was difficult

3. How did the summit contribute to learning and sharing? Please give examples.

The summit is a platform for learning and sharing. Particular the presentation session

During entrepreneurs presentation I have learnt how to market my product and gained skill on how to sell my product.

The summit is another way of learning and sharing information. When other councils are presenting you are able to learn new ways and mechanism of doing things from others

The summit brings people together to share ideas and methods of executing tasks in.

Through summit we get to know which council does what.

4. How will you apply this?

To implement it in my town and put it in action Taking notes and use it as lessons learn at my centre I am going to get more information from internet and other local authority

and start this at our village I will carry out through workshop and report writing I will use what I have obtain to upgrade my business and also help other

business people Learn best practises from other local authority and village council and

implement these programmes at my council I will apply to trade and industry To inform all my local people and to encourage them and train them on

how to start up a business Will encourage my councillors to be more gender sensitive on their

decision making

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5. Any other comment

Local authority to implement gender links programmer and full supportive at community to take ownership

Continue educating women and men on gender issues as why they are so important

The summit is a good platform where local authorities can share information and learn from each other.

Gender Links should continuous doing this summit as it is very useful to local authorities

Well done for this programmed especial for presentation session. It is not just learning opportunity but we are building our confidence as well on how to talk in front of the people

Annex: Quotes from delegates‘Genderlinks Namibia has made us to speak out for our rights’ Entrepreneur Felicia Motinga-Berseba Village Council

‘ ‘Please render support to GLN, for it to continue with the cascading of other non-COE Councils especially the Village Council’ Roline Amunjera-Tses Village Council.

‘Youth/Junior leaders want their own Summit Madam Colleen Lowe Morna ‘Youth leader Zelda Haakstten.

‘Are we going to present our case studies in South Africa; I want to show case my Business project Kaptago, Entrepreneur, Tses Village Council

‘Madam Sarry teach us all knowledge about online application, it is very difficult for us Entrepreneurs we do not have laptops, winner of this year’s Summit 2016 Alecia Garab, Outjo Municipality.‘I can see there are lots of improvement on the side of the Entrepreneurs, I mean in content, Felicia Motinga, Berseba Village Council’

‘I have tried all past four years to win for my Council but have recorder no win. This year 2016 I scooped the winner Elise Shikongo, Town Council Eeehana.

‘I imagine the day when Genderlinks will no longer exit in Namibia ‘Willemina Maalapi Councillor Mariental.

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‘Every year the Summit records huge success’ Kaunda Utale, LED officer, Otavi town Council

‘WE all pray for gLN, to get more money in 2017, we understand they are facing financial crisis’ a group entrants.

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