SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS
28 – 30 MARCH 2011
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KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH

AFRICA
“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER
VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

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 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE A GENDER AND
GBV ACTION PLAN (PROVIDE EVIDENCE)

• Yes , Gender Links organized a workshop for stakeholders

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that came up with the plan

• Our stakeholders are sector departments, NGOs ,CBOs,
political parties, church organizations and traditional
leaders
• The plan was then adopted by Council for implementation

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 WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF BUY IN AND
INVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND
POLITICIANS
• Politicians : Woman’s Caucus, Woman's Forum,
Men for Change, Budget & IDP
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• Management: Implementation in different

deptartments.

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 IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDER
CHAMPION?
• Chairperson of Caucus
• Secretary in the office of the Speaker
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• Special Programmes Unit

• Local economic development portfolio head
•

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 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE THAT
PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ANY GENDER AND
GBV INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES?
• Caucus Activities
• Meetings
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• Awareness Campaigns
• Posters and pamphlets
• Radio Forte (local community radio)
• Dike lethu (local news paper)
• Announcements in social gatherings
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 ARE GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMEN AND
MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?
• Meeting and Programmes of the following
organisations:
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• Men For Change

• Women’s caucus
• Women’s Forum
• Imbumba Yama – Khosikazi aKomkhulu

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 ARE THEIR DEDICATED RESOURCES,
INCLUDING HUMAN AND FINANCIAL
RESOURCES FOR GENDER
MAINSTREAMING?

• Financial: Municipal Budget, Departmental Budgets

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and private sponsors.

• Human Resource: Councilors, Admin Support,
Volunteers and Civil Society

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• Report to Council
• Reports from stakeholders
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• Audit reports

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

• More projects for women

• Awarding of Women Organisations by Municipality
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• Job creation
• Poverty alleviation

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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL
TARGETS)

• Governance
• Implementation
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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• It is supported by the municipality (budget

and IDP) and CBO AND NGOs
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• NKONKOBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

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 LESSONS LEARNED

• A need for the establishment of Ward

Structures
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• More financial muscle needed

• More human resource needed
• Frequent campaigning

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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