SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

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SUMMIT AND AWARDS

28 – 30 MARCH 2011
KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA
“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER
VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

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 WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF BUY IN AND
INVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND
POLITICIANS IN THE COE PROCESS?
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• The politicians and the management have a high

level of involvement, eg financial assistance
(budget)
• Different committees on Gender base violence are
headed by council members and positions

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 HAS THE COMPLETED STAGES 1 – 6?
INDICATE TIME - FRAMES
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• Yes, stages 1 & 2 with Council and

Management, stage 3 (27 July 2010
‘29 July 2010 – 06 – 08 September 2011)
• Stages as follow: Key gender
concepts, Gender and governance,
Transformative leadership, Key
gender planning concerts, Gender,
the economy & budgets
• Draft gender action plan
framework rill out
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 IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDER
CHAMPION?
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Yes, we have a champion. The Mayor is the

champion he act as a chairperson of committee
of the Gender Base Violence.

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 DOES THE COE HAVE A GENDER AND
GBV ACTION PLAN? IS IT BEING
IMPLEMENTED?
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• Yes, the gender and GBV action plan is in

place (attached action plan)
Activities:
• Meeting
• Planning meetings
• 16 Days of activism march

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16 Days of activism march (10 Dec 2010)
(Attached pictures)

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ARE GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMEN
AND MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?
• Yes, it is address through interactive
discussions on various platforms eg. Peer
educators session, debating societies, woman
groups etc.
Activities and initiatives:
• Education (m/w)
• Hold meeting with community and leaders to
address GBV issued
•

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Hold meeting with community and
leaders to address GBV issued

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

• Yes,
• human resources - committees are in
place (gender committee, PPRC, Youth
against crime).

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 Gender concerns conti….
• Mr. Patrick Haushona
whom is the Community
Relations Officer is
spearheading the year
plan as the focal person
to the council.

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 RESOURCEFULNESS? OTHER FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES
MOBILISED?
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• There is a budget allocation of N$30 000

from the council.
• Financial resources – donors, investors,
NGO’s are also involved financially
• Human resources – volunteers, prayer
groups (mobilized community)

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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• Continues consultative meeting held with

various committees
• Feedback from target groups
• Scrutinized the action plan against planed
activities
• Developed questionnaire and surveys to
evaluate the impact created

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
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• Buy-in from the community

• Gender mainstreaming established
• Gender management system in placed
• Gender action plan and budget in place
• Gender and Governance: transformation of
leadership in community achieved
• Gender sensitiveness: Employment gender
practices at workplace achieved

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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
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• Given the fact that the community has

taken ownership of the project is reason
enough to serve as testimony to the
sustainability of it and due to the
complex nature of it can not be
replicated.

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 LESSONS LEARNED
• LESSON
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• APPLIED
• Woman have better understanding about GBV
• Woman are active in public speaking pertaining to
GBV
• Woman have learned that to be raped is not a
woman fault
• Rape cases are being reported (woman are
outspoken about their rights)

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 LESSONS LEARNED…..
• GBV committee have learned new mechanism
how to deal with gender issues in the community
• The GBV committee is confident in dealing with
gender issues publicly
• Empowerment education in terms of laws of
GBV
• They are more aware on laws and are making
use of them
• Team work
• Exchange ideas

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 LESSONS LEARNED...

• There will be a decrease of men abusing woman

• Man are joining the GBV campaign workshops and training
• legislation
• Implement in daily live
• The impact of harassment
• Speaking up against harassment at workplace

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 ANY QUESTIONS?
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PRESENTED BY MADAM
ISA-BELLA KAVENDJII
ARANDIS
CELL:00264 812504838
ikavendjii@hotmail.com

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