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)

The council does have a plan and was -assisted by gender links
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to develop the plan

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 WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF BUY IN AND
INVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND
POLITICIANS
• The Executive Mayor the Mayoral Committee and
Councillors and Management were part of the
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workshop to craft the plan

• The plan was presented to Council for adoption
• Special Programmes Committee (constituted by
Councillors)

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 IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDER
CHAMPION?

 A Councillor delegated by the Executive Mayor

 A full time gender coordinator
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 Gender links also assists us where necessary

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 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE THAT
PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ANY GENDER AND
GBV INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES?

• Consultative and information sharing Meetings

• Awareness Campaigns
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• Posters and pamphlets

• Community media
• Existing community structures include (Progressive
Women’s Forum of South Africa)
• Existence of Forum
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 ARE GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMEN AND
MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?

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• Mayoral Committee as decision makers
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• A District Gender Forum

• Both male and female Councillors and officials form
part of the awareness activities
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 ARE THEIR DEDICATED RESOURCES,
INCLUDING HUMAN AND FINANCIAL
RESOURCES FOR GENDER
MAINSTREAMING?
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• Budget allocation
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• Staff: gender coordinator , Special Programmes

manager, Admin support
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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• Number of reported cases of Gender Based

Violence
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• Number of reports and referrals from stakeholders

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

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• People now know what we , mean when we refer
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to GBV
• People do report cases of GBV
• Gender Policy
• A Gender Based Violence reporting Centre is being
established (in partnership with South African
Police Service)
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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL
TARGETS)

• Governance (representation)
• Implementation of strategies and existing
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tools (legislation, policies, etc)

• HIV and AIDS (prevention, treatment,
support)
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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

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• Programmes are in line with IDP and budget of the
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municipality
• Partnership with organisations like NGOs, CBOs ,
FBOs and government departments and
Traditional leaders
 LESSONS LEARNED

• There is still a long way to go due to the existence of

Stereotypes (even in our police service)
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• GBV cases are reported but rarely completed

• Despite 50/50 representation, women still have to
push their way in order to be listened to
• Minimal involvement of men in the women
emancipation programmes
• Quantitative vs. qualitative
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ANY QUESTIONS?