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ZAMBIALOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

23rd 25th April, 3012Kopanong

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND

EMPOWER WOMEN

NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE

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POLICY FRAMEWORK

Chingola MunicipalCouncil is currentlyusing a National

Gender Policy. The department of

Planning has beentasked to come up

with the policy.

However, the GenderAction Plan is in placeand being

implemented.

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GOVERNANCE

Representation

At the moment we have no female councilor chairing a

council committee because they are still new and thegender sub committee has been engaging them incapacity building meetings so as to boost theirconfidence

Item Male Female Total

Civic leaders 25 02 27

ManagementStaff 07 04 11

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Representation Cont.

ParticipationWomen and men participate equally in Council meetings

and decisions are made collectively.

Public participation

There is equal participation of women and men at public

meetings and examples of such meetings such as

Market Committee held quarterly, hygiene awareness atmarkets, Resident Development Committees (monthly),Agricultural show (annually), cultural shows and duringDDCC meetings.


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MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING

PROGRAMMES

Procurement

Have a procurement planthat is followed which issupporting women

contractors to be givenjobs.

Climate change and

sustainabledevelopment

Council is aware of theissues and had aworkshop on climate

change and womenattended.

Department of Health andEnvironment worked withhigh school pupils whoare called climateambassadors to sensitisethe community.N

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Cont. Land and housing

The council is following

the 30% national targeton land allocation but istrying to reach the SADCprotocol target of 50%.The council has a plan ofconstructing 100 housingunits and 30% will go to

women employees.

Water and sanitation

The council is working

together with the water

utility company in theimplementation ofprojects and committeeshave both men and

women. Environmental health

Chingola Council hashealth campaigns suchas Keep Chingola Clean,hold education talks andhas engaged 35 womenwho are engaged as

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Cont.HIV/AIDS and Care

- We are currently using a

National and the draft policyof the council. Council workplan has activities on HIV

- Have a council clinic that is

administering care topatients and we are runningschemes with the minehospital as well as the govt.hospital.

- We district condoms andICT material and carry outcampaigns and nutritionprogrammes are conducted

in various areas

Social development

Council is supportingrecreation facilities suchas play parks, communityhalls and youthdevelopment centres. All

the mentioned activitiescan be accessed by bothmale and female.

Have developed one

children centre for womenmarketeers so that theycan keep their childrensafe while trading


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GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

GBV flagship plan

Street lighting and streetnaming is going on.

Electrifying markets andpublic places is ongoing.

Promoteentrepreneurship skillsamong women

Construct and maintainpublic toilets

Construction of policeposts in peri urban areas.

Maintenance andupgrading of play parks

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EMPLOYMENT PRACTISES AND ENVIROMENT

Selection and

recruitment Consideration is done on

a 50% basis and numberof women in decision

making positions hasincreased

Capacity building

Training of staff is done

on 50% basic and thereis a policy in place and allworkshops/meetings areattended by both sexes.

Working conditions

and environment The environment is

conducive and ouremployees have been

sensitised on sexualharassment and how toreport such cases.

There is good working

relationship betweenmanagement and staff sothat workers are free tointeract.

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GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Gender structures

There is a gendercommittee in place with achairperson who is also afocal point person and

reports to management.

Budgets

Council has a genderresponsive budget andhas planned fundraisingventures so assupplement efforts ofcouncil

Monitoring andevaluation

M and E is done throughmeetings that are held

every 2 months and is inthe process of coming upwith a tool after themeeting with genderlinks.

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ADDITONAL COMMENTS

Gender Links is yet to

sensitize the council on Mand E and also climatechange andenvironmental protection.

The council is reviewingits strategic plan for 2012 2016 and has includedgender and HIV/AIDS.This has also reflected inthe annual work plan.

We are on truck withmainstreaming gender in

council activities andworkers are participating

fully.

Have managed to comeup with a brochure that isexplaining the mandates

of the council we areusing the same to engagemore stakeholders

Have managed to visit

orphanages to educatechildren on various issuesand encourage womenwho look after them

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During visits to orphanages


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STRENGHTS

Council has a genderresponsive budget

Have an action plan

Have included genderand HIV/AIDS in thestrategic plan and council

annual work plan Have a committee in

place that isimplementing the plan

Availability of positive andmotivated stakeholderswho are working with usin implementing the plan

Have a training policy andwomen employees areable to be capacity built.

Have qualified personnelwho are able to interpretactivities

Civic leaders haveaccepted and supportinggender/HIV and AIDsmainstreaming

Council has a mandate tomake bylaws.

Have organisationsfunding women groups

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CHALLENGES

Have no M and E tool at

the moment to be usedin tracking progressapart from regularmeetings

Some men still thinkgender is just aboutwomen

Population is increasingand it will take time todisseminate information

on GBV

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LESSONS LEARNED

People are willing to beinvolved in the fight

against GBV if you givethem proper advice andknowledge.

It is important to keep

baseline data so that youcan know how you areperforming in terms ofreducing GBV.

It is important to have agender responsive budgetto address the issues ofGBV and mainstreaming

Communication andcoordination among allStakeholders is veryimportant in issues ofstopping GBV

Having genderdesegregated data is veryimportant so tha we knowwhether women arebenefiting equally from

the services that areprovided

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NEXT STEPS

Chingola MunicipalCouncil will improve onfunding the activities ofgender by increasingmoney allocated

We continue visitingother councils so thatwe can improve in the

implementation

Come up with the councilgender as well as theHIV/AIDs policies

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