bella_coe 2011 final
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SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCALGOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE
SUMMIT AND AWARDS28 – 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 ANDINVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT ANDPOLITICIANS IN THE COE PROCESS?
• The politicians and the management have a highlevel of involvement, eg financial assistance(budget)
• Different committees on Gender base violence areheaded by council members and positions
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HAS THE COMPLETED STAGES 1 – 6?INDICATE TIME - FRAMES
• Yes, stages 1 & 2 with Council andManagement, stage 3 (27 July 2010
‘29 July 2010 – 06 – 08 September 2011)
• Stages as follow: Key genderconcepts, Gender and governance,Transformative leadership, Keygender planning concerts, Gender,
the economy & budgets• Draft gender action plan
framework rill out
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IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDERCHAMPION?
Yes, we have a champion. The Mayor is thechampion he act as a chairperson of committeeof the Gender Base Violence.
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DOES THE COE HAVE A GENDER ANDGBV ACTION PLAN? IS IT BEING
IMPLEMENTED?
• Yes, the gender and GBV action plan is inplace (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 ANDRESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMENAND MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?
• Yes, it is address through interactivediscussions on various platforms eg. Peer educators session, debating societies, womangroups 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 andleaders 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 Haushonawhom 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?
• There is a budget allocation of N$30 000from 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
• Continues consultative meeting held withvarious committees
• Feedback from target groups
• Scrutinized the action plan against planedactivities
• Developed questionnaire and surveys to
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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
• 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
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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
• Given the fact that the community hastaken ownership of the project is reasonenough to serve as testimony to the
sustainability of it and due to thecomplex nature of it can not bereplicated.
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LESSONS LEARNED
• LESSON
• 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
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• 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
LESSONS LEARNED…..
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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?
PRESENTED BY MADAMISA-BELLA KAVENDJII
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