REPORT

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

STAGE FIVE WORKSHOP REPORT

Country: Madagascar Manjakandriana and Ivato Airport councils, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Date: 31 May-01 June 2011 Venue: Espace Tantely Antananarivo

The participants of the workshop: Manjakandriana and Ivato Airport Councils

CONTENTS Executive Summary Background Process and activities Outcomes Way Forward Annexes A - Programme B – Participants’ list C – Summary of workshop Evaluations

D- Summary of the 2011 budget of Manjakandriana and Ivato Airport Councils

Executive Summary This is a report on the proceedings of the Centres of Excellence for Gender Mainstreaming in Local Government stage five workshops held on 31 May and 01 June 2011 at Esapce Tantely Antananarivo. The purposes of the program were to:

• Analyze if the current budget of each council takes into account men and women’s needs in the council and to know who profits most from the sharing of the budget, men or women.

• Help the management, stakeholders and counselors improve the council’s budget so that it includes gender issue as an important fact concerning the expenses of the council. For instance, increase the percentage of budget allocated to social matters.

• Give instructions on how to mainstream gender issue in the budget of each council for 2011.

• Build the capacity of Council, management, stakeholders and community to better understand the media, how to use media to popularize the Action Plans at Council and management levels, how to popularize their Plan for action when using media as a tool

• Give hints on how to communicate in the most effective ways possible in order to be better understood by the media and journalists.

• Explore the roles that are assigned to women and men in society and how they are portrayed in the media. To look at strategies to hold the media accountable.

• Explore how to campaign and debate effectively. • Discuss about existing media regulatory frameworks. • Explore whether these laws have gender provisions • Discuss media’s portrayal of women in politics. • Empower women in politics with skills to take their own profile pictures. • Empower women leaders around the Media Literacy tools.

See the full workshop programme attached at Annex A. The workshop lasted two days and was attended by a range of council officials, councillors and stakeholder representatives and community; in total 39 participants (17 men and 22 women); see Annex B for the full workshop participants list. The participants evaluated the workshop as having been an enlightening one. A summarised version of the evaluation forms is attached at the end of this report as Annex C.

Background In 2003, GL undertook the first comprehensive study of the impact of women in politics in Southern Africa. One of the key findings of “Ringing up the Changes, Gender in Politics in

Southern Africa” was that local government is a sadly neglected area of the gender and governance discourse. Taking heed of this finding, GL conducted ground breaking research in 2006/2007, At the Coalface, Gender and Local Government covering South Africa, Lesotho, Mauritius and Namibia. A key finding of this study was that few practical steps have been taken to mainstream gender in this tier of government or to build the capacity of councillors to lead this process. The study has since been extended to nine

countries. In terms of process, once the research reports have been written up, GL hosts launch and strategy workshops

in the respective countries with key stakeholders and partners, ideally the local government associations of that particular country to map out a way forward of how to roll out the strategy and host Gender and GBV action plan workshops. The launches are then followed by Gender and GBV action plan workshops that are held at a provincial, regional or district, level to ensure that all councils have gender action plans. In 2009, GL embarked on a study in Zimbabwe on women’s representation and participation in local government to assess the conditions necessary to increase the representation of women in local government in Southern Africa, and to ensure their effective participation. In March 2010 GL convened the first Gender Justice and Local Government Summit and Awards to gather evidence of institutional and individual initiatives to empower women and end gender violence. The recommendations of this event informed the need for councils to become Centres of Excellence for Gender Mainstreaming in Local Government to ensure that Councils have the necessary and support to address issues of gender across all spheres.

The participants from Manjakandriana Council exploring Internet

Process and activities This workshop brought together mayors, Councillors and representatives from local civil society coming from two COE, Manjakandriana and Ivato Airport. Everyone was happy to meet again. The president of the counsellors of Ivato Airport council thanked Gender Links for its efforts to mainstream gender in the management of their council. Now that she had followed all GL’s workshops, she is convinced that gender issue is a key issue to be worked out if one want to integrate development. Welcome and opening The GL country facilitator, Ialfine PAPISY welcomed all the participants and the Gender Champion at the town for having organised and invited everyone to the two days’ workshop. At the same time, she explained the objectives and the principal goals to be achieved during the workshop, as well as the program.

Closing The meeting was closed by the country facilitator wishing that everyone profited from the workshop. She announced also that the process of COE would be enlarged into stage 1 to 9 including new issues namely climate change and economic development. At the end of the workshop, the mayor of Manjakandriana, winner of the COE trophy during the last summit gave a speech to thank GL.

One of the participants, very happy to have opened her mail address.

Process and activities STAGE5 This was Gender Link’s last leg of COE which dealt with gender, the economic and budget, media literacy and capacity building in many ways. But GL will keep on improving capacity and skills development when the Action Plans are popularized and implemented. Gender, the Economic and budget A representative from each council was asked to summarize their budget in details in order to see if it takes into consideration gender equality. After restitution, it was concluded that just a little part of both budgets was allocated

to social problems. A great part of the budgets was devoted to infrastructure building and running expenses. No rubric for the fight against GBV. After seeing these facts, a second group work was introduced. This group work consists of working out the existing budget so that it includes as far as possible a rubric concerning gender matter and the fight against GBV, including a special budget for the celebration of the 16 days for the fight against violence. Initiation to New Technology of Information and Communication This is the part of the program that everyone preferred. In fact, a great number of the participants wanted to master navigation techniques, the way to open a mail address, how to manipulate Facebook… For this reason, around four hours of the workshop were dedicated to the initiation to Internet manipulation. Communication Communication theme was the last part of the workshop’s program. During this session, the different techniques and approaches of conveying clear but complete messages were explained through the support of the manual. At the end of the explanations, the participants were more aware of the fact that most of problems in administration arise from a bad intern or external communication.

Group work during budget session

Challenges

• Communication skills • Women empowerment. • Policies formulations. • Resources. • Education. • Computer skills.

Way forward

• Participants feel Gender Links should also focus on community at large not only stakeholders. This stage workshop was greatly attended.

• Gender Links to do follow-up workshops. • Review of action plan. • Involve the regional councils in Gender Links activities. • Hold on-going awareness campaigns.

Outputs:

Manjakandriana and Ivato Airport Councils, stakeholders and Community members have

completed all stages of the COE. Stage 1-6. All the participants have opened an e-mail address and a Facebook account to

communicate better with institutions. They also have the ability to search information on Internet.

The participants are more aware of the stakes of conveying messages through the media.

Council have a better understanding of all stages for better implementation. Council now can popularise the roll out of Action Plans of the COE smoothly.

Council has prioritised their Plan of Action.

ANNEX A PROGRAMME COE Stage5

31 May-01 June 2011 Espace Tantely Antananarivo

DAY/TIME ACTIVITY WHO

Day one 31 May 2011

8:00 – 8:30 Registration GL

8:30 – 8:45 Opening GL

8:45 – 10:00 Gender, the economy and budgets GL

10:00 – 10:15 T/BREAK

10:15 – 12:30 New technologies of Information and Communication (what is Internet, how to create a yahoo or Gmail account? How to attach a document or photos while sending an e-mail?)

GL

12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 16:00 How to make researches on Internet (Yahoo, Google)

GL/Group

16 :00 -16:15 T/BREAK

16:15-17:00 How to create a Facebook account

Day two 01 June 2011

9h-10h30 Media literacy for women leaders GL

10:30-10:45 T/break Group

10:45 – 12:30 Media literacy for the women leaders (Next) Group work

12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH GL

14:00- 16:00 Media literacy for the women leaders ( Next )

16:00 – 16:15 T/break

16h:15 – 17h Challenges and Way forward/Evaluations

17:00 CLOSURE

Annex B: List of participants

Stage 5 Workshop Country: Madagascar

Councils: Manjakandriana, and Ivato Aéroport Venue: Espace TANTELY Ambohimahitsy

Date: 31 May – 01 June 2011 ATTENDANCE LIST

N°

NAMES SEX ORGANISATION/ MUNICIPALITY

DESIGNATION TELEPHONE E mail

1 RAMIANDRA Elie M Chief fokontany CR Manjakandriana 034 04 729 07 elieramiandra@yahoo.fr

2 RAKOTOMALALA Norolalao F Vice president of VEMAIA

(Association)

CR Ivato Aéroport 033 11 318 07 norolalalorakotomalala@yahoo.fr

3 ANDRIANTSILEFITRA Tina M Chief sector CR Ivato Aéroport 034 45 176 13 tinaandriantsilefitra@yahoo.fr

4 RAKOTONDRAMANANA Fidèle M Simple citizen CR Ivato Aéroport 033 08 559 92 fidlerakotondramanana@yahoo.fr

5 RAKOTOMALALA Lucien Richard M Principal of a High school CR Ivato Aéroport 032 84 557 46 lucienrichardrakotomalala@yahoo.fr

6 RAVALORIAKA Eva F Mayor CR Manjakandriana 032 04 640 55 ravaloriakaeva@yahoo.fr

7 RAMASIARISOA Marthe F Councillor CR Manjakandriana 033 05 094 40 ramasiarisoamarthe@yahoo.fr

8 RAZAFINDRAMIADANA Noeline F Chief Fokontany Volana Gare CR Manjakandriana 034 12 079 83 noelinerazafindramiadana@yahoo.fr

9 RANDRIANAIVO Augustin A. M Council agent CR Manjakandriana 034 09 249 44 raugustinabraham@yahoo.com

10 RAKOTONIMANANA Soafiary Lala F Student CR Manjakandriana 033 19 260 05 soafarylalarakotonimanana@yahoo.fr

11 RANDRIANAIVO Miorahavana Tatamo M Student CR Manjakandriana 033 19 837 08 miorahavana@yahoo.fr 12 RAZAFIMAMONJY Arsène M Deputy mayor CR Manjakandriana 032 46 646 01 razafimamonjy@yahoo.fr

13 RAZAFIMAMONJY Miandra Fanja F Student CR Manjakandriana 033 21 155 78 miandrafanja@yahoo.fr

14 RAKOTONDRANAIVO Andriamahefa M Student CR Manjakandriana 033 02 498 75 andriamahefa@yahoo.fr

15 RANDRIANARIMANANA Stefi Fitiavana F

Simple citizen CR Manjakandriana 032 04 418 07 fitiavanastefi@yahoo.fr

16 RAZANADRAKOTO Rakotovao Aimé M Deputy mayor CR Manjakandriana 033 02 963 44 razafindrakotovaoaim@yahoo.fr

17 RAKOTONDRASOA François Victor M Deputy mayor CR Manjakandriana 033 12 221 29 victormanjakandriana@yahoo.com

18 RAJAONARISOA Arolalaina M Student CR Manjakandriana 034 45 690 90 lalarajaaro@yahoo.fr

19 RATEFIARIVONY Hanitra Noromalala F Simple citizen CR Manjakandriana 034 43 944 31 ratefiarivonyh@yahoo.com

20 RAHANITRINITSIMBA Lalao Mandimbisoa F Deputy mayor CR Ivato Aéroport 034 08 085 92 mlalao-1@yahoo.fr

21 LEVA veuve BEMAHATSARA Andrea Marie Christiane

F Nursery KOPAK’ELATRA Ivato- Base

CR Ivato Aéroport 032 02 331 89 levandreabe@yahoo.fr

22 RAZOLIARIMANANA Julie Arlette

F

Councillor CR Ivato Aéroport

034 39 741 25 julierazofarimanana@yahoo.fr

23

ISABELLE Rasoanantenaina

F

President of the association

Fandresena

CR Ivato Aéroport

032 02 538 84

033 12 198 68

rasoaisa@yahoo.fr

24 RASOAMANARIVO Lydia F Chief Fokontany CR Ivato Aéroport 034 18 263 00 rasoamanarivolydia@yahoo.fr

25 BENANARAINA Claude M Councillor- 1st reporter CR Ivato Aéroport 032 56 836 04 Benandraina007@gmail.com

26 ANDRIANOMANANA Mamisoa F Communication Ivato Aéroport CR Ivato Aéroport 034 05 535 66 ar_mamisoa@yahoo.fr

27 RANJARANIRINA Felahasina F Association Fandresena secretary

CR Ivato Aéroport 034 46 358 41 rfelahasina@yahoo.fr

28 RAMAHANDRY Edmée F SG Council CR Ivato Aéroport 034 05 433 16 comivataeroport@yahoo.fr

29 RAHOARILALAO Jedinne F Chief of sector CR Ivato Aéroport 034 09 873 19 rjedinne@yahoo.com

30 RAJOELINA Helivololona Bodo F Headmaster CEG CR Ivato Aéroport 034 03 146 47 rajoelina_bodo@yahoo.fr

31 RANDRIANTSALAMA Sidoni F Councillor CR Ivato Aéroport 032 52 776 75 sidonimpikabary@yahoo.fr

32 RAMANANJATOVO Arsène M Teacher- Headmaster CR Ivato Aéroport

033 19 513 52 ramananjatovoarsne@yahoo.fr

33 RANDRIAMINOVOLOLONA Jemima F Student University of

Antananarivo

033 12 199 69 jminov@yahoo.com

34 RASOAMIARAMANANA Goddefrin M Mayor CR Ivato Airoport 032 02 531 38 rgoddfrin@yahoo.fr

35 RAKOTOARIMALALA Harrys M Councillor Ivato Airport 032 04 041 51 harrisxxx48@yahoo.fr

36 RAKOTOHARIJAONA Henintsoa M Land office Responsible 034 04 414 12 rakotoharijaonahenintsoa@yahoo.fr

37 Papisy Ialfine F Country facilitator GL 032 04 771 18 madalocalgvt@genderlinks.org.za

38 RAZANADRATEFA Zotonantenaina M Intern GL 034 43 087 78 madagascarintern@genderlinks.org.za

39 RAKOTONIRINA Claudia F Gender Links GL 034 16 808 58 hariclaudia@yahoo.fr

Attendance statistics per gender and percentage:

Females 22 56,41%

Males 17 43,59%

TOTAL 39 100%

ANNEX C EVALUATION FORM

Administrative Information

Country Madagascar

Sex Male 12 Female 19

Organisation Manjakandriana, Ivato Airport

City/ Town/ Village Analamanga Region

Age Group 12 - 17 18 -30 7 31- 40 6 41 – 50 7 51 – 60 10 60 + 1

Education level Primary Secondary 11 Tertiary 16

4Vocational Adult Literacy

Evaluation:

EXCELLENT GOOD CORRECT

POOR VERY POOR

1. PROGRAM DESIGNING 8 8

2. PROGRAM CONTENTS 7 9

3. DOCUMENTATION 3 9 3 1

4. FACILITATION 7 7 2

5. GROUP WORK 3 9 4

6. OUTPUTS 4 10 2

7. OUTCOMES AND FOLLOW UP PLANS 3 8 5

8. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 5 7 4

9. NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES 7 5 4

10. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS 2 8 6

Comments:

1. Which session did you find most useful, why?

Budget because it is my profession and the technology session because we are now entering ere of globalization.

Communication because in our work, we need to be in permanent contact with the population with different levels of education, different opinions in rural world.

Concerning the Facebook because I had the opportunity to meet in there many of my friends.

Technology and Facebook because we are more open to globalization now. Communication and computer skills because we were improved in the way we

communicate with the population after that.

Media monitoring and communication. Communication approach for women in politics. Exchange of knowledge. All the sessions because it helped us to face globalization.

2. Which session did you find least useful?

All the sessions were useful because everything was interesting.

3. How will you apply what you have learned from this engagement?

Exchange with others. To inform oneself more about actualities linked with gender and observe circulating

information.

Deepen communication strategies in order to inform and to be informed. Maintain the network already established with the participants.

Exchange of experience via Internet with my colleagues. I will claim a permanent to the council to have an Internet connexion for all the

personal. Establish a communication plan and practice what we have acquired during the workshop.

I shall apply it first with my family, my colleagues and everyone in the world. I have already begun my application the very evening after the first day of workshop.

But I shall apply it most in my work to improve my methods.

Work on fields I shall apply it in my association In my everyday life As soon as the workshop is completed.

Any other comments?

Support and advises concerning the achievement of objectives.

A great thank for GL’s team for these moments of intense sharing. It would be great if we could add one more day for the Internet. Continue the training. The workshop is very interesting because I learned much information.

A ANNEX D: Summary of the 2011 budget of Manjakandriana and Ivato Airport Councils

BUDGET PRIMITIF 2011(Rural council of Manjakandriana)

Designation Amount % Impact(en %)

M F

REFORESTATION 400 000 0,137

REHABILITATION OF OFFICE (FDL) 71 000 000 24,334

INVESTMENT 56 000 000 19,193

Total investment 127 400 000 43,665 40 60

Running budget -

Personnel 42 246 084 14,479

Indemnity -

Mayor 7 430 378 2,547

Deputy 7 834 056 2,685

Treasurer 132 000 0,045

Stage manager 60 000 0,021

Schooling 560 000 0,192

Chief of fokontany; deputy; QM 6 396 000 2,192

Counsellor 1 976 400 0,677

Non permanent personnel -

Perceptor 3 000 000 1,028

BE 792 000 0,271

Responsible of market 1 176 000 0,403

PCC 96 000 0,033

Conciliation 360 000 0,123

Cotisation CNAPS 6 000 000 2,056

Sub total 78 058 918 26,754 60 40

FURNITURE

OFFICE 9 580 845 3,284

PAPERS 6 000 000 2,056

COMPUTER ITEMS 6 500 000 2,228

SONO 3 000 000 1,028

CLOTHING 1 530 000 0,524

MMB 6 000 000 2,056

AGRICULTURE SUPPORT 500 000 0,171

SPORT ITEMS 200 000 0,069

CARBURANT 500 000 0,171

SUB TOTAL 33 810 845 11,588 45 55

PERMANENT CHARGE / SERVICE -

MAINTENANCE 12 000 000 4,113

MAINTENANCE WC 1 500 000 0,514

MAINTENANCE INFRASTRUCTURE 4 500 000 1,542

CONSTRUCTION/REHABILITATION 8 500 000 2,913

REPARATION 1 000 000 0,343

MAINTENANCE INFO 3 000 000 1,028

CEREMONIES 3 500 000 1,200

IMPRESSION 3 000 000 1,028

FOIRE 6 000 000 2,056

DEPLACEMENT 200 000 0,069

INDEMNITY OF MISSION 600 000 0,206

TELEPHONES 400 000 0,137

FEES OF STUDY AND RESEARCH 4 000 000 1,371

SUB TOTAL 48 200 000 16,520 45 55

INTERVENTION EXPENSES -

ELECTION 800 000 0,274

DIVERS 300 000 0,103

SUB TOTAL 1 100 000 0,377

TRANSFERT -

EPP 2 400 000 0,823 40 60

PRIVATE SECTOR AND OTHERS 500 000 0,171

SUB TOTAL 2 900 000 0,994

DIVERSE EXPENSES -

DEPLACEMENT AND MISSION OF ELECTED

300 000 0,103

SUB TOTAL 300 000 0,103

GENERAL TOTAL 291 769 763 100,000

Ivato Airport 2011 Budget

NOMENCLATURE AMOUNT (AR) % F M

Personnel 57 267 960,00 9,3 49 51

CEREMONIES (sports and leisure) 20 000 000,00 3,25 20 80

Public service 11 500 000,00 1,87 65 35

Public lamp 1 000 000,00 0,16 70 30

Construction of infrastructure (school, CSB II, CEG, EPP)

40 000 000,00 6,5 60 40

Construction of public market 81 600 000,00 13,3 60 40

Social assistance (OTIV, Mères seules) 5 000 000,00 0,81 100

Road infrastructure 48 000 000,00 7,8 45 55

Adduction of drinking water 2 000 000,00 0,32 80 20

INVESTMENT 266 367 960,00 43,3 61 39

FONCTIONNING BUDGET 349 367 415,00 56,7

TOTAL 615 735 375,00 100