SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

CHONGWE DISTRICT COUNCIL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

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?
CHONGWE DISTRICT

• COUNCIL HAS 100% BUY IN AND

COUNCIL

INVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT
• ACTUALISATION OF
DECISIONS/IMPLEMENTATION
• WEEK OF ACTIVISM PRIO TO
WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION.
• POLICY FORMULATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION
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 HAS THE COMPLETED STAGES 1 – 6?
INDICATE TIME - FRAMES
• HOSTED PROVINCIAL GENDER AND GBV
CHONGWE DISTRICT

WORKSHOP 14-16 OCT 2009

• STAGE 1 MANAGEMENT MEETING 17 JUN 2010
COUNCIL

• STAGE 2 SITUATION ANALYSIS 17 JUNE 2010

• STAGE 3 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP
6-8 OCT 2010
• STAGE 4 COMMUNITY MOBILISATION ON SADC
PROTOCOL 8 OCT 2010
• STAGE 6 CYBER DIALOGUES DURING 16 DAYS OF
ACTIVISM ON 6 DEC 2010

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 IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDER
CHAMPION?

• THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL GENDER

CHONGWE DISTRICT

CHAMPION THE DISTRICT PLANNER

COUNCIL

CAROL MKANDAWIRE - +260 979 430

975
Carolmchiyangi@yahoo.com

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 DOES THE COE HAVE A GENDER AND
GBV ACTION PLAN? IS IT BEING
IMPLEMENTED?
• HAVE AN ACTION PLAN WHICH IS
CHONGWE DISTRICT

YET TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
COUNCIL

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 ARE GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMEN
AND MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?
CHONGWE DISTRICT

• WE HAVE DEDICATED THURSDAYS TO GENDER

ACTIVITIES I.E. MEN AND WOMEN PLAY
COUNCIL

FOOTBALL AND NET BALL TOGETHER AND DO

HAVE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND WATCH
VIDEOS ON GBV.

• CREATED A COMMITTEE THAT IS COMPOSED OF

BOTH MALES AND FEMALES

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

• WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN TERMS OF

COUNCIL

FUNDING OF WOMEN CLUBS (CDF)

• HAVE QUALIFIED STAFF TO ENSURE
THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WOMEN
CLUBS.
• HAVE 21 ELECTED COUNCILLORS AND
MANAGEMENT STAFF.

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 RESOURCEFULNESS? OTHER FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES
MOBILISED?
CHONGWE DISTRICT COUNIL

• HAVE WARD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

• AREA DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES
• VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEES/ TRADITIONAL
LEADERS.
• COUNCIL BUDGET
• DONOR FUNDED/GENDER LINKS

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• RECEIVE QUARTERLY REPORTS

CHONGWE DISTRICT

THROUGH AREA DEVELOPMENT

COUNCIL

COMMITTEES AND COUNCILLORS

• QUALIFIED STAFF VISIT THE
WOMEN GROUPS

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

• ALTHOUGH VERY LITTLE, GBV HAS

CHONGWE DISTRICT

BEEN REDUCED.
COUNCIL

• MORE WOMEN HAVE BECOME

AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS
• INTEGRATED REPORTING SYSTEM
ON GENDER EQUITY/GBV BY ALL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO THE
COE

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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC
PROTOCOL TARGETS)

• 30% LAND OWNERSHIP

CHONGWE DISTRICT

• 30% AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT

COUNCIL

• WOMEN HAVE TAKEN UP MANAGEMENT

POSITIONS.
• ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE
DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO
ADOPT WOMEN
• RIGHTS OF WOMEN/ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT

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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• THE PRACTICE IS SUSTAINABLE

CHONGWE DISTRICT

• THERE IS INFORMATION
COUNCIL

DISSEMINATION THROUGH THE

QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL LOCAL
GOVT ASSOCIATION OF
ZAMBIACONFERENCE.
• BUDGET FOR 3YEARS[METF]

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 LESSONS LEARNED

• WE LEARNT THAT A LOT OF WOMEN DID

CHONGWE DISTRICT

NOT KNOW THEIR RIGHTS ( NOW ARE

AWARE) AND ABLE TO SHARE WITH
COUNCIL

OTHER WOMEN FOLKS.

• MEN HAVE STARTED APPRECIATING THEIR
WOMEN, GBV HAS REDUCED.
• MEN ADVOCATING AGAINST GBV.
• NEED TO HAVE GENDER RESPONSIVE
BUDGET.

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 ANY QUESTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS?
CHONGWE DISTRICT

Brian Musonda
Acting Chief Administrative Officer
COUNCIL

Chongwe District Council

+260 977/967 662 930
E- mail: brainmusonda@gmail.com

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