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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 WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF BUY IN AND
INVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND
POLITICIANS IN THE COE PROCESS?
This is done through Council Meetings, Management
Meetings, Departmental and Committee meetings
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by;
• Management provides Technical Advice while
Councilors proposes and make Policies.
• Community views come through Councilors to
Committees and finally to Council for Adoption.
• The Council has 17 Councillors (1 Female & 16
Male) 6 in Management (2 Female & 4 Male) 38 is
additional Workforce making a total of 44 Council
Staff (25 female and 19 men).
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 HAS THE COE COMPLETED STAGES 1 – 6?
INDICATE TIME - FRAMES
Senanga Council participated in the Provincial
Workshop hosted by Mongu Municipal Council from
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the 13th to 16th February 2010

• The Council has since adopted and costed the

Gender and GBV Action Plans that was developed at
provincial level
• Also participated in the first Gender Justice and
Local Government Summit 2010
• It has now shown keen interest to part of the COE
process

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 IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDER
CHAMPION?
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• Betty Maibiba Liswaniso is the Gender

Champion for the Council.
Cell No. 0977654355
Email: maibaliswaniso@yahoo.co.uk

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 DOES THE COE HAVE A GENDER AND GBV
ACTION PLAN? IS IT BEING IMPLEMENTED?
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• The plan was adopted by the Council.

• To be implemented this year
• Refer to attached GBV Action Plan &
Council Plan of Inputs depicted in red.

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 ARE GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMEN AND
MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?
• Recruitment of Staff done on merit
• Capacity Needs assessments are done
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before training support is provided to

Staff
• Land acquisition is done basing on the
30% Government Policy towards women.
• Women are involved in project
identifications and implementation.

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 ARE THEIR DEDICATED RESOURCES,
INCLUDING HUMAN AND FINANCIAL
RESOURCES FOR GENDER
MAINSTREAMING?
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• Council Budgets (Votes)for Communal

Projects(demand driven).
• Yearly Constituency Development Funds
• Logistical, Human support especially on
special days i.e Women’s International
Day, 16 days of activism

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 RESOURCEFULNESS? OTHER FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES
MOBILISED?

• DANIDA under Rural Water Supply and

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Sanitation Programme (RWSS) and

Community Access Improvement Prog.
• Government Grants
• Local Resources i.e Council revenues
• Staff from Education, Zambia Police
Community Development Departments

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• Use of Developed Action Plan and

Budgets
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• Through Mid-Term review meetings

• Constant checking of GBV initiatives and
levels of cases through VSU and Young
Women Christian Association.
• Through District Development Co-
ordinating Committee(DDCC) meetings
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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
• Increased Awareness by women (Realisation
of rights/Freedom of Speech).
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• Streets named
• Communal Police Posts spreading to
remote Areas.
• Use of the VSU and Community P. Posts,
has resulted to rising numbers of
serious GBV cases being reported to VSU
(See photos below).
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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL
• Gender Committee is now in place
TARGETS)
• More cases are Being reported to VSU.
• Implementation of Projects now ensures
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women inputs.
• Infrastructure development increasing
i.e Katuya Police , Mapungu Police and
Reh.of Sinungu Police,Liliachi Police and
• Completion of Katuya Makert.
• Community Committee top positions
filled up more by women.
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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
• Due to Community Participation, sense
of ownership is attained by
Communities
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• Attainment of ownership leads to

maintenance mechanisms hence
sustainability achieved
• Ownership of projects by Communities
resulted to other Neighboring
Communities to replicate projects.

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 LESSONS LEARNED
• There is need for more information for
creation awarness on GBV to be
provided to Communities especially
women and Girl Child.
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• Mainstreaming of Gender in Project

Cycle to be emphasized.
• Mainly women are compromising with
Situations to achieve their hidden
intentions and this needs addressing.

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 Any Questions/Clarifications?
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Biggie Nana Imasiku

Senanga District Council
Box 920001
Mobile:+26 097 8787 404
Email:biggienanaimasiku@gmail.com
Western Province
Zambia.

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