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ZAMBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE SUMMIT AND AWARDS 7 - 8 MARCH 2012 CRESTA GOLF VIEW HOTEL, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER

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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM YOU ARE RESPONDING TO and HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING IT?
Carried out a survey to identify how many women had applied for adoption during the September 20, 2011 general elections. We further asked Political parties if they had policy documents that would compel them to facilitate the participation of more women in decision making positions within their structures.

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WHY IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

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It is important as it has repurcations to the nations advancement of economy. The issue remains important as it seeks to promote gender equality and equity at party structure to influence the governance system at that level a move that will trickle down to the national structure even when a party is elected into government.

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM?

Lobby to influence government to adopt the AU/SADC protocols on 50-50 participation of women and men in decision making positions and effect necessary electoral and constitutional reforms by 2015 Through the radio programs we are advocating and Lobbying political parties to increase the number of women adopted as candidates for all future elections.

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

The project time frame is 5 years but the radio Program will run for two quarters
Community sensitisation will continue to ensure that citizens were sensitized on their role to help our political leaders to give more women an opportunity to participate in future elections. We hope to develop Equal representation and participation of women and men in political decision making at local and national levels by 2015.

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WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?
Youths of all age groups and Political party leaders are key targets as they are the most involved.
The Project has engaged all Schools through leadership clubs, Churches and all registered Political Parties and Community Members to ensure that they had sufficient knowledge on the need for the nation to meet the 50/50 SADC gender protocol, and We further have established the Mens Network to help champion the mens involvement in gender and governance activities.

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WHAT PARTNERSHIPS HAVE BEEN FORMED THROUGH THE PROJECT?

Account opened and fundraising activities on going, spent over K3 million sensitisation programs across the province on all the available community Radio Stations. Further we have continued to lobby the Zambia Center for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID) to expand their coverage to all the provinces in the nation. And support programs of gender and governance throughout as opposed to waiting for election time.

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE MOBILISED? HOW ARE THEY BEING USED?
Account opened and fundraising activities on going, spent over K3 million sensitisation programs across the province on all the available community Radio Stations.

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CREATIVITY HOW ARE ARTS, CULTURE, MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA BEING USED TO MOBILISE & POPULARISE THE ISSUE?
Drama is used through formulation of role plays that depicted politicians during the adoption process and how they tendered to abuse female candidates and yet not adopted. The media is highly used to cover all the activities related to Gender and governance in the quest to have everyone know role to demand for gender and governance.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION HOW DO YOU TRACK PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT? HOW DO YOU TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WHERE NECESSARY?
To ensure that this is achieved we have formulated questionnaires to help in the monitoring of the impact among which we seek to know got to learn about the SADC Gender Protocol on Gender and governance. We further have monthly meetings (Every Thursday of the last week) to ensure that the correct approach was taken. Reports must highlight factors that contribute to the achievement of the current results and the project objectives Documentation of major challenges, learning, findings and impact of the project

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

PROJECTS: SUB CATEGORY At least 16 women were elected in the September 20, 2011 of the 70 we supported through the provision of bicycles for their campaigns, financial support for their campaign materials among others. This is a plus to us as most women were winning in antifemale wards. Political Parties have began moving towards implementing some of the resolutions we were submitting and making together with other stake holders. A vivid example is that of the PF regime that has taken centre stage in appointing women.

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL TARGETS)

The Zambia National Lobby group continues to lobby government to domesticate the SADC protocol on gender and development. Following the pressure we have continued to mount and lobby government leaders to consider empowering women with positions of decision making President Michael Sata has shown commitment to this call by appointing the first female Inspector General of Police Stella Libongani. And suffice to note that my team in the province engaged the ministry of Education at provincial level to relook at their promotions which has produced good fruit. We are proud to note that all the schools in the area are gender sensitive, if the head is a woman the deputy is a man and vice-versa.

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IS THIS ACTION SUSTAINABLE? CAN IT BE REPLICATED BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS IN YOUR AREA AND BEYOND?
The project is sustainable as it is community ran and can be replicated across the country through re-branding some of the messages to suit each particular location. With sufficient resources the project would go a long way in popularizing gender and governance and further enhance mens involving in the 500/50 campaign and all other issues in the SADC protocol

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WHAT LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED?

PROJECTS: SUB CATEGORY Need to start now to begin lobbying political parties to prepare their female candidates ahead of time and ensure that they are active at grass root Re-organising to commence continuous radio programs. Engage Parliamentarians to develop a strategic plan at constituency to ensure the observance of the protocol. Ensure that all committees formed by the council such as RDCs meet the 50/50 campaign and enhance male involvement in the empowerment of women as the campaign was recently launched by the Zambia National Womens Lobby in Central Province.

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ANY QUESTIONS?
Name: Rabecca Museteka Zambia National Women's Lobby Central Province Chairperson E-mail : rabeccamuseteka@yahoo.com , nwlg@zamnet.zm
Cell: +260 97 771 6584

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