SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL 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?
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

• ABOVE 50% -TRYING TO GET ALL

COUNCILLORS AND EMPLOYEES INVOLVED

• IN TERMS OF LAND ALLOCATION

• SENSITZATION OF WOMEN ON VAROIUS

GENDER ISSUES

• PROVISION OF LOGISTICS TO SUPPORT

NATIONAL EVENTS AND MEETINGS
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 HAS THE COMPLETED STAGES 1 – 6?
INDICATE TIME - FRAMES
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

• HAS DONE STAGE 1-4 OF COE

• STAGE 1- MEETING WITH MANAGEMENT STAFF

AND CIVIC LEADER 22ND JUNE, 2010

• STAGE2-SITUATION ANALYSIS 22ND JUNE, 2010

• STAGE 3- COUNCIL LEVEL POLICY AND

IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP 13TH - 15TH
OCTOBER 2010

• STAGE 4- COMMUNITY MOBILISATION LEVEL TO

POPULARISE SADC 15TH OCTOBER, 2011

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 IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDER
CHAMPION?
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

• THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL GENDER

CHAMPION AT MANAGEMENT
LEVEL

• THERE IS ALSO A WOMEN

COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY MRS
JOSEPHINE MUBANGA A
UNIONISED EMPLOYEE

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 DOES THE COE HAVE A GENDER AND
GBV ACTION PLAN? IS IT BEING
IMPLEMENTED?
• CHINGOLA COUNCIL HAS AN ACTION
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL

PLAN IN PLACE AND SO FAR HAS

IMPLEMENTED THREE (3)ACTIVITIES :
COUNCIL

• FORMULATION OF ACTION PLAN

• COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN’S DAY
• SENSITIZATION OF EMPLOYEES ON
SEXUAL HARRASMENT AND
COUNCILLORS HAVE ALSO DONE SO ON
WOMEN INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICS.
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 ARE GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMEN
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

AND MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?

• COUNCIL IS SENDING BOTH MEN AND
WOMEN FOR TRAINING .E.G. 2011 HAS
FIVE (5) EMPLOYEES GONE FOR
TRAINING AND THREE (3) ARE WOMEN.

• COUNCILS IS EMPLOYING STAFF AT A 50

– 50 BASIS.

• THE COMPOSITION GENDER

MAINSTREAMING COMMITTEE HAS BOTH
MEN AND WOMEN

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 ARE THEIR DEDICATED RESOURCES,
INCLUDING HUMAN AND FINANCIAL
RESOURCES FOR GENDER
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

MAINSTREAMING?

• HAVE QUALIFIED PERSONEL AND SOME ARE ON THE TRAINING

PROGRAMME.

• WE ARE SUPPORTING SOME WOMEN GROUPS NURSERY SCHOOLS

FOR VULNERABLES AS WELL AS A NETBALL CLUB WITH
FINANCES.

• BUDGTED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SUCH AS

CONSTRUCTION 0F MARKET SHELTERS, STREET LIGHTING AND
PUBLIC TOILETS.

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 RESOURCEFULNESS? OTHER FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES
MOBILISED?
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

• MANAGEMENT IS SUPPORTING ALL MEETINGS AND

OTHER ACTIVITIES IN GENDER MAINSTREAMING

• HAVE WARD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THAT ARE USED

TO SUPPORT VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AT WARD LEVELS

• HAVE DONORS SUPPORTING WOMEN GROUPS WITH

FUNDS

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

• HAVE NOT DONE MUCH BUT WE ARE

MONITORING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

• THROUGH THE MEETINGS WE HOLD

• WILL COME UP WITH A PROGRAMME WHEN WE

PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
GENDER ACTIVITIES

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

• WOMEN HAVE BECOME AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS

NOW WHICH HAS HELPED IN REDUCING GBV

• MORE WOMEN ARE TAKING UP CHALLENGING

POSITIONS WITHIN THE COUNCIL STRUCTURE

• WOMEN HAVE BEEN EMPOWERED WITH LAND,

MARKET SHELTERS AND FUNDS

• REDUCTION IN POVERTY LEVELS AT LOCAL LEVELS

• COUNCIL EMPLOYEES ARE NOW AWARE OF

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN WORK PLACES
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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC
PROTOCOL TARGETS)
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

• MANAGED TO ALLOCATE ABOUT 700 STANDS TO

WOMEN OUT OF 1, 300 STANDS AT ONE MARKET.

• HAVE ALLOCATED ABOUT 250 PIECES OF LAND

TO WOMEN OUT OF 700

• SPONSERING WOMEN FOR TRAINING AND ALSO

WHEN RECRUITING STAFFS.

• SOME WOMEN GROUPS HAVE BEEN EMPOWERED

WITH FUNDS

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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

• THE PRACTISE IS SUSTAINABLE AND CAN BE

REPLICATED BECAUSE DOES NOT REQUIRE TOO MUCH
FUNDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

• COUNCILS HAS PUT UP POLICIES AND BUDGETS THAT

SUPPORT EQUAL ACCESS TO VARIOUS SERVICES.

• THROUGH MEETINGS AND EXCHANGE VISITS WITH

NEIGHBOURING LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

• FORMATION OF GENDER MAINSTREAMING SUB

COMMITTEES AT LOCAL LEVELS

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 LESSONS LEARNED
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

• NEED TO HAVE A COUNCIL GENDER RESPONSIVE BUDGET

• MORE STAFF TO BE TRAINED SO THAT THEY CAN HELP IN

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GENDER RELATED ACTIVITIES.

• MORE WOMEN HAVE COME TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND

WHERE TO REPORT CASES OF GBV.

• MEN HAVE STARTED ADVOCATING AGAINST GBV

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CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

ANY QUESTIONS/CLARIFICATIOS?

Laura Yumba Munkanta

Deputy Director Planning
Chingola Municipal Council
+260 966 690 183
E-mail : laurayumba3@yahoo.co.uk

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