SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS
28 – 30 MARCH 2011
KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG,
LEADERSHIP

SOUTH AFRICA
“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER
VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

DOOR TO DOOR GBV

CAMPAIGN
 WHAT ROLE HAS THE LEADER PLAYED
IN CHAMPIONING GENDER AND GBV
ACTIVITIES?
• I am a well known advocate of the
minimum threshold of 30% land
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ownership by women
• I have personally assisted women and
youths in my ward to form
clubs/associations so as to enable the
access empowerment funds from
government
• I do door-to-door campaigns on GBV

DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON

GBV
 HOW HAS THE LEADER INFLUENCED
THE LEVEL OF BUY IN AND
INVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT?
• By ensuring that my council and
other institutions in my area
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implement gender mainstreaming

such as formulating gender
sensitive budgets

DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON

GBV
 IS THE LEADER KNOWN WITHIN THE
INSTITUTION, COMMUNITY, ETC FOR
ADVOCATING FOR ISSUES OF GENDER
AND GBV?
• I am well known for advocating for
issues of gender and GBV
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• I do and will continue encouraging

women to own land in their own
individual capacities or jointly with
their spouses.

DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON

GBV
 WHAT TIMES DOES THE LEADER
DEVOTE TO THIS WORK? IS IT PAID OR
VOLUNTARY?
• I devote all my time to my civic
responsibilities not only in my ward
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but the entire district of Kabwe.

• I am driven by my vision and
passion for the protection of mainly
women and children. Consequently,
my work is entirely on voluntary
basis.

DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON

GBV
 HOW HAS THE LEADER HELPED TO
POPULARISE GENDER AND GBV
ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES IN THE
WORKPLACE?
• I have and shall continue playing a major role in
championing gender and anti-GBV activities.
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• I hold regular meetings with the people in my

ward, making them aware of the need to be
gender sensitive in their daily activities and the
dangers of Gender Based Violence (GBV).

• DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON GBV

 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
HOW IS THIS LINKED TO PERSONAL
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LEADER?
• People in my ward are now able to
report cases of GBV without
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shame or fear.

DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON

GBV
 SHORT STORY OR ANECDOTE THAT
ILLUSTRATES THE PASSION OF THE
LEADER
• I am on record as having reported
some older women who enticed or
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lured some young men to marry

them to the Young Women
Christian Association (YWCA) and
the Victim Support Unit (VSU) of
the Zambia Police Service. The
matter is now under investigation.

DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON

GBV
 ANY QUESTIONS?
LEADERSHIP

Councillor Tasila Hara

Highridge Ward
Kabwe Municipal Council
Email: tasilahara@yahoo.com
Mobile No: +260 966 717 403

DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON

GBV