365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND EMPOWER WOMEN

MADAGASCAR THIRSD ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE SUMMIT AND AWARDS 23 25 APRIL 2012 KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Mrs RAJAOVELO RIVONARINJAKA

GENERAL SECRETOR OF THE RURAL COUNCIL OFMIANTSO

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RURAL COUNCIL OF MIANTSO

Country:MADAGASCAR Rgion: ANALAMANGA District : ANKAZOBE Surface: 285 Km In the RNT 36 pass through to go to FENOARIVO CENTRE Population : 15 322 Density: 53,76hab /km Men: 7 467 (47,69%) Women: 8 192 (52,31%)
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE THE RURAL COUNCIL OF MIANTSO

INTRODUCTION

POLICY FRAMEWORK

Signature of the Protocol of

agreement between the council of Miantso and Gender Links, based on the promotion of gender equality and equity. Actual application of its elements from the council to the level of the villages.

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GOVERNANCE

Representation:
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE THE RURAL COUNCIL OF MIANTSO

Participation

Taking into account gender

issue in every activity and decisions to be taken (recruitement, election, infrastructure)

Equal sharing of responsibilities (sensitization, action) between men and women in all activities related to gender issue

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Public participation
Implementation of community projects to support the most vulntrables Placing of equal numbers

of committees in all levels of the council..

Sensitization, training of men and woman

MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMMES

Legality

and control by consullar, and the staff of the council in the A GENDER AND GBV ACTION PLAN

STRATEGIES FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE(ADAPTATION AND ATTENUATION)

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MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMMES

Land and housing Water and sanitation

Implementation of the "territorial development plan Using the enregie renouvenable

Public lamp, clearing of roads, near

drinking water.

Capacity building on water codes Infrastructure Rehabilitation

MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMMES

Environmental health HIV/AIDS and Care Work

Sensitization

Men and women together for the national duty of tree planting (Ministre and
deputy women by collaboration)

Assistance

Two health facilities and establishment of basic infrastructure for landlocked areas in collaboration with the health sector, the municipality and military service

MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMMES

Social development

-Increasing the source of wealth existing

Members of committee within a quarter

in the council : Eg: creation of new market place ;thriving of seasoning crops (wild potatoes,)

GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

GBV flagship plan

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The council became Centre of Excellence thanks to the partnership between GL, the Program SAHA and the council Adoption the action plan based on the Protocol of the SADC Elaboration of budget allocated to gender mainstreaming Setting of the DAD, DAS and KM Foundation of the gender committee Equal opportunity for men and women concerning recruitement (local collective work)

GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

womans association

EMPLOYMENT PRACTISES AND ENVIROMENT

Selection and recruitment

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employment for single mothers, handicaped women, widowers
Age hanTraining and creation of

Joint labor ( HIMO)

EMPLOYMENT PRACTISES AND ENVIROMENT

Facilitation in land owning card E.g: Cheap land owning card; encouragement of women to have their own land certificates Among 170 certificates, 90 belong to women

-Broaden business: E.g: creation of strategies for economical and agricultural development (To grow Oviala and exhibition at fair)

EMPLOYMENT PRACTISES AND ENVIROMENT

Capacity building
Renforcing capacity for women

Working conditions and environment

-IMPROVEMENT OF THE SERVICE GIVEN TO THE POPULATION: E.g: Collective deal of acts of birth and identity cards; standard service; information board
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GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Gender structures
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stablishment of committees in different levels to check the diverse manifestations of violence

Partener Technical and Financire

COUNCIL B.E :MAYOR and staff CONSULLOR

Project elaboration and monitoringevaluation

Different associations and gender-sensitive development; fight against GBV

NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE

GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Budgets 2012

Monitoring and evaluation

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FANDOAVAM-BOLA SY FANAMPIANA
1 01

Within communal committees of monitoring and evaluation(every first Wednesday of the month ;day of the market) Within quarters (every first Sunday of the month) Written report From villages to quarters and from quarters to the council and so on. When a problem occurs, every entity try to find effective solutions in reference with the program pre-established. Corrective measures are taken according to data collected on field.

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03 04 2

Fanampiana samihafa Ny fikarakarana ny fandriam-pahalemana Ny fandoavam-bola ho @ fampianarana Ny fandoavam-bola ho @ fahasalamana Ny fandoavam-bola ho anny tanora/fanantanjaha-tena Fitambaranny andininy 01 Fanampiana sy CNAPS Fampiroboroboana ny miralenta sy ny ady aminny herisetra (sosialy) CNAPS (1% nny mpiasa;13% nny kaominina) Fitambaranny andininy 02 FITAMBARANNY TOKO VIII FIZARANA FAHAROA FANAMAINTISA-MOLALY Fanaovana fotodrafitrasa

300 000

300 000
300 000 300 000 1 200 000

01
02

1 000 000
1 495 200 2 495 200

3 695 200

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Vatsianny FDL (fanorenana EPP;FKT TAFAINA) Hoenti-manantanteraka tetibola ifarimbonana(fotodratrasa voafaritra @izay laharam-pahamehana nofidinny vahoaka eny ifotony(hitsinjovana manokana ny marefo sy ny vehivavy)

9 000 000 2 000 000

ADDITONAL COMMENTS
AMELIORATION IN COMMUNICATION:
Creation of site web for the council; video; information boards, sharing cell phones for chief of villages IMPLICATION IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION

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Documentation

STRENGHTS
Human STRENGHTS -BE: 11+ PC:07 + DAS:06 +CG:76+ QM:65+ DAD :O4 +COSAN:84+CHIEFS OF QUARTIERS:48 +CRL:164= 465persons (mission: sensitization, communication, control and monitoring) Financial ressources SAHA PROGRAM:3 440 000 (1569 $) ;GENDER LINKS :MATERIALS AND INFORMATION ASSISTANCE RESOURCEFULNESS? OTHER FINANCIAL, HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES MOBILISED? Financial ressource: donations (NGOs and enterprises partners of the council: an enterprise producer of corn bio;NGO SAHA Program ;gender links ;) Social institutions Mobilisation of autoritys

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Over 50% of women are responsible in 2015 Third millennium and the SADC reached protocole Improved source of income intrafamilial Network for the kind hard to lobby and advocacy Environmental Protection: mitigation and adaptation

CHALLENGES

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NO !

LESSONS LEARNED
A very positive change is observed in the rural council of Miantso thanks to Gender Links assistance. Women are more and more interested in jobs formerly devoted to men. Womens activities are no more based on domestic tasks, they begin to take more responsibilities. Women taking responsibilities would change the world. To strengthen advocacy for partners and donors Gender mainstreaming in policy documents Integrates into school curricula regarding gender and the fight against abuse You can not perform the procedure in a year: patience and change by setting a goal of vision

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NEXT STEPS

General mobilization for the cause Progressive increase of the followers Recognition of the bad sides of a society dominated by men. Sensitization- controlmonitoring Change-visiting by the from council

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THANKS GINDER LINKS ANY QUESTIONS?

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AND PARTNER ANY QUESTIONS !