SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS
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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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 HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING
THIS PROBLEM?
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• This problem was identified due to the high

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number of cases reported in the area, that is

the Kabwe Municipality by the local
community leadership, ZNWL , Young
Women Christian Association (YWCA) and
women’s organisation.

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 IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?
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• This issue is important as violence infringes

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human’s rights to participate in leadership,

entrepreneurship and contribute positively
to development. As a result the majority of
women shun away from leadership positions
and active community participation like
Resident Development Committees (RDC)

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 HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT
ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?
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• We organize women to participation in women’s

activities like the Women’s Day, 16 Days of
Activism against Gender Violence, keep Zambia
Clean Campaign, heroes’ Day (celebrating
women heroes), Youth Day , World AIDS day,
International Day for the disabled, International
Women’s Rights Day.
 

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 WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE
PROJECT?
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• The Life span of the project is 6 months

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because this is an election year for Zambia.

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 WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS
INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN
EQUALLY INVOLVED?
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• The key target for community work are all

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members of the community.The trainings are

conducted with women and men to gain
knowledge on the issues and support.
• Women and men are equally involved but
women’s projects are initiated and led by
women with the involvement of men so that
they serves as training opportunities in
leadership

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 PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE
PROJECT
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• Women’s concerns in women’s projects are

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taken into consideration as it is the core

business of the project to ensure that the
remains well coordinates and focused on
issues). The Council has been very
supportive.

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 RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE
MOBILISED?
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• Financial: CDF is provided to all the local authorities

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by the central government. Ministry of Community

Development, Women’s project fund under
GIDD,CEEC which we advocated to have simpler
and easier conditions for our local women, Material
support. ZCCM IH built market stalls for local women
to conduct business in a safe, clean and hygienic
environment.

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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• The council assigns officers in the DPHSS to conduct

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regular assessment meetings with women’s groups,

various community groups, projects and receive
reports and minutes on activities in line with actions
plans. This enables all projects to have a community
ownership and be sustainable and increases
accountability. Evaluation meeting are conducted.
•  

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
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• Increased community awareness on gender violence

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• Increased collaboration of community members on

projects of common interest
• Increased women participation on community projects.
• Increased participation of women in leadership
•

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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC
PROTOCOL TARGETS)
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ARTICLE 20-25 GENDER BASED

VIOLENCE
Enforces the National Gender Policy in
all activities with community with the help of
organisations that litigate and support
women in the community.

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 EFFECTIVENESS
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• Projects being run in the community are

effective due to the participatory approach.
This involves the beneficiaries (women, men
and youth) in planning, development and
implementation of the projects. This ensures
ownership and sustainability. Monitoring and
accountability are also ensured to involvement
of local leaders.
•  

NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE

 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

• These activities in the community are

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sustainable because they have community

ownership and participation from inception to
implementation and great involvement of
local leaders and can be replicated in other
councils.

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 LESSONS LEARNED

• The main lesson learnt from these activities is

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the involvement of beneficiaries in planning

and implementation of projects in the
community as well as involvement of local
leaders. Programs are more effective and
owned by the community which in turn enables
them to be issue based and long term
sustainability.

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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