SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

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”

Capricorn District Municipality

 WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF BUY IN AND
INVOLVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND
POLITICIANS IN THE COE PROCESS?
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

• Meeting with Senior Management of Capricorn District Municipality was held,

to ensure buy in of the COE process in council
• Support by the Executive Mayor and Council of the COE process
• Gender strategy ,SDBIP / Budget, 365 Days Plan adopted
• Councilors have supported and participated in all 6 Stages of the COE process

Capricorn District Municipality

 HAS THE COMPLETED STAGES 1 – 6?
INDICATE TIME - FRAMES
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• Yes
• Stage 1 - 30 April 2010
• Stage 2 – 15 May 2010
• Stage 3 – 28 – 30 July 2010
• Stage 4 – 17 September 2010
• Stage 5 – Ongoing Process
• Stage 6 – GBV & HIV/AIDS Road-shows:
26 November – 10 December 2010.

Capricorn District Municipality

 IS THERE A HIGH LEVEL GENDER
CHAMPION?
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• Yes
• Cllr Suzan Chego ,Chairperson
of Special Focus Portfolio
• Contacts: 082 303 7261,
015 294 1201,
gender@cdm.org.za

Capricorn District Municipality

 DOES THE COE HAVE A GENDER AND GBV
ACTION PLAN? IS IT BEING IMPLEMENTED?
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

• Yes, the council does have the GBV and the

Gender Action Plan which was formulated on
stage 3 implementation workshop.

Capricorn District Municipality

 ARE GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH WOMEN AND
MEN? HOW ARE THEY INVOLVED?
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

• Yes, They participate in various forums

- District Gender forum
- Men’s Forum
- Women in dialogue
- Take a boy and girl child to work
- Annual children’s camps

Capricorn District Municipality

 ARE THERE DEDICATED RESOURCES,
INCLUDING HUMAN AND FINANCIAL
RESOURCES FOR GENDER
MAINSTREAMING?
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

• Yes , special focus section in Office of the

Executive Mayor
• Gender coordinator,
• A budget of R2,2 m - 2010/11

Capricorn District Municipality

 RESOURCEFULNESS? OTHER FINANCIAL,
HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES
MOBILISED?
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

• Yes, partnership with the following stakeholders

CBO/
NGO’s
Schools/
Educators & FBO’s
SGB’s
Traditional Professionals
Media leaders orgs
Sector
Traditional
departments
healers
Academic
Community institutions Unions
Municipal
employees

Capricorn District Municipality

 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

• Gender Based Violence Action Plan

• Reports to management, Portfolio Committee and
Council (M&E)
• Quarterly District Gender forums
• Annual Women’s Parliament

Capricorn District Municipality

 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

•
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

Annual budgeted GBV plan

• Strengthened partnerships
• Integrated planning on activities
• More requests from other institutions to present
on GBV
• Zimbabwean women delegation visit for best
practises
• Development of information brochures

Capricorn District Municipality

 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL
TARGETS)
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• District HIV/AIDS and Gender Units work together.

• The implementation of 365 Action Plan.
• Articles that focus on GBV, Health and HIV/AIDS
which are 20 – 25, 26 & 27 which address:
 mental, sexual and reproductive health needs
 access to HIV /AIDS treatment through
partnership with Department of Health
 the recognition of the work carried out by care
givers.

Capricorn District Municipality

 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

• Filtering the COE process to our

Local Municipalities

• Zimbabwean delegation visit to CDM

• Request from other institutions to

provide GBV education(SADTU,
Men’s Clubs)

Capricorn District Municipality

 LESSONS LEARNED
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

• Strengthening of partnerships and networking is

important
• Support provided by our partners

• Integrated planning is the key

Capricorn District Municipality

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

ANY QUESTIONS?

Capricorn District Municipality