MADAGASCAR

SUMMIT AND AWARDS ON GENDER JUSTICE AND LOCAL GOUVERNMENT 23 TO 25 APRIL 2012 A JOHANNESBURG 365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND EMPOWER WOMEN

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COMMON RURAL TSIAFAHY

Localization : 25 km south of Capital Population : 16 870 Superficy : 59,80 km
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1- POLICY FRAMEWORK

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with Gender Links Madagascar

The Municipality has completed all stages of the process center of excellence : STAGE 1 and STAGE 2 : 21 April 2O11 STAGE 3 : of 08 to 10 September 2O11 STAGE 4 : 11 September 2O11 STAGE 5 : of 07 to 08 December 2O11 STAGE 6 : 9 December 2O11 STAGE 7 AND STAGE 8 : of 16 to 17 February 2012 Gender Action Plan and the fight against GBV developed, validated, updated and revalidated, Mounting and formalization of a municipal committee Gender, called KMT 70% of the population are aware of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development

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1- POLICY FRAMEWORK Date of preparation : from 8 to 10 September 2011 Communal deliberation : LF 05/11 Art. 10 of 29 September 2011 Validation of additions : LF 05/11 Art. 10 of 29 March 2012 (Climate change and Conflict Management Once developed and validated, we made widely available at the neighborhood level.

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2- GOUVERNANCE

Representation :

Board consists of 2 women and 3 men

Participation :

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It has been found effective stakes of the men and women :

Since the phases of the process center of excellence and the development of the Community Action Plan (40 participants including 24 women and 16 men)

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2- GOUVERNANCE Participation: training of neighborhood committees and associations

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Participation: awareness at ward level

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3- MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMS

Empowering rural women:

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Two Associations of women producers of strawberries have been formed for the manufacture of homemade marmalade (42 members) Together in a Cooperative (42 men + 12 women) , they are now in the process of setting up a fruit processing plant

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3- MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMS

Productive Capacity :

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Technical and financial support for producers' Cooperative strawberries

Staffing in small equipment and construction of dams to improve rice production

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3- MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMS

Sanitation :

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Implication Women are in the service maintenance

Health :
Women involved in the campaigns for malaria and HIV / AIDS to villages

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4- GENDER IN SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

Public awareness :

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Participation in the official launch 16 days National white walk

Massive participation of local forces in the communal celebration of 16 days for 2011

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4- GENDER IN SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

Response and coordination:

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Style for a municipal service board and referring victims of GBV

Health Centers and Basic Mounted Police working with the Committee Genre

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5 - EMPLOYMENT AND RECRUITMENT

Capacity Building :

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Committee members Gender and fight against GBV have received training on : Gender and communication technology and Technique of social mobilization

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6 - COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF GENDER Genre committee and the fight against GBV was legally created with 78 members (including 42 women 36 men) and chaired by a woman who is a Deputy Mayor Mission: Promoting Gender, conducting activities related in the Community Action Plan

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Budget : A budget line for gender promotion activities and fight against GBV Original Budget 2012: Chapter V, Article 04, Paragraphe 12 : subsidy welfare

office, Gender and fight against violence

Amount : 2.7 million Ariary or $ 1 350

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6 - COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF GENDER

MONITORING AND EVALUATION : Each committee meets once a month, for sectoral assessment The Executive Board shall meet once every two months to consider the reports of four committees and suggest recommendations

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Overall assessment made by the Gender committee made a comprehensive evaluation every six months (in the Action Plan)

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8 - OTHER COMMENTS

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Drinking water supply to a distant hospital, especially to benefit women

A mixed terrain volleyball / basketball, to benefit young men and women

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9 - STRENGTHS
1. The Action Plan developed in a participatory way guarantees the adherence of all in the process and ownership

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2. Enormous advocacy work were done without having mobilized substantial financial resources 3. This Action Plan agreed becomes a binding document for the municipality, becomes a decision for Partners and Donors to the financing of activities consistent 4. The constitution of the committee in charge of gender empowers stakeholders and ensures the sustainability of actions

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10 - CHALLENGES

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Concrete actions for the Gender and the fight against GBV be taught in schools from primary schools

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11 - LESSONS LEARNED

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Action Plan developed in a participatory manner to achieve the goals, and make assessments

Involve and engage all throughout the process. As a result, their ownership and integration will be provided

The establishment of a formal structure in charge of this policy contributes to the perpetuation of responses in the alternation of power

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12 - THE NEXT STEPS

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1. Conduct activities to fight against illiteracy 2. Lead and intensify activities for the Reproductive Health of Adolescents (RHA)

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