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365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND

ZAMBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE SUMMIT AND AWARDS 23rd 25th April, 3012 Kopanong

EMPOWER WOMEN

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POLICY FRAMEWORK

Chingola Municipal Council is currently using a National Gender Policy. The department of Planning has been tasked to come up with the policy.

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However, the Gender Action Plan is in place and being implemented.

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GOVERNANCE
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Representation
Item Male Female Total

Civic leaders
Management Staff

25
07

02
04

27
11

At the moment we have no female councilor chairing a council committee because they are still new and the gender sub committee has been engaging them in capacity building meetings so as to boost their confidence

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Participation
Women and men participate equally in Council meetings and decisions are made collectively.

Public participation
There is equal participation of women and men at public meetings and examples of such meetings such as Market Committee held quarterly, hygiene awareness at markets, Resident Development Committees (monthly), Agricultural show (annually), cultural shows and during DDCC meetings.

DURING THE LUNCHON FOR WOMENS DAY FUNDRAISING

MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMMES

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Procurement Have a procurement plan that is followed which is supporting women contractors to be given jobs. Climate change and sustainable development Council is aware of the issues and had a workshop on climate

change and women attended. Department of Health and Environment worked with high school pupils who are called climate ambassadors to sensitise the community.

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Land and housing
The council is following the 30% national target on land allocation but is trying to reach the SADC protocol target of 50%. The council has a plan of constructing 100 housing units and 30% will go to women employees. together with the water utility company in the implementation of projects and committees have both men and women. Environmental health Chingola Council has health campaigns such as Keep Chingola Clean, hold education talks and has engaged 35 women who are engaged as street sweepers.

Water and sanitation

The council is working

HIV/AIDS and Care - We are currently using a National and the draft policy of the council. Council work plan has activities on HIV - Have a council clinic that is administering care to patients and we are running schemes with the mine hospital as well as the govt. hospital. - We district condoms and ICT material and carry out campaigns and nutrition programmes are conducted in various areas

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Social development Council is supporting recreation facilities such as play parks, community halls and youth development centres. All the mentioned activities can be accessed by both male and female. Have developed one children centre for women marketeers so that they can keep their children safe while trading

GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

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GBV flagship plan

Street lighting and street naming is going on. Electrifying markets and public places is ongoing. Promote entrepreneurship skills among women Construct and maintain public toilets Construction of police posts in peri urban areas.

Maintenance and upgrading of play parks

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EMPLOYMENT PRACTISES AND ENVIROMENT

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Selection recruitment

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Consideration is done on a 50% basis and number of women in decision making positions has increased

Capacity building

Training of staff is done on 50% basic and there is a policy in place and all workshops/meetings are attended by both sexes.

Working conditions and environment The environment is conducive and our employees have been sensitised on sexual harassment and how to report such cases. There is good working relationship between management and staff so that workers are free to interact.

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GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Gender structures
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There is a gender committee in place with a chairperson who is also a focal point person and reports to management.

Monitoring and evaluation

M and E is done through meetings that are held every 2 months and is in the process of coming up with a tool after the meeting with gender links.

Budgets

Council has a gender responsive budget and has planned fundraising ventures so as supplement efforts of council

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ADDITONAL COMMENTS
council activities and Gender Links is yet to workers are participating sensitize the council on M fully. and E and also climate change and Have managed to come up with a brochure that is environmental protection. explaining the mandates The council is reviewing of the council we are its strategic plan for 2012 using the same to engage 2016 and has included more stakeholders gender and HIV/AIDS. This has also reflected in Have managed to visit orphanages to educate the annual work plan. children on various issues We are on truck with and encourage women mainstreaming gender in who look after them

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During visits to orphanages

STRENGHTS
Council has a gender responsive budget Have an action plan Have included gender and HIV/AIDS in the strategic plan and council annual work plan Have a committee in place that is implementing the plan Availability of positive and motivated stakeholders who are working with us in implementing the plan Have a training policy and women employees are able to be capacity built. Have qualified personnel who are able to interpret activities Civic leaders have accepted and supporting gender/HIV and AIDs mainstreaming Council has a mandate to make bylaws. Have organisations funding women groups

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CHALLENGES
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Have no M and E tool at the moment to be used in tracking progress apart from regular meetings
Some men still think gender is just about women Population is increasing and it will take time to disseminate information on GBV

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LESSONS LEARNED
People are willing to be involved in the fight against GBV if you give them proper advice and knowledge. It is important to keep baseline data so that you can know how you are performing in terms of reducing GBV. It is important to have a gender responsive budget to address the issues of GBV and mainstreaming Communication and coordination among all Stakeholders is very important in issues of stopping GBV Having gender desegregated data is very important so tha we know whether women are benefiting equally from the services that are provided

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NEXT STEPS
CHINGOLA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

Chingola Municipal Council will improve on funding the activities of gender by increasing money allocated We continue visiting other councils so that we can improve in the implementation

Come up with the council gender as well as the HIV/AIDs policies

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