PROJECTS: GENDER AND GOVERNANCE

COUNTRY:ZAMBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE SUMMIT AND AWARDS DATE: 23-25 APRIL 2012 VENUE 365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND EMPOWER WOMEN

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM?

Gender and Governance Low participation of women in decision making process leading to imbalanced statistics in access to land, employment, education, and HIV AIDS prevalence and gender based violence.
Women in Zambia are the most vulnerable groups/dependable for development. women in Chongwe District are farmers Zambian women provide 70% of produce yet most of the modern technology applied to cash crops has been monopolized by men.

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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

Gender and Governance Identify their role as equal citizens, womens roles in households communities as guardians of families place them in a position to contribute to livelihood plans feeding into developmental processes.

It encourages women to know about the National Decentralization policy and process in Zambia ( Benefits and Challenges)

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THI S PROBLEM?

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raising awareness on the National decentralization policy in rural areas, Conduct budget tracking in the Ministry of health and education.

Other activities include building capacity of the women in gender based violence, advocacy, project management, business management.

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Women need to be knowledgeable about issues surrounding them.

WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

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It is a four years project 2009 - 2013

WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED? ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?
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Target- chongwe district women association membership Traditional leadership, 20 stakeholders

Comprising government departments, CSOs, politicians, churches and private businesses. Yes the women and men are equally involved

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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE PROJECT

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Global Fund for women Gender in development division Gender Links Zambia

National decentralization Secretariat EU through Action aid ASAP

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE MOBILISED?

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Resource centre open to the public Motor bike for community work Office equipmentused by CDWA for office and business centre

Human resource 1 staff to provide technical support

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Gender and Governance

CREATIVITY: ARE YOU USING ARTS, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO POPULARISE THE ISSUES?

CDWA have been trained in popular theatre and have developed 6 drama groups who perform during the NDP outreach activities and other foras.

Distributed 1000 booklets on NDP, 100 copies of the SADC gender protocol, 200 gender based violence policy copies

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

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Image buildingSome women were involved in the 2011 elections, earned them support from the district leadership (political, traditional and the

public) women has increased its networks at district, national and regional level. 2 women are holding key position identified through their works on the project

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Results

Held 4 capacity building workshops for stakeholders and traditonal leadership Held 1 workshop on gender based violence for traditional leaders and CDWA members

Gender Based Violence Workshop for Headmen/women in conducted by Gender links

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

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Through reports Through focus group from CDWA function discussion during groups where the budget tracking events are carried reporting. out.

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL TARGETS)

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25 -26 gender based violenceidentifying the multiple roles of women as a hindrance to their progress promote shared responsibilities.

12-13 governance( represen tation and participation) the NDP project call for participation of citizens in decision making process encourage women to Civil Society For Advocacy and be involvement.
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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

Gender and Governance

Yes it is sustainable. The drama groups developed are in the communities were the information is being disseminated.

This makes implementation of activities easier and cost effective. Drama fits other network activities

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LESSONS LEARNED

Organizations can come and go, it is frustrating to lead when blind.

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Causes of low participation by women in decision making process need to be addressed alongside their problems. (give the women skills and knowledge to fit those key positions.

Gender and Governance

Thank you so much