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ZIMBABWELOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

DATE: 23-25 APRIL 2012 VENUE: KOPONANG HOTEL, SOUTH AFRICA

“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND EMPOWER WOMEN ”

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POLICY FRAMEWORK

• Gender Policy accepted by Council, stake holderconsultation in progress.

• Gender action plan in place with timeframes andaccountability.

• Human Resources and General PurposesCommittee of Council mandated to oversee Gendermainstreaming.

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GOVERNANCE

• Representation • 5 Women Councillorsand 46 maleCouncillors.

• Council successfully

lobbied for a womanspecial interestCouncillor.

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GOVERNANCE

• Participation • Female councillorsparticipation in Councilresulted in prioritisationof Health, Water &

Sanitation.• Policy for gender balance

in Council delegationsadopted and enhances

participation by femalecouncillors.




GOVERNANCE

• Public participation • Stakeholder participationincorporated in MissionStatement.

• Stakeholder profile has

been prepared and includewomen, men and youth inaddition to organisations.

• Women and men participateactively in stakeholderconsultation meetings heldquarterly and specialactivities.





GOVERNANCE

• Public participation

• Anti-litter campaignheld on 2nd April 2012.





GOVERNANCE

• Public Participation

– Budget ConsultativeMeetings include allprofiled stakeholders.

– 2011 meetings held at

Harare Safari Lodge on20th May 2011, and WildGeese Lodge on 6th

September 2011.Women participated

effectively.

– First Quarter Meeting2012 on 2nd to 3rd May2012 at Pandhari Lodge,

Harare.


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• Public Participation

• Park Benches Project

• 5 000 Euro donation forcommunity project.

• Stakeholder participated

in choice of project.• Stake-holders and staff

identified suitable sites forpark benches.

• Project to provide friendly

spaces for women, childrenand elderly in First streetMall, Africa Unity Squareand in Speke AvenuePedestrian Mall.





MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMMES

• Procurement

• Climate change and

sustainable development

• Procurement policy not yetreviewed.

• Councillors Developing Local

Environmental Action Plansfor each ward withstakeholder participation.

• All councillors trained in

partnership withEnvironmental Management Agency in October 2011 tolead the process.


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• Climate change andsustainabledevelopment.

• Plans focus on landuse, conservation,mitigations of

pollution andrehabilitation ofenvironment.

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• Land and housing • Land release policyawards 10% advantageto women who tender forindustrial/commercial

stands.

• Housing Policy

– Husband and wife jointowners of houses andstands.






• Water and sanitation

• Action Plan for 2012focuses on servicedelivery and prioritieswater and sanitation solidWaste Management andpublic lighting.

– Gender dimensions of poor

service deliveryhighlighted.

– Budget for water provisionUS$100 million.






• Water and sanitation – Water Forum held in March2012 to raise additionalUS$121 million to improvewater supply.

– Tender to provide 30additional refusecompactors at US$15million awarded.






• Environmental health • Zero litter campaignlaunched on 2nd April2012.

• Waste Recovery byCommunity BasedOrganisation supportedby Council such asTisunungureiwo WasteRecovery & Sorting for

Resale and DzivaresekwaEnvironmentConservation Trust.






• Environmental Health

– Community Health Clubs established and40 facilitates training for every suburb.

– Social mobilisation to prevent diseaseoutbreaks.






Environmental HealthTisunungureiwo Waste Recovery and Sorting for Resale Group






• Environmental Health

– A member of DzivaresekwaEnvironment ConservationTrust showing compost

derived from compostingprogramme






• HIV/AIDS and CareWork

• Council operates 2hospitals, 12 polyclinicsand 32 clinics.

• ART provided.

• Counselling and testingfor HIV and OI clinics.

• Community HealthWorkers employed byCouncil.







• Link between healthfacility and community.

• PMTCT – mobilisepregnant women to book early and get tested forHIV.

• Mobilise men to go toclinics with wives and get

tested.

• Support care givers andprovide advice.







• Follow up mothers andtheir babies on ART andmonitor growth andinfant feeding.

• Follow up patients on TBtreatment.

• Mobilise youth, womenand men for HIV testing.







• Distribute healthpromotion materials andprovide edutainmentthrough drama and

theatre.• Report monthly to

Director of HealthServices.






Community Health Workers






Health Promoters






• Social development • Social facilities forwomen, men, children.

– Three Stadia

– Netball complex

– 13 Swimming Pools

– Netball, Football andBasket ball teams.

– Women Netball team wonNorway Cup in 2011.

– Youth Education ThroughSport programme.

– Women’s Clubs organised

by Council Social Workers.


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GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

• GBV flagship plan –

• Social workers indepartment of SocialServices based in alldistricts, counselling andeducation.

• Work with NGOs such asMusasa Project andZimbabwe Republic Policein GBV awareness and

support for victims. C

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GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

• GBV flagship plan

• Education in Women's

Clubs and YouthEducation Through SportProgramme.

• Health Promoters identify

victims and perpetratorsfor counselling and policeaction

• Safety prioritised –

Tender awarded forUS$700 000 for publiclighting and rehabilitationin progress.

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EMPLOYMENT PRACTISES AND ENVIRONMENT

• Selection and recruitment • Recruitment andPromotion Policy to bereviewed in 2012.

• Women trained andappointed in previously

male dominated fields.

• Parking enforcement

• Fire Fighters

• Heavy vehicles and plantdrivers.

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• Working Conditions and Environment

• HIV and ADIS Policy in place.

• Conditions of Service protect against sexualharassment.


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Municipal Police Parking Enforcement


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• Fire fighters


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Heavy vehicles and plant drivers


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• Capacity Building• Middle management

development.

– Strategy for appointmentto senior positions

– Female accountantsponsored for MBA,

– Female Surveyor sponsoredfor specialisation in G.I.S.in Netherlands completed18 months training inMarch 2012.

– Study loans provided

– Development and Trainingkey result area for Headsof Department

– 36% Middle Management is

female staff.


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GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Gender structures

• Monitoring andevaluation

– Terms of Reference of Human Resources andGeneral PurposesCommittee include

oversight on GenderMainstreaming

– Provide for annualreport from Town

Clerk on progress inGenderMainstreaming.

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• Budgets• No specific Gender budget but

built in all votes.


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• Monitoring andevaluation

• Town Clerk gives Annual

reports to committee

• Council annual workshopto assess progress of action plan

implementation• Heads of Department

report to Town Clerk onGender Mainstreaming

activities for annualreport.

• Gender Focal Personcoordinates departmental

GFP

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ADDITONAL COMMENTS

• Local Economic Developmentempowers women through

– Markets Policy

– Home Industries Policy

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STRENGTHS

• Governance Structures in place

– Number of Gender Champions has increased

– Mayor, Town Clerk, Human Resources and GeneralPurposes Committee, Ministry of Local Government,Rural and Urban Development.

– Heads of Department

• Networks

– NGOs, Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Gender.

• Participatory Local Governance has enabled women andmen to make decisions.

• High percentage of women in middle levels is anadvantage for development programmes for seniorappointments.

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CHALLENGES

• Resource constraints.• Lack of specific budget for gender

mainstreaming.

• Increasing the number of female councillorswithout legislative support.

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LESSONS LEARNED

• Policies are key for sustainability of programmes andactions in Gender Mainstreaming.

• Gender dimensions of poor service delivery requiregender sensitive budgeting and prioritisation.

• Gender awareness and change of attitudes and culturalnorms are processes.

– You move with those who are ready and hold the handsof those struggling.

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NEXT STEPS

• Annual review of implementation of Gender ActionPlan in May 2012.

• Activities for this year:

(a) Review of Recruitment and Promotion Policy;

(b) Gender based budgeting training(c) Training for gender focal points.

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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